Flipping the Bird

Matt Flannery, '00, MA '01, wanted a start-up, and Jessica Flannery, MBA '07, was passionate about helping alleviate poverty. The couple created Kiva, a microfinance model that's helped young businesses all over the world.

by Cynthia Haven

Where did it all begin? Led by the work of cosmologist Andrei Linde, scientists are developing a bigger, broader view of the Bang that created our universe, and perhaps many others.

by Scott Shackelford

Unrecruited athletes help form the backbone of several Stanford sports teams. Some toil in obscurity for a shred of playing time, while a few rise to stardom. All of them play with something to prove that they have what it takes to compete.

by Kelli Anderson

Charles Henry Orme Jr.

Richard Rorty

Football legend Bill Walsh

by Ted Boscia

Stanford stalwart Mel Lane, '44

by Theresa Johnston

Eye on the sky

by Marie Cannizzaro