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How Students Eat Now
Who knew you could order Alaskan salmon made just so? Or find fresh tiramisu with a fig for dessert? Campus dining has left plastic trays and cafeteria food far behind, replaced with tasty and healthy options, as well as educational programming that prepares students for life.
by Theresa Johnston
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Alice's Wonder Lands
The journals of the late Travel/Study leader Alice Coogan brim with the artwork and descriptions of an observant wanderer who found in faraway places a contentment that sometimes eluded her in everyday life.
by Peter Steinhart
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Great Stuff
Whether literally precious or boundlessly cherished, the objects that attract collectors reflect individual sensibilities. We found six alumni and faculty whose passions have occupied a lifetime of pursuit not to mention many rooms.
by Mike Antonucci
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History Detected
Knowledge of history among high school kids in the United States is abysmal. Now there's a new way to learn: personal letters, official documents and other original source material that forces students to think like historians.
by Theresa Johnston
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Nature Nurtured
Geneticist Virginia Walbot, '67, helped pioneer a path for women scientists decades ago. Today, her research is unlocking important mysteries about how plants develop.
by Krisin Sainani
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Seeing at the Speed of Sound
Deaf since birth, master's student Rachel Kolb, '12 describes her lifelong struggle to communicate with hearing people by reading their lips.
by Rachel Kolb
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Can I Get Some Privacy?
The pervasive collection, analysis and sale of personal data mined from Internet sites raises troubling privacy questions. Scholars at Stanford are helping lead efforts for more transparency and stricter controls.
by Brian Eule
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The Visible Hand
Whether it's matching medical interns with hospitals, students with public schools, or kidney donors with patients, economist Alvin Roth doesn't just analyze markets, he makes them run better.
by Marina Krakovsky
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The Last of a Class
What happens to the memories of a class when all of its members are gone? Ephraim Engleman is 101 years old and keeping the flame alive for the Class of 1933. He has some tales to tell.
by Kevin Cool
