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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.
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
Charging Ahead
Making batteries better is not just a goal for Professor Yi Cui it's something close to a life's work. His breakthroughs hold the promise of far-reaching electric cars, long-running smartphones and a cleaner, greener world.
by Kate Galbraith
Sheer Focus
At Stanford, Tom Frost was shy, undersized and unremarkable. But he found his bliss on the granite rock faces of Yosemite and reached career heights that made generations of followers marvel.
by Sam Scott
Tapped Out?
The drought in California is historically severe, and future ones may be worse if climate models prove true. But there's plenty of water to go around, say Stanford faculty immersed in the issue, if we value it properly and conserve it more sensibly.
by Kate Galbraith
What, Me Worry?
The dangers of chronic stress are well-known. But not all stress is bad, researchers say. And they are beginning to spread the word that we should stop stressing so much about stress.
by Kristin Sainani
A Chill in the Air
Political science professor Michael McFaul is a renowned Russia expert with decades of experience in the country. But when he arrived in Moscow as the U.S. ambassador, Vladimir Putin made sure his wouldn't be a trouble-free tenure.
by Robert L. Strauss
The God Project
Genomic technologies now make possible the resurrection of long-gone animals. Stewart Brand is working with scientists to bring them back, inviting ethicists to examine why.
by Patia Stephens
