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The Monster in Your Path: The Private Life of Caste in India by Sharika Thiranagama, Anthropology

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Sharika Thiranagama with cover of The Monster in Your Path
Collage of current SSF cohort

Stanford Science Fellows 2026 cohort announced

Matthew Morrison in the Stanford arcade

Matthew D. Morrison wins Woody Guthrie, Irving Lowens book awards

Hazel Markus in the Stanford arcade

Hazel Rose Markus wins 2026 Sage-CASBS Award

Jessica Riskin in the Stanford arcade

Diving into the mind of pioneering French biologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Paul R. Ehrlich standing in front of trees

Biologist and environmentalist Paul Ehrlich has died

Collage of Jessica Riskin and the cover of The Power of Life

The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck by Jessica Riskin, History

David Abernethy speaks to Faculty Senate

Political scientist David Abernethy has died

What does it mean to be reasonable?

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The School of Humanities and Sciences is the foundation of a liberal arts education at Stanford. The school encompasses 24 departments and 25 interdisciplinary programs. It is the university's home for fundamental research, where free, open, and critical inquiry is pursued across disciplines.

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