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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.
Help the People, Save the Fish
One student's quest to understand the aquarium trade, and the fishers who depend on it.
by Sandra Upson
The Go-To Group
Worries, fears, struggles with school resident assistants hear it all, and do their best to help.
Should We Lose the Lecture?
An atomic physicist makes the case for active learning.
by Sam Scott
A Gentleman’s Quarrel
Frederick Law Olmsted and Leland Stanford: Their conflicts, and compromises, led to an iconic campus.
by Daniel Arnold
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
