New Asian American Research Center launches in Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences
Students, alumni, and faculty have long advocated for Stanford to do more on Asian American research and issues. With donor support, a new research center aims to elevate Stanford’s scholarship on Asian Americans.
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June 28, 2024
Two seasons on Jasper Ridge
At Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ( 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma ), part of the School of Humanities and Sciences, a hike in February and one in April paint different pictures. The grays of clouds and rain...
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June 27, 2024
Student-curated exhibit reimagines museum practice
The exhibit De la Tierra: Indigenous Ceramics from West Mexico Transcending Time and Space features objects from the Stanford University Archaeology Collections and is on display until April 2025.
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June 13, 2024
A ‘liquid battery’ advance
A Stanford team aims to improve options for renewable energy storage through work on an emerging technology – liquids for hydrogen storage.
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September 27, 2023
Biologist Tadashi Fukami named new faculty director of Jasper Ridge
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September 19, 2023
Victor Fuchs, pioneer of health care economics, has died
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May 15, 2023
2023 Amy J. Blue Award winners announced
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December 15, 2022
Stanford's new Institute on Race names founding faculty co-directors
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December 7, 2022
Harumi Befu, professor emeritus of anthropology, dies at 92
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