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As the population ages, robots are poised to offer a helping hand, a leg up, and a pep for your step.
Finding the Cures Within Us
Stem cell research holds the promise of a sea change in medicine. At Stanford, momentum is building.
Dropped Into History
A sophomore seminar gives students an intimate view of the people and places surrounding the Battle of Little Bighorn.
by Mike Vangel
The Elevator Pitch
Inside the Business School's ambitious venture to lift people out of poverty.
The Gravity of Inequality
Sean Reardon's research reveals a stark reality: Rich students keep climbing while poor ones are falling farther behind.
by Sam Scott
Droneland
A drone for every purpose is on the way, and Stanford is feeling the buzz.
by Mike Antonucci
Lost and Found
War tore the sisters' father away forever. Sixty years later, a hidden memoir brought his spirit back to them.
by Sam Scott
The Fight for Fair Play
For more than 70 years, expectations for Stanford’s female athletes were meager, until a 1972 law changed everything. Here’s the story of Stanford women who toiled in obscurity until, finally, they didn’t.
by Kelli Anderson