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Magic in the Making
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Magic in the Making

Heads plus hands equals wizardry in Engineering's Product Realization Lab.

by Sam Scott

This is Not Your Parents’ Economy
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This is Not Your Parents’ Economy

Inequality is putting the American Dream in peril.

by Rebecca Beyer

The Story Behind ‘Homegoing’
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The Story Behind ‘Homegoing’

Yaa Gyasi, ’11, was a Stanford sophomore when she visited her native Ghana on a research mission. Seven years later, the debut novel her trip inspired became an international sensation.

by Sam Scott

Help the People, Save the Fish
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Help the People, Save the Fish

One student's quest to understand the aquarium trade, and the fishers who depend on it.

by Sandra Upson

The Go-To Group
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The Go-To Group

Worries, fears, struggles with school resident assistants hear it all, and do their best to help.

Should We Lose the Lecture?
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Should We Lose the Lecture?

An atomic physicist makes the case for active learning.

by Sam Scott

A Gentleman’s Quarrel
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A Gentleman’s Quarrel

Frederick Law Olmsted and Leland Stanford: Their conflicts, and compromises, led to an iconic campus.

by Daniel Arnold

Finding the Cures Within Us
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Finding the Cures Within Us

Stem cell research holds the promise of a sea change in medicine. At Stanford, momentum is building.

Attitudes vs. Actions
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Attitudes vs. Actions

by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm