Stanford students receive three out of 10 Hertz fellowships nationwide Renee Li April 19, 2018 0 Comments Three Stanford students are among 10 Hertz Scholars nationwide: Sarah Hooper, a first-year PhD student, William Kuszmaul ‘18 and Ethan Sussman ‘18. Read More »
Classy Classes: ECON 47 examines media, social good Ruth-Ann Armstrong April 16, 2018 0 Comments In ECON 47: “Media Markets and Social Good,” award winning economist and economics professor Matthew Gentzkow hopes to help students appreciate and analyze how the media relates to social good. Read More »
Classy classes: Inaugural CS class explores ethics in AI Chris Peisch April 13, 2018 0 Comments For the first time, Stanford is offering a student-initiated course focused on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence (AI). The product of a joint initiative by the student groups CS +... Read More »
Fresh faculty: Jackelyn Hwang, assistant professor of sociology Rebecca Smalbach April 12, 2018 0 Comments Assistant Sociology Professor Jackelyn Hwang ’07 has research interests in urban sociology, inequality, immigration and race and ethnicity. Read More »
Q&A with Esmé Weijun Wang ’06, Whiting Award recipient Fan Liu April 9, 2018 0 Comments Stanford alumna Esmé Weijun Wang ’06 recently won the 2018 Whiting Award in Nonfiction, a $50,000 prize that supports ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama. Wang is the... Read More »
Stanford sophomore to compete in ‘Jeopardy!’ College Championship Alex Tsai April 5, 2018 0 Comments Josie Bianchi ’20 will represent Stanford in the “Jeopardy!” College Championship alongside 14 other college students vying for a $100,000 grand prize and a berth for the show’s next... Read More »
Stanford researchers track cancer growth with genome editing, DNA barcoding Alex Tsai April 4, 2018 0 Comments A novel technique developed by Stanford scientists combines genome editing and DNA barcoding to more accurately and efficiently track the effects of cancer-related genetic interactions in the lungs of... Read More »
University admission rate drops to 4.3 percent for Class of 2022 Claire Wang March 30, 2018 0 Comments Stanford announced on Friday the admission of 1,290 students to the Class of 2022. These students, joined by the 750 who were accepted under the restrictive early action program in December, make up a... Read More »
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