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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.
What Bikini Atoll Looks Like Today
Sixty years after the nuclear tests, the groundwater is contaminated and the coconuts are radioactive. But are the coral reefs thriving?
by Sam Scott
Why Mindset Matters
According to Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck, you’ll reach new heights if you learn to embrace the occasional tumble.
by Marina Krakovsky
What ‘Ghost Particles’ Might Tell Us About Our Origins
Stanford physicists hope an elusive subatomic particle will help us answer big questions.
by Daisy Yuhas
The Moral Force of Deborah Rhode
For four decades, her leadership has helped define the ethics of power and parity.
by John Roemer
What It Was Like to Be an African American Freshman in 1962
A tiny but historic cohort of African American students entered Stanford on the vanguard of the civil rights movement. This is how it felt.
Magic in the Making
Heads plus hands equals wizardry in Engineering's Product Realization Lab.
by Sam Scott
This is Not Your Parents’ Economy
Inequality is putting the American Dream in peril.
by Rebecca Beyer
The Story Behind ‘Homegoing’
Yaa Gyasi, ’11, was a Stanford sophomore when she visited her native Ghana on a research mission. Seven years later, the debut novel her trip inspired became an international sensation.
by Sam Scott
