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All Right Now

Flipping the Bird

The surprising strategy for minimizing precooked food waste.

By Summer Moore Batte

Past Is Prologue
Columns

Past Is Prologue

Why we embarked on a history project.

by Kathy Zonana

Dialogue — September 2023
Departments

Dialogue — September 2023

Start the Presses
Features

Start the Presses

For 50 years, Stanford has been telling the story of the university and its alumni. See what else just became vintage.

by Kathy Zonana

We’re Golden
Features

We’re Golden

STANFORD magazine celebrates 50 years.

by Sam Scott

The First Stanford Astronaut Returns from Space
Features

The First Stanford Astronaut Returns from Space

Owen Garriott spent nearly two months aboard Skylab 3.

by Kali Shiloh

A Sequel for Supersonic Flight?
Features

A Sequel for Supersonic Flight?

Overcoming the grounding of the Concorde.

by Sam Scott

The End of the Nursing Education Era
Features

The End of the Nursing Education Era

Graduates of Stanford’s program still remember their training—and the sometimes-awful apparel.

by Kali Shiloh

A Classic Is Released
Features

A Classic Is Released

It still spawns the most modern of covers.

by Rebecca Beyer

50 Years After the Stanford Murders, Three of Four Families Have Answers
Features

50 Years After the Stanford Murders, Three of Four Families Have Answers

by Tracie White

SLE Club
Features

SLE Club

The glee is in the journey—one replete with reading.

by Sam Scott