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Coming Through Cancer
Cancer often can be viewed as a chronic illness with a particular set of physical and mental challenges. Stanford health care providers have developed programs aimed at helping patients live not just longer but better.
by Brian Eule
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‘I Want Her Inside the White House.’
Valerie Jarrett, ’78, has been behind Barack Obama for nearly two decades as a friend and adviser with special clout. Now the world is learning how this soft-spoken former lawyer became one of the most powerful women in the world.
by Roy S. Johnson
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Card Stock
A nationally acclaimed group of football recruits arrives on campus soon, but they ve been acting like teammates for months.
by Mike Antonucci
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History is a test. Mankind is failing it.
René Girard's theories about the human condition have made him a giant among contemporary philosophers and a revered figure in his native France. His ideas offer a sobering view of where humanity is headed.
by Cynthia Haven
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Project Lifetime
The brains behind hit reality shows such as The Bachelor, Andrea Wong, MBA '93, moved to Lifetime and did her own version of an extreme makeover. The results have impressed industry insiders and attracted viewers, but will advertisers buy what she's selling?
by Jake Halpern
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Assembly Required
Drew Endy and Christina Smolke, partners in life and in the lab, are at the leading edge of a bioengineering revolution: using genetic material to make living entities with utilitarian purposes. You might say they re trying to build a better world.
by Kara Platoni
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You, Decoded
Personal DNA scans will only become more accessible and comprehensive. What promise do they hold for health care, and what are the risks?
by Greta Lorge
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Sleuth or Dare
Former private eye Joe Gores took his knowledge of scams and scumbags and put it to work writing crime fiction. Now his prequel to Dashiell Hammett s seminal character, Sam Spade, came to "own" San Francisco.
by Kara Platoni
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Lessons of War
Six Stanford professors share their insights on terrorism, diplomacy and the role of scholarship in policymaking. What keeps us from stopping wars?
by Joel McCormick
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Play It Again, Hal
Excavating whistles, beeps, hums and other sounds from his laptop, a Stanford professor is developing a new orchestral landscape, and a playground for a new kind of keyboardist.
by Erin Biba
