Latest

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

Editor’s Choice

Summer 2026

All Right Now

Flipping the Bird

The surprising strategy for minimizing precooked food waste.

By Summer Moore Batte

Retired Guide Dog Pivots to Acting
Campus

Retired Guide Dog Pivots to Acting

Michelle McGrew, ’86, follows her yellow Labrador behind the scenes.

by Diana Aguilera

How to Change Hearts and Minds
The Dish

How to Change Hearts and Minds

Podcast digs deep into what makes people shift political views, overcome addiction or recover from racism.

by Jill Patton

Text Me, Beep Me . . . When You Need a Friend
The Dish

Text Me, Beep Me . . . When You Need a Friend

Real-time mental health coaching for teens.

by Diana Aguilera

Care for the Caregivers
The Dish

Care for the Caregivers

Bossy Spa blog provides readers the emotional support they’ve been missing.

by Jill Patton

What a Farm System . . .
The Dish

What a Farm System . . .

Former Cardinal players team up in Oakland.

by Sam Scott

5 Powerful Female Engineers
The Dish

5 Powerful Female Engineers

Alumnae recognized for engineering, management chops.

by Jill Patton

Nobel-Winning Physicist
Farewells

Nobel-Winning Physicist

Burton Richter

by John Roemer

Geophysicist, Grower, Vintner
Farewells

Geophysicist, Grower, Vintner

George M. MacLeod

by John Roemer

Indefatigable War Hero
Farewells

Indefatigable War Hero

Edward Fung

by Rebecca Beyer

Stretch Goals
Departments

Stretch Goals