Stanford study reveals how our brains react to Pokémon
Just in time for the release of “Detective Pikachu,” Stanford research detailing how Pokémon affects brain development was published
Category: Research
Stanford community outraged at SU Press defunding, over 1,000 sign petitions
Stanford University Press, the oldest press in the western United States, has been denied its request for annual funding for the next five years.
CareDx sues Natera for infringement on Stanford-owned patent for organ transplant rejection detection technology
On March 26, 2019, CareDx, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company, and Stanford University filed a lawsuit against Natera for alleged patent infringement on two different US Patents.
Bill Gates, Gov. Gavin Newsom speak at unveiling of new human-centered artificial intelligence institute
Former director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab Fei-Fei Li and Stanford humanities professor and former Provost John Etchemendy are on a mission to “bring the humanities and social thinking into tech.”
Hoover’s NSAF Mentorship Program promotes learning between undergraduates, military professionals
Among the Hoover Institution’s 190 fellows for the 2018-19 academic year are eight Robert and Marion Oster National Security Affairs Fellows (NSAF): prominent military, defense and political leaders who conduct independent research relating to their respective professional interests.
Stanford research project improves video streaming, launches free live TV service
Ever been frustrated about how long it takes for your Netflix episode to buffer or how blurry the resolution of your YouTube video is? A team of computer science researchers at Stanford think they can ameliorate video-streaming standards.
SIG hosts hackathon on criminal justice reform
Four Stanford students brought home $5000 from the second annual Policy Hackathon, a data-driven policy innovation competition sponsored by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and Stanford in Government (SIG).
Stanford researchers criticize Theranos-like biomedical ‘unicorns’ for lack of published research
Today, a new generation of innovative biomedical startups continue to win billion-dollar valuations and massive infusions of venture capital as they promise to revolutionize medicine and disrupt massive healthcare markets. According to a new January paper authored by three Stanford researchers, many of these companies also publish little to no peer-reviewed research.