Natural Sciences
Stanford launches new data science major
New School of Humanities and Sciences major offers two degrees—a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts—to provide undergraduates the flexibility to explore their interests across disciplines.
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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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Is our universe one of many?
This five-part series tells the story of how theoretical physicists at Stanford helped develop the String Theory Landscape – and in the process sparked a fierce and still ongoing debate about what science is and what it should be.
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Eric Nyquist
The String Theory Landscape
Read more about A cosmic symphony of vibrating strings
Eric Nyquist
A cosmic symphony of vibrating strings
Read more about The fractal universe
Eric Nyquist
The fractal universe
Read more about Lambda leads the way
Eric Nyquist
Lambda leads the way
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Eric Nyquist
Exploring the landscape
Read more about Synthetic genetic circuits could help plants adapt to climate change
Synthetic genetic circuits could help plants adapt to climate change
Read more about Mary Beth Mudgett to assume post of senior associate dean for the natural sciences Sept. 1
Mary Beth Mudgett to assume post of senior associate dean for the natural sciences Sept. 1
Read more about Stanford researchers map electric fields to help unravel how enzymes work
Stanford researchers map electric fields to help unravel how enzymes work
Read more about Heaviest neutron star to date is a ‘black widow’ eating its mate
Heaviest neutron star to date is a ‘black widow’ eating its mate
Read more about Stanford biologist named to 2022 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars
Stanford biologist named to 2022 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars
Read more about Stanford professor of music unravels centuries-old authorship mystery
Stanford professor of music unravels centuries-old authorship mystery
Read more about Professor Kathryn Olivarius on disease and discrimination in the antebellum South
Professor Kathryn Olivarius on disease and discrimination in the antebellum South
Read more about Tadashi Fukami receives the 2022 Distinguished Naturalist Award
