‘We Are With You in Spirit if Not in Body’

Rafting down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, a dozen Sophomore College students learned first-hand where the West's water is going, and why there isn't enough to go around.

by Kevin Cool

Biologist Rafe Sagarin, '94, says the lessons nature offers about adaptation and survival could help security experts deter terrorism and manage disasters.

by Kara Platoni

In a new book, emeritus professor Herant Katchadourian explores the origins of guilt and shame and how different cultures express these universal human emotions.

What began 25 years ago as a way to combat graffiti on Philadelphia buildings 75, is being copied in cities across the country.

by Susan Caba

The Great Recession battered Stanford been preserved.

by Mike Antonucci

U.S. service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with multiple injuries, including brain trauma, present new challenges for doctors. At the Palo Alto VA hospital, Sandy Lai, '93, leads a team whose innovative treatments and therapies bring hope along with healing.

by Joan O’C. Hamilton

Rod Searcey, ’84, found an unusual way to celebrate his 25-year reunion photographing his former professors. His portraits, and anecdotes from the faculty members themselves, constitute a gallery of great teaching.

Cancer often can be viewed as a chronic illness with a particular set of physical and mental challenges. Stanford health care providers have developed programs aimed at helping patients live not just longer but better.

by Brian Eule

Valerie Jarrett, ’78, has been behind Barack Obama for nearly two decades as a friend and adviser with special clout. Now the world is learning how this soft-spoken former lawyer became one of the most powerful women in the world.

by Roy S. Johnson

A nationally acclaimed group of football recruits arrives on campus soon, but they ve been acting like teammates for months.

by Mike Antonucci