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 »
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 »
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry praises SLAC researchers, talks energy obstacles Yasmin Samrai March 28, 2018 0 Comments U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry made his final stop on his tour of national laboratories in the Bay Area at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory on Mar. 28, when he delivered a motivational speech... Read More »
Stanford professor retracts $10 million libel suit against scientific critic, academic journal Alex Tsai March 2, 2018 0 Comments Civil and environmental engineering professor Mark Z. Jacobson has voluntarily withdrawn a $10 million libel lawsuit against an academic critic and the National Academy of Sciences’ (NAS) official... Read More »
Millennials less likely to own homes, marry and start families than older generations Brian Contreras February 13, 2018 0 Comments Although millennials generally meet certain life benchmarks later than earlier generations did, they don’t necessarily do so by choice, new research from the Stanford Center on Longevity suggests. Read More »
Researchers design energy-saving method to wake up electronics Nicholas Midler February 13, 2018 0 Comments It’s not the usual Valentine’s day treat, but today’s audience at the International Solid State Circuits Conference will hear two Stanford researchers present a breakthrough finding that paints... Read More »
Researchers combat cancer, Parkinson’s with CRISPR Vibhav Mariwala February 8, 2018 0 Comments Research from Stanford’s Qi Lab and published in Nature Communications is honing in on a method of using gene-editing to further the fight against leukemia and potentially other cancers. 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 »
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