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Inside the new home of the Department of African and African American Studies

The remodel of Building 80 looks toward the future while being rooted in the past.

Wooden stadium seating leads up to painting covered by a wood-slat ceiling

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Stanford Statisticians Tackle COVID-19

This stories series presents three studies in the Department of Statistics addressing the coronavirus outbreak using different approaches: tracking genetic mutations in the coronavirus, developing a more practical approach to predictive modelling, and designing clinical trials of promising new treatments.

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In this history class, the final project is a pop song

Collage of current SSF cohort

Stanford Science Fellows 2026 cohort announced

Paul R. Ehrlich standing in front of trees

Biologist and environmentalist Paul Ehrlich has died

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Historian leads project to design new AI architecture for humanities research

Go behind the science with Rodolfo Dirzo

Tomás Jimenéz speaks at the launch of the institute’s Flourishing Cities Initiative.

Initiative aims to help cities address migration

Cultural burning returns to Jasper Ridge

Portrait of Al Camarillo

Four things to know about ethnic studies in California high schools

The Tech Ethics and Policy Fellows pose for a photo together

Fellowship program positions students to lead at intersection of public policy and technology

Stanford inaugurates new home of MLK Institute

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

New undergraduate study options combine data science with humanities and arts

On a stage, a woman sits in a chair and a man stands in front of a lecturn

New speaker forum to focus on building bridges across differences

A student lifts a rock in a tide pool to see what is beneath

Oceanic humanities project envisions new wave in education

Stanford initiative seeks to bring more languages online

Portrait of Paul N. Edwards

Paul N. Edwards receives 2025 Society for Social Studies of Science award

Portrait of Londa Schiebinger

Science and tech need intersectional analysis for accuracy, scholars say

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Two seasons on Jasper Ridge

Collage of the 2025 cohort of Stanford Science Fellows on a green background

Stanford Science Fellows 2025 cohort is largest ever

Portrait of Jonathan Gienapp

Historian Jonathan Gienapp challenges originalist interpretations of the Constitution

Cover of Against Constitutional Originalism and photo of Jonathan Gienapp

Against Constitutional Originalism by Jonathan Gienapp, History

Image of service members in Stanford STEM Warrior Scholar Program

Stanford participates in pathway to college for military vets

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Eve Clark named 2024 British Academy fellow

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Steven Chu awarded 2024 AIP Karl Compton Medal

A woman stands in front of a long table with six chess boards and six seated players

Iranian Studies program hosts chess champion and women's rights activist

Image of AARCS co-founders: (pictured left to right) Jeanne Tsai, Gordon H. Chang, and Stephen Sano

New Asian American Research Center launches in Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences

Envisioning the future for Palestinians and Israelis

Image of the five 2024 Stanford Science Fellows

2024 cohort of Stanford Science Fellows named

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Joel Cabrita receives National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences book award

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Rachel Jean-Baptiste awarded 2024 David H. Pinkney Prize

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New Department of African and African American Studies marks historic moment at Stanford

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Stanford’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute celebrates the MLK holiday

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2023: A year of books written by H&S faculty