Worth a Glam

Matt Flannery, '00, MA '01, wanted a start-up, and Jessica Flannery, MBA '07, was passionate about helping alleviate poverty. The couple created Kiva, a microfinance model that's helped young businesses all over the world.

by Cynthia Haven

Where did it all begin? Led by the work of cosmologist Andrei Linde, scientists are developing a bigger, broader view of the Bang that created our universe, and perhaps many others.

by Scott Shackelford

Unrecruited athletes help form the backbone of several Stanford sports teams. Some toil in obscurity for a shred of playing time, while a few rise to stardom. All of them play with something to prove that they have what it takes to compete.

by Kelli Anderson

As alternative schools gain traction, School of Education faculty and alumni are spreading their influence by showing how classroom practice meets teaching theory.

by Diane Rogers

Sidelined last season for behavior deemed out-of-bounds, the Stanford Band returns to the football field this fall with increased administrative support and new marching orders: follow the rules.

by Kevin Cool

That jumbo box at the theater concession isn’t just bad for your waistline, it’s playing with your mind, says food researcher Brian Wansink. And he has the five-day-old popcorn to prove it.

by Barrett Sheridan

A medieval priest scrubbed the writing from an ancient Greek manuscript to reuse the pages as a prayer book. Now the long-buried words written by Archimedes have been magically restored, and have changed what we know about the origins of science.

by Theresa Johnston

by Kevin Cool

by Joshua Gorchov

Talents who can choose whether to work on stage or on screen face conflicting loyalties and disparate rewards.

by Wendy Weisman