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From Stanford’s earliest days, an ethos of frontier optimism has characterized the university and its people. Here are stories that exemplify this impulse to try something new, to push through a boundary, to challenge accepted wisdom. To go.

Dispatch from . . .
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Dispatch from . . .

We checked in with three young alumni to see what they’re doing and how they’re enjoying life in their adopted countries. Here are their stories.

by Diana Aguilera

Can This Puzzle Be Solved?
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Can This Puzzle Be Solved?

These 10 buried treasures have eluded diggers for decades. But the hunt is still on.

by Sam Scott

The Career Pivot: It’s Not Just for People
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The Career Pivot: It’s Not Just for People

Stanford’s SLAC finds new purpose with world’s most powerful lasers.

by Sam Scott

10 Reasons to Like this Course
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10 Reasons to Like this Course

Students try out jobs before graduating.

by Diana Aguilera

You Knew Stanford Alumni Invented Google; but the Koosh Ball?
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You Knew Stanford Alumni Invented Google; but the Koosh Ball?

Six off-beat discoveries and inventions

by Diana Aguilera

In Defense of the Comfort Zone
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In Defense of the Comfort Zone

Let others roam: It’s boundaries or bust for this queen of the mild frontier.

by Kathy Zonana