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As the population ages, robots are poised to offer a helping hand, a leg up, and a pep for your step.
A Team to Remember
Led by a luminous star, the Stanford women's basketball team defied predictions and advanced to the national championship game.
by Diane Rogers and Kelli Anderson
How to Change Someone's Life, Not Your Own
The winning story in this year's fiction contest explores how someone can leave the stage, but still play a decisive role.
by Lolly Ward
‘They Are Somebody’s Children’
As the chief medical director for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Shairi Turner, ’91, is the only doctor overseeing the care of 8,000 kids. She dreams of a day when she can help them get better.
by S.V. Dáte
Ties That Bind
Research grants from corporate and government sources are under increasing scrutiny at Stanford and elsewhere. When ethical concerns collide with policies governing academic freedom, how does Stanford determine where to place the boundaries? And what procedures protect unfettered research?
by Ginny McCormick
Who am I? No one special. Except I died nearly 40 years ago.
Struck down with a cerebral hemorrhage and all but declared dead, Richard Burns, '52, regained consciousness, and a life. This is the story of his resurrection, in his own words.
by Richard Burns
Up Toward Mountains Higher
A group of climbers set out to conquer the Sierra's shyest peak, Mount Stanford, but then things took an unusual turn especially for the 70-year-old.
by Scot Hillman
Small Change, Big Payoff
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
Worlds Without End
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
The Underdogs
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
Learning from Experience
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
