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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.
The Comeback Corals
Around the world, coral reefs are dying as oceans warm. But near a tiny island in the South Pacific, researchers have discovered corals that have adapted to survive. They could be the key to saving a verdant sea.
by Paul Rogers
You Say Up, I Say Yesterday
Provocative new research by psychologist Lera Boroditsky raises questions about the role language plays in shaping human thinking. Her controversial studies show that the words we use and the meanings we attach can alter our perception of the world.
by Joan O’C. Hamilton
Diplomacy 2.0
Can we fight terrorism with a Twitter feed? It may not be that simple, but everyone who knows the State Department's Jared Cohen expects that his social-media savvy will transform U.S. foreign policy.
by Rick Schmitt
Tales from the Lake
Romantic rendezvous! Wildlife encounters! Midnight adventures! A recreational destination for decades, Lagunita has been the setting for pranks, parties and plain old fun. Alumni share some of their favorite memories from the
A Breakfast Solution
Anemia and malnutrition stunt the cognitive development of many children in poor, rural areas of China. Through testing and field trials, researchers from the Freeman Spogli Institute found an answer that may give millions of kids a better future.
by Joel McCormick
Worlds of Her Making
Movie designer Suttirat Larlarb, '93, combines an artist's sensibility with an engineer's precision whether she's creating the vibrant costumes in Slumdog Millionaire or the claustrophobic canyon in 127 Hours.
by Sonia van Gilder Cooke
Sparks Fly
Immersed in courses that force collaboration and original thinking, students at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design learn what it takes to innovate, and are reinventing themselves in the process.
by Mike Antonucci
Pacific Overtures
The converging paths of a fourth-generation Japanese politician and an American diplomat provide a unique perspective on the historic but occasionally troubled relationship between Washington and Tokyo.
by Joel McCormick
Separation Anxiety
Studies on the effects of an always-on culture suggest there may be serious side effects to the seductive power of technology. Are we plugged in but tuned out?
by Joan O’C. Hamilton
Breaking Through
Recent discoveries are bringing researchers closer to understanding the biological origins of autism.
by Kristin Sainani
