Nurses at Stanford’s ValleyCare Medical Center vote to unionize Brian Contreras April 19, 2018 0 Comments After a barrage of accusations that Stanford’s recently-acquired ValleyCare Medical Center is a poor work environment — including allegations of worker intimidation, bribery and patient... Read More »
‘Fight Sexual Harassment’ event urges temporary student registration to vote on Persky recall Melissa Santos April 13, 2018 0 Comments During the Stanford Solidarity Network’s (SSN) “Fight Sexual Harassment at Stanford” event hosted at the Women’s Community Center on Thursday afternoon, law professor and activist Michele... Read More »
Taube family donates $20 million toward construction of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital’s main building Nicholas Midler April 6, 2018 0 Comments Tad and Dianne Taube donated $20 million to support the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital’s new main building, which opened in December 2017. With this most recent gift, the Taubes have in total... Read More »
Ad campaign targets 700 incidences of potentially fatal infections at Stanford Hospital Brian Contreras April 3, 2018 0 Comments As part of a campaign by a branch of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), an advertisement criticizing the Stanford Health Care (SHC) system is currently being broadcast on radio stations... Read More »
Law professor Michele Dauber receives rape threat, suspicious powder Courtney Douglas and Ada Statler February 14, 2018 0 Comments The Neukom Building in Stanford Law School was partially closed on Wednesday afternoon after an envelope containing a threat of rape and a white powder was sent to law professor and activist Michele... Read More »
Local officials, healthcare workers advocate initiative reducing Stanford Hospital bills Nicholas Midler February 6, 2018 0 Comments East Palo Alto Mayor Ruben Abrica, San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa and local healthcare workers gathered on Saturday at the Palo Alto Downtown Library to collect signatures for a ballot... Read More »
Earlier foster care improves health, resilience in children, researchers find Yasmin Samrai February 6, 2018 0 Comments Stanford researchers pioneering a new model of foster care have discovered that placing vulnerable children with foster families at an earlier age enhances resilience, physical competence and... Read More »
Brain folding sheds light on neurological diseases, researchers find Ellie Bowen February 5, 2018 0 Comments It may seem unlikely that studying the mechanics of concrete would inform brain research. However, Ellen Kuhl, mechanical engineering professor and head researcher for the Living Matter Lab, started... Read More »
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