Latest

Explore our latest news, views and perspectives from Stanford and the alumni community.

Can They Ever Catch Up?
Features

Can They Ever Catch Up?

The eldest millennials are pushing middle age, and most of them still can’t buy a house. The problems—and possible solutions—for a generation that can’t escape the Great Recession.

by Rebecca Beyer

The Medical Mystery Tour
Columns

The Medical Mystery Tour

What happens when you have something doctors have never seen before.

by Kathy Zonana

What You Don’t Know About Units of  Measure
All Right Now

What You Don’t Know About Units of Measure

Collaborating with aliens—and one another—just got easier.

by Mei-Lan Steimle

Queen for a Day
All Right Now

Queen for a Day

A gig as a backup Avenger reinforced Kaeche Liburd’s determination to succeed in Hollywood.

by Corinne Purtill

‘When You Don’t Know, You Feel Alone in the World’
Features

‘When You Don’t Know, You Feel Alone in the World’

The odyssey of having an undiagnosed disease.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Book Review: Ghosts of Gold Mountain
Departments

Book Review: Ghosts of Gold Mountain

New and Notable

by Vanessa Hua

Biblio File: What to Read Now — September 2019
Departments

Biblio File: What to Read Now — September 2019

New releases that inspire us.

After Lightning Strikes
Features

After Lightning Strikes

How the family of a Stanford professor cut down by stroke grew into a fortress of support.

by Debra Meyerson and Danny Zuckerman