Pipe Dreams

Dominant but vulnerable, the United States confronts terrorism and growing resentment abroad. How should it respond, and what do its actions say about the country? Six scholars weigh in.

His death broke his parents’ hearts and spawned a university. But who was he? Recent revelations suggest a different Leland Stanford Jr. than many have imagined.

by Theresa Johnston

Stanford researchers say stem-cell study could unlock lifesaving cancer treatments and perhaps even wipe out genetic killers. But critics of the research say moral ambiguity surrounding therapeutic cloning should force science to slow down. The outcome of the debate will affect medicine for years.

by Christopher Vaughan and Kevin Cool

Training physicians used to be mostly about drugs and diseases. A curriculum overhaul at Stanford Medical School puts students in touch with patients in their first year, considering the person as well as the pathology.

by Diane Rogers

At Lucile Packard Children s Hospital, crayons are an important therapeutic device.

When he left Stanford 40 years ago, Azim Premji was returning home to run ) ) ) his father and the world economy.

by Joel McCormick

Everybody talks about global warming, but what should be done about it? Stanford researchers offer some suggestions.

by Joan O’C. Hamilton

They tramp through mangrove forests, dive among coral reefs, trap rodents in Montana and scour Antarctic ice looking for clues. Stanford researchers from many disciplines work to learn why global warming is occurring and what can be done about it.

by Joan O’C. Hamilton

Just three months before the Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet and U.S. athletes came together in Stanford Stadium for a track meet that demonstrated the true nature of sportsmanship.

by Gary Cavalli

By analyzing the hidden meanings in everyday speech, Geoff Nunberg captures the zeitgeist and reveals how language shapes our thinking.

by Ann Hurst