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Dozens of Japanese American Stanford students were corralled in camps during World War II. Even as their lives were put on pause, some stayed connected to the Farm.
My Summer Vacation: Three Weeks with Elephants
Magnificent animals. Extraordinary insights. Peeing in a Tupperware container. It’s all part of the deal for a research team in Namibia.
by Melinda Sacks
What’s the Shark Equivalent of Burning Man?
For decades, biologists thought white sharks were mostly solitary.
by Melinda Sacks
Dawn Patrol
Six days a week, the men and women of Stanford Rowing slip their boats into the early-morning waters of San Francisco Bay and start cranking out the miles. They wouldn't have it any other way.
by Sam Scott
In Two Years, There Could Be 10 Million Self-Driving Cars on the Roads
A laboratory at Stanford is working madly to keep us safe in that future.
by Melinda Sacks
The Environment and the Bottom Line
Sometimes, policies can protect both. Biologist Gretchen Daily shows us how.
by Melinda Sacks
Chief Kindness Officers?
At Stanford’s GSB, compassion class is a crowd favorite.
by Melinda Sacks
Dianne Feinstein Goes Her Own Way
Resisting the pull of today's partisan politics is challenging. But the California senator has plenty of practice at breaking a different path.
by Romesh Ratnesar
When Rugby Ruled
For more than a decade in the early 1900s, a gentleman’s game from across the pond supplanted football at Stanford. It took a world war to turn back the tide.
by Sam Scott