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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.
Damage Control
As public concern about brain injuries intensifies, researchers at Stanford are developing new devices that may help diagnose and prevent concussions.
by Kristin Sainani
Watch Your Words, Professor
When Jane Stanford forced out a respected professor in 1900, it raised questions about academic freedom that indirectly led to the establishment of tenure. Who was right and who was wrong?
by Brian Eule
That's Old News
Stanford Daily archives from 1892 are now searchable online. Let the nostalgia begin.
by Sam Scott
Untangling the Knot
As federal agencies crack down on campus sexual assault, schools nationwide strive to improve prevention and response measures. But disciplinary policies pose a dilemma.
by Magazine Staff
Mistaken Identity
His mother told him he was Native American and introduced him to a series of "fathers," supposed substitutes for his biological dad. In a powerful memoir, Brando Skyhorse, '95, describes a nomadic childhood and his search to discover who he really is.
Keeping Secrets
When a team of scholars presented a paper on cryptography in the late 1970s, it spurred a battle with the government that underscored fundamental tensions between academic freedom and national security. Who was right and who was wrong?
by Henry Corrigan-Gibbs
Far Afield
In the Arctic and the Gobi Desert, and on one of the world's largest coral colonies, Stanford researchers are growing knowledge and understanding, and enjoying one heck of a view.
by Erin Biba
A Bedtime Story
Sixty years go by in a wink when you have your dream job. William Dement has devoted his career to elucidating what happens while we sleep and the consequences when we don't.
by Nicholas Weiler
The Collection of a Lifetime
Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson spent decades assembling one of the world's best private collections of postwar American art, and almost as long sharing it with Stanford students. Now, some of the paintings and sculptures that once adorned their house have a permanent home on campus.
Game Changer
Intercollegiate athletics are baked deep into Stanford’s identity and culture. But measures aimed at professionalizing college sports could jeopardize that historic part of university life.
by Mike Antonucci and Kevin Cool