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March 2019
How FLI students are transforming the university for everyone.
Can we be trained to be saviors? Psychology professor emeritus Philip Zimbardo aims to find out.
by Diana Aguilera
Engineering PhD candidate Usua U. Amanam describes how his Nigerian heritage informs his path.
by Jill Patton
The university calls it Stanford’s strongest emblem. It may come as a surprise, then, that it has only been around—in its current form, anyway—for 15 years.
by Nick Burns
Two-time national player of the year Kathryn Plummer, ’20, leads Stanford to its latest NCAA championship.
by Kevin Cool
University seeks to ease burden on low- and middle-income families.
by Kathy Zonana
A biologist explains why the Dead Week tradition relieves stress.
Stanford updates its guidelines and provides examples of when divestment is appropriate.
Turns out there are some key Cardinal moments in the story of your favorite brew.
by Michael Shapiro
And other true stories (and one falsehood) from the madcap life of Cameron Poter.
by Heidi Sigua
Tell us in exactly 5 words.
The university aims to cut its trash output to 10 percent of its waste by 2030. Here's how it might get there.
by Yanichka Ariunbold
These days, when I look at my home, I see the nightmare that could be.
by Melinda Sacks
Managing stress when tuning out doesn’t feel like an option.
by Rebecca Beyer
Experts navigate a critical moment in energy and climate science.
by Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Today’s low-income and first-gen students aren‘t afraid to tell the whole truth.
I wish my husband could see how people remember him.
by Karen Law
by John Roemer
by Vicky Elliott
New releases that inspire us.
Nicole Taylor, ’90, MA ’91, takes the helm at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which holds more than $13.5 billion in assets.
Kathy Hannun, ’09, MA ’15, reduces greenhouse gas emissions at Dandelion, a company that installs home geothermal systems.
by Tom Kertscher
After eight years of vetting and recommending judicial candidates, Joshua Groban, ’95, takes a seat himself on the state supreme court.
The Baseball Writers’ Association immortalizes “Moose” Mussina, ’91.
Lili “Champ” Thompson, ’17, seeks ”to do things no one has done with basketball” with the Harlem Globetrotters.
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