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September 30, 2026
All Right Now
Donors play an essential part in medical education.
Taking It to the Streets
As a law student, Cory Booker, ’91, MA ’92, wanted to help Newark, N.J.’s inner-city residents fight for their rights. No one expected him to move into the neighborhood.
by Marc Peyser
Once More, With Feeling
These robotic hands can actually feel what they touch -- and they're smart enough to learn from the experience.
by Marina Chicurel
Into the Outback
Fresh out of Stanford, Herbert Hoover went Down Under in 1897 to scout Australia's goldfields. When he left the following yera, he was a rich man -- and a local legend
by William Coughlin
A December to Remember
Yes, they played (and lost) a football game, but for Stanford's Rose Bowl team, that was only part of the story. One Cardinal player shares his diary.
by Charley Dean
The Parent Trap
Perplexed by the advice of child-rearing extremists, a young father discovers Stanford psychologist William Damon, a guru of "authoritative parenting."
by Tim Grieve