Stanford headlines for the week of March 1, 2006

Meet the parents
Big gamma-ray flare from star disturbs Earth's ionosphere
Historian situates 'back-to-Africa' movements in broad context
Children in 19th-century art reflect nation's fears, dreams
Annamaria Napolitano, longtime lecturer in Italian, dies at 68
Paul V. Roberts, engineer and environmentalist, dies at 67
World faces challenge as technologies lengthen life expectancies, biologist says
'History tells us that it's possible to change society,' Albert Camarillo says
In Print and On the Air
Vantage Point: Gender equity in sports -- more candid dialogue needed
Medical School Dean Pizzo re-appointed to five-year term
New Yorker architecture critic to give talk
Marine scientist honored for lifetime achievement
Man's best friend? New take on infection-causing bugs
Unconscious bias hinders achieving faculty diversity
Neuroscientists get Alzheimer's grants
Hughes Institute backs MS program
Hey, kid, you don't look so good
CBS's '60 Minutes' spotlights stem cell work
National Cancer Institute funds new nanotechnology center
John McNeal, expert on prostate structure, dies at 75
Blauwet to champion sports for disabled in global campaign
Medical Center People
Cornfield and Weinberg awarded Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professorships
Media Monitor
Ph.D. Orals
Housing
Cardinal Chronicle
Staff to get 'release time' for new community-service day
Creators of specialized vehicles honored by Palo Alto officials