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50 years, 127 titles, 19 championship sports—this is the streak.
Nature Nurtured
Geneticist Virginia Walbot, '67, helped pioneer a path for women scientists decades ago. Today, her research is unlocking important mysteries about how plants develop.
by Krisin Sainani
Seeing at the Speed of Sound
Deaf since birth, master's student Rachel Kolb, '12 describes her lifelong struggle to communicate with hearing people by reading their lips.
by Rachel Kolb
Can I Get Some Privacy?
The pervasive collection, analysis and sale of personal data mined from Internet sites raises troubling privacy questions. Scholars at Stanford are helping lead efforts for more transparency and stricter controls.
by Brian Eule
Twice Is Nice
Documentarian contends for a second Oscar with a story of a salon that helps cancer patients.
by Sam Scott
"The World Has Shifted"
As the Boy Scouts of America consider change, father-son Eagle Scouts share what admitting gay members would mean to them.
by Sam Scott