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Make It Stop
Researchers are beginning to unravel the sources of chronic pain, and develop treatments for mysterious, maddening conditions.
by Kristin Sainani
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What It Takes
Last year, undergraduate admissions officers spent more than 10,000 hours evaluating nearly 39,000 applicants. How do they choose whom to accept when so many are so deserving?
by Ivan Maisel
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The Borderless View of Tino Cuellar
The new head of Freeman Spogli Institute is celebrated for his energetic, problem-solving mentality, and a seemingly innate ability to bridge divides.
by Mike Antonucci
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Thinking Bigger, Little by Little
As Stanford embarks on a plan to grow the undergraduate class, President John Hennessy explains why it s important to act now, and what the increase will mean for the campus and the academy.
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High and Mighty
Leland Stanford loved his trees, and succeeding generations have walked among them, smitten. Here are four stalwarts.
by Kevin Cool and Greta Lorge
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Mind Over Misery
Medication and traditional talk therapy don t work for a lot of people suffering from depression and anxiety. What does work, as decades of good results have shown, are the techniques used by psychiatrist David Burns, whose best-selling books and influential mentoring have changed the lives of millions.
by Robert L. Strauss
