Stanford in the News

Audi 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.

Deteriorating 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.

No 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.

Healthcare 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.

Josef 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.

7.3 billion years later, Einstein's theory prevails

Story about research by Peter Michelson, professor of physics, on gamma-ray photons.

School improvement in the real world

Review of a new book by professor emeritus of education Larry Cuban.

When 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.

What's your place in the brave new future?

Feature article on Paul Saffo, associate professor-consulting of mechanical engineering.

Negotiating 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.

California 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.

We 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.

The science of spending stimulus money wisely

Black 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.

Greening 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.

Q&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.

Thad 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.

Michael 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.

Ensuring no teacher left behind

Refers to a February report by Stanford education researchers for work led by Professor of Education Linda Darling-Hammond.

Pulling CO2 from the air: Promising idea, big price tag

Article quotes Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution of Washington at Stanford.

Despite 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 court term hints at views on regulating business

Article about the U.S. Supreme Court quotes Michael McConnell, law professor and Hoover Institution fellow.

Joyce estate settles copyright dispute with U.S. academic

Story quotes Carol Shloss, consulting professor of English, whose research was the focus of the dispute.

Richard Thompson Ford: A primer on racism

Opinion piece by Richard Thompson Ford, professor of law

Hospitals use drive-thrus for swine flu

Among the facilities featured are Stanford Hospitals and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital