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A global leader in plant genetics and physiology, Briggs published landmark research on the molecular mechanisms that plants and other organisms use to sense and respond to light.

Three seniors and a medical student are among the 34 Americans awarded scholarships to pursue graduate studies at the University of Cambridge in England.

Relations have thawed, but Washington has so far not taken steps toward normalization.

Stanford’s Residential & Dining Enterprises has established a new partnership with Silicon Valley Food Rescue, which is dedicated to reducing hunger in the region by distributing surplus food to people in need.

Philip Amo Agyapong brought the theory and practice of African traditional dance forms to Stanford students.

Professor of Italian literature Robert Pogue Harrison talks about the foundations of romantic love and chivalry in Western civilization.

Stanford sociologists found that racial identity, when ancestors immigrated and knowledge of family history influence people’s decision to take a DNA test.

The newly launched Quantum Fundamentals, ARchitecture and Machines initiative will build upon existing strengths in theoretical and experimental quantum science and engineering at Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

As the former lead singer of the rock band The Donnas, Brett Anderson has toured the world, won awards and appeared on magazine covers. In June she’ll graduate from Stanford with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.