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Stanford Pulitzer winner’s new novel tells epic tale born from writing ‘every day for 10 years’

The Wayfinder, by English and creative writing Professor Adam Johnson, draws on the peoples and natural beauty of the Polynesian islands to tell a story set 1,000 years in the past, with resonance for our times.

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Portrait of Fang Liu holding a 3D model of the Moire Lattice

November 13, 2025

Light causes atomic layers to do the twist

A study led by Stanford and Cornell researchers shows how light could be used to control the behavior of moiré materials, atomically thin layers that gain unusual properties when stacked and offset. The research has...

Student stands in front of the interactive screen in the Rumsey Map Center

October 6, 2025

New undergraduate study options combine data science with humanities and arts

Two new offerings—the Data Science for Artistic and Cultural Analysis subplan and the Computational Cultural Analytics subplan—bring together diverse disciplines in a unique way.

The outside of the conference room with a quote from MLK, Jr. at the top

September 29, 2025

King Institute embraces new home on Main Quad

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