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Spring 2026

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Home Sweet Home

For a retired physician, a sappy new story.

By Christine Foster

Biblio File: What to Read Now — Spring 2026
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Biblio File: What to Read Now — Spring 2026

New releases on our shelves and in our bookbags.

Game Changers
Columns

Game Changers

Inventions from the Farm’s first century.

by Kathy Zonana

9 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know Were Invented at Stanford
Features

9 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know Were Invented at Stanford

Before Yahoo, Google, and DoorDash, there were the klystron, the mouse, and the FM digital synthesizer.

by Rebecca Beyer

Iran war; the price to end extreme poverty; two perfect vaults
The Loop

Iran war; the price to end extreme poverty; two perfect vaults

Meet Sydney Barta, ’26
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Meet Sydney Barta, ’26

A Paralympian, an optimist, and a role model for girl power.

by Tracie White

Give Them a Clean Slate
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Give Them a Clean Slate

For math faculty, modern writing surfaces are like nails on a chalkboard.

by Kali Shiloh

Caffeine Fix
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Caffeine Fix

Phillip Tran is mixing punch with crunch.

by Sam Scott

Strings Attached
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Strings Attached

How a class assignment turned into a half-century career.

by Tracie White

The Ticker - Spring 2026
All Right Now

The Ticker - Spring 2026

Stanford people in the news and on the move.

Place Value
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Place Value