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Autumn 2026

All Right Now

Pass It On

Peter Bing cultivated his love of Stanford in those who followed.

By Christine Foster

Emergency Medicine Doctor Pioneered Health Care in the Wild
Farewells

Emergency Medicine Doctor Pioneered Health Care in the Wild

Paul Stuart Auerbach, MS ’89

by Carly Stern

Computing Pioneer and Burning Man Artist
Farewells

Computing Pioneer and Burning Man Artist

Lawrence Moser Breed, ’62, MS ’65

by Christine Foster

Entertainment Lawyer Who Championed Independent Filmmakers
Farewells

Entertainment Lawyer Who Championed Independent Filmmakers

Shelley H. Surpin, ’70

by Christine Foster

Turning the Page
Essays

Turning the Page

One man of letters remembers another.

by Daniel A. Olivas

Hot Wings
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Hot Wings

The race to reclaim supersonic flight.

by Sam Scott

The Bowser Effect
All Right Now

The Bowser Effect

Bringing Black female friendship to the fore, on-screen and off.

by Makeda Easter

Smart cane; bottom-up propaganda; Parkinson's treatment
The Loop

Smart cane; bottom-up propaganda; Parkinson's treatment

Blue foods; a Nobel prize; Facebook
The Loop

Blue foods; a Nobel prize; Facebook

What We Can Learn from ‘Advise and Consent’
All Right Now

What We Can Learn from ‘Advise and Consent’

Politics and power haven’t changed much since Allen Drury, ’39, wrote his midcentury masterpiece. But trust has.

by Ivan Maisel

Biblio File: What to Read Now — September 2021
Departments

Biblio File: What to Read Now — September 2021

New releases that inspire us.