Stanford in the News
New York Times 11.5.09Audi TTS to take on Pikes Peak, without a driver
Story about the efforts of Chris Gerdes, associate professor of mechanical engineering, to win the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with a robotic car.
Chicago Tribune 11.5.09Deteriorating relationships? The United States only seems to be more polarized
This opinion piece cites Morris Fiorina, professor of political science and Hoover Institution senior fellow.
Wall Street Journal 11.4.09No child left behind: New evidence that charter schools help even kids in other schools
Article cites research by Caroline Hoxby, professor of economics and Hoover Institution senior fellow.
Los Angeles Times 11.2.09Healthcare provision seeks to embrace prayer treatments
This article on a measure that would put Christian Science healing sessions on the same footing as clinical medicine quotes law Professor and Hoover Institution senior fellow Michael McConnell.
Washington Post 11.1.09Josef Joffe: Life in Walltown, Germany
Josef Joffe writes about his experiences being in Berlin both when the wall went up and when it went down -- and the legacy of the wall today.
New York Times 10.28.097.3 billion years later, Einstein's theory prevails
Story about research by Peter Michelson, professor of physics, on gamma-ray photons.
Washington Post 10.27.09School improvement in the real world
Review of a new book by professor emeritus of education Larry Cuban.
Politico 10.27.09When women rise in the work force, nations benefit
This opinion piece is co-written by Condoleeza Rice, professor of political science and Hoover Institution senior fellow.
Times of London 10.25.09What's your place in the brave new future?
Feature article on Paul Saffo, associate professor-consulting of mechanical engineering.
Economist 10.23.09Negotiating not just nukes, but human rights too
Opinion piece notes work being don by Peter Beck, Pantech fellow at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Wall Street Journal 10.22.09California dreaming: Is energy efficiency really that easy?
Environmental Capital blog post cites research by James Sweeney, professor of management science and engineering and director of the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center.
Science magazine 10.18.09We are neuroscientists and we come in peace
Report on the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago, where professor of law Hank Greely was on the social issues roundtable.
New York Times 10.17.09The science of spending stimulus money wisely
Newsweek 10.15.09Black CEOs and the Teddy Bear Effect
This piece, that's subtitle is: "If you're black and want to lead a Fortune 500 company, look cuddly," cites Larissa Tiedens, GSB professor.
Reuters 10.15.09Greening higher ed, from the top down and the bottom up
Stanford is among only four schools to score highly on both the Green Report Card and the America?s Greenest Campus rankings.
Wall Street Journal 10.14.09Q&A: John Taylor on his rule and Fed's balance sheet
Interview with John Taylor, professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Los Angeles Times 10.13.09Thad Kousser: Bicoastal constitutional conundrum
Opinion piece by a visiting associate professor of political science at Stanford University's Bill Lane Center for the American West and a fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Forbes 10.12.09Michael Spence: Markets aren't everything
Opinion piece by Michael Spence, chairman of the Commission on Growth and Development, a 2001 Nobel laureate for economics and a senior fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution.
Washington Post 10.11.09Ensuring no teacher left behind
Refers to a February report by Stanford education researchers for work led by Professor of Education Linda Darling-Hammond.
Reuters 10.8.09Pulling CO2 from the air: Promising idea, big price tag
Article quotes Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution of Washington at Stanford.
New York Times 10.7.09Despite hard times, colleges are still going green
Stanford is one of 26 colleges recognized as Overall College Sustainability Leaders in the 2010 College Sustainability Report Card, released by the Sustainable Endowments Institute.
New York Times 10.4.09New court term hints at views on regulating business
Article about the U.S. Supreme Court quotes Michael McConnell, law professor and Hoover Institution fellow.
Irish Times 10.1.09Joyce estate settles copyright dispute with U.S. academic
Story quotes Carol Shloss, consulting professor of English, whose research was the focus of the dispute.
Slate 9.30.09Richard Thompson Ford: A primer on racism
Opinion piece by Richard Thompson Ford, professor of law
Time 9.29.09Hospitals use drive-thrus for swine flu
Among the facilities featured are Stanford Hospitals and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital