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The Launchpad
Columns

The Launchpad

Creating conditions for ideas to flourish.

by Kathy Zonana

The Daring Bestsellers of Brit Bennett
Features

The Daring Bestsellers of Brit Bennett

Her blockbuster novels started with a secret.

by Angie Chuang

Book Review: Running in Circles
Departments

Book Review: Running in Circles

New and Notable

by PattiSue Plumer

This Is Epoch
Features

This Is Epoch

At 12 points around the globe—including one at Stanford—scientists are working to detect when the Anthropocene began.

by Mary Ellen Hannibal

The Handoff
Features

The Handoff

How to bridge the gap between academic research and real-world impact.

by Sam Scott

The Ticker — May 2023
All Right Now

The Ticker — May 2023

Stanford people in the news and on the move.

STEM Support
All Right Now

STEM Support

In which grad students give undergrads a leg up.

by Rachel Lit

Creating a Vibrant  Campus Life
Columns

Creating a Vibrant Campus Life

Stanford leaders are working with students to enhance social life on campus.

by Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Stanford Trustee Who Saw Business  as the Next Civil Rights Frontier
Farewells

Stanford Trustee Who Saw Business as the Next Civil Rights Frontier

Ira D. Hall, ’66, MBA ’76

by Kali Shiloh