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Early-career Stanford researchers honored for their cutting-edge studies in physics and social economics

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Terry Karl receives inaugural human rights award

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Economics major expanded to better suit different career paths

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James Gross receives 2025 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology

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For major US cities, the ‘donut effect’ persists

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Arun Chandrasekhar wins 2024 Infosys Prize in Economics

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New study shows that partisanship trumps truth

Philip Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the ‘Stanford Prison Experiment,’ dies at 91

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Adrien Bilal receives 2024 Excellence Award in Global Economic Affairs

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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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