Overlapping class meeting times leave students stressed
Though seemingly small, these time conflicts are frustrating inconveniences for some undergraduates attempting to chart out their schedules during fall enrollment.
Tom Quach
Vol. 260 Academics Desk Editor
Tom Quach '24 serves as the Academics Desk Editor for Vol. 260 and previously covered startups for The Daily's SciTech section. Tom also serves as Account Manager for The Daily's Marketing Team. He's from San Francisco, CA, and enjoys biking, building LEGOs and watching Stars Wars on his spare time. Contact him at tquach 'at' stanforddaily.com.
Attending frosh NSO or sophomore convocation? Here’s what you need to know before arriving on campus.
To help alleviate any last minute stress, The Daily has compiled a list of resources and important guidelines for students and their families arriving onto campus for NSO and convocation events.
Surgical masks very effective in preventing spread of COVID-19, Stanford study finds
The research team utilized a set of four interventions on 300 randomly selected intervention villages. These actions, called the “NORM model,” included free mask distribution, providing information on correct mask-wearing practices, public reinforcement and mask-wearing endorsement by trusted public and religious leaders.
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What will Stanford’s upcoming fall quarter look like? The Daily has some answers.
Fielding questions raised by Stanford community members on social media, The Daily also raised popular questions about dining procedures and potential hurdles international students might face with returning to campus.
Stanford to hold Class of 2020’s Commencement Ceremony on June 11, 2022
Events held for 2020 graduates will be separate from the Class of 2022 Commencement Ceremony, which will take place on June 12.
Stanford to require face masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status
The updated mask policy will be in effect beginning on Aug. 3, following new changes announced by eight Bay Area counties
Class of 2020 in-person commencement slated for early to mid-2022
Stanford will host an in-person commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020 during the spring or early summer of 2022, the University announced in a Monday email, citing improving conditions and loosening restrictions.
Over 70% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience ‘long haul’ symptoms, landmark Stanford study finds
Researchers labeled persistent symptoms as those lasting for 60 days or more after diagnosis, symptom onset or hospital admission, or at least 30 days after recovery from acute illness or hospital discharge.
Stanford Medicine [email protected] Concert segment celebrates Asian grandmothers, youth activism
A six-woman panel applauded the brave youth advocates that have taken charge amid a rise of anti-Asian hate crimes nationwide and agreed on the need to “flock together” and stand united against injustices.
‘Encouraging and exciting’: Stanford researchers chart out next steps after landmark pregnancy study
They hope that the next step will be to apply these findings to spontaneous preterm labor to determine physiological similarities and differences with term labor.
Almost all Stanford undergrads vaccinated ahead of summer quarter, ASSU survey shows
An ASSU survey with 1,020 undergraduates shows that 71% of the respondents currently on campus and 67% of those off-campus are fully vaccinated. Many students also said they were eager for the easing of on-campus restrictions once public health conditions allow.
In breakthrough study, Stanford researchers detect crucial biological signals indicating approaching labor
Experts say that these findings will accelerate the development of novel estimation methods for predicting when expectant mothers will go into labor.
Entrepreneurship roundtable Q&A: Poshmark CEO, FreeWill co-founder, Pear VC partner on unbridled optimism
The Daily sat down with Manish Chandra, Jenny Xia Spradling MBA ’18 and Ian Taylor MBA ’19, three speakers who headlined the 2020-21 ASES Global Entrepreneurship Summit, to discuss their journeys working as and with startup founders.
Anonymous discussion platform Librex expands to Stanford, moderators aim for decency and respect
With valid university emails, users can post, comment and direct messages with anonymity. Student moderators hope to maintain a respectful community that dismisses hateful content.
ASES assembles student entrepreneurs, tech leaders from across the globe for 23rd-annual Entrepreneurship Summit
From April 15 to 16, the summit hosted multiple key players in the entrepreneurship community, including Netflix’s Marc Randolph, Poshmark’s Manish Chandra, Internalized Capital’s Garry Tan ’03, Quora’s Adam D’Angelo and Zūm’s Ritu Narayan M.B.A. ’14.
Stanford alum creates portable UV-C phone case to promote on-the-go sanitization
Safety features include a tilt sensor, a required two-second hold to power up the software and a maximum 30 seconds of runtime per usage.
Stanford avoids spike in COVID cases as students move in for spring quarter
The University reported three new student COVID-19 cases and four new faculty, staff and postdoc cases for the week of March 22 as juniors and seniors, along with freshmen and sophomores with approved special circumstances, have moved into their on-campus residences during spring break.
Stanford students design vaccine information site for non-English speakers
The site offers simplified resources for seven different counties across the United States and features vaccine guidance translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Mandarin and Cantonese, aside from English.
‘Accessible for everybody’: Student-founded Asmbl aims to reimagine activism, ethics in tech
Recognized by The Social Dilemma and LookUp.Live, the Asmbl team envisions a platform that will invite connective activism among its users and encourage “discussion over debate” on human rights issues.
SSI selected by NASA to send experiment to International Space Station
The Mars BRIC team will send their Bio-Bound Soil Composite material and specialized machinery to study the effect of gravity on its formation. They will partner with local high schools to create identical structures serving as the control group.
‘Seek out people who tell you why it might fail’: Vinod Khosla, MBA ’80, shares his secrets for startup success
“You don't need an MBA” to succeed, Khosla emphasized, urging listeners to accept “brutal honesty over hypocritical politeness."
Marshall Scholar Cullen Chosy ’21: Versatile solar cell researcher and ardent harpsichordist
Chosy, the only Stanford recipient, will join 45 other American college students for graduate-level study at U.K. institutions in a field of study of their choosing.
Stanford cuts only Cantonese lecturing spot, putting future of program in doubt
Sik Lee Dennig Ph.D. ’92, the founding lecturer of the Cantonese program, has taught Cantonese at Stanford for over 21 years.
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Flipping the script on global CO2 levels: The O2C Marketplace awarded global honors
The project will use current satellites systems and AI to connect corporations that want to reduce their carbon footprint with farmers worldwide who practice carbon sequestration –– capturing atmospheric carbon and storing it back in the earth.
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