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Should We Lose the Lecture?
Features

Should We Lose the Lecture?

An atomic physicist makes the case for active learning.

by Sam Scott

A Gentleman’s Quarrel
Features

A Gentleman’s Quarrel

Frederick Law Olmsted and Leland Stanford: Their conflicts, and compromises, led to an iconic campus.

by Daniel Arnold

Finding the Cures Within Us
Features

Finding the Cures Within Us

Stem cell research holds the promise of a sea change in medicine. At Stanford, momentum is building.

Think It, Be It
Farm Report

Think It, Be It

Labels—and the mindsets they promote—can alter physiological responses.

by Sam Scott

Prizewinning Mathematician
Farewells

Prizewinning Mathematician

Joseph Bishop Keller

by Miguel Samano

Pioneering Winemaker
Farewells

Pioneering Winemaker

Mary Novak, '54

by Julie Muller Mitchell