Stanford headlines for the week of August 20, 2008

Poll points to belief that energy conservation won’t be enough
New permits required beginning Sept. 1 to park on campus
Nanotubes deliver high-potency punch to cancer tumors in mice
Power outage hits campus
Using everyday language to teach science may help students learn, study finds
Method could help fight drug-resistant diseases
Longtime Political Science Department staffer dead at 89
Continuing Studies fall registration open
Study shows hiring of dual-career academic couples is on the rise
Biologists say individual actions are key to ensuring biodiversity, healthy future
New planning grants to fund research on freshwater issues
Finding 'lost' survivors of congenital heart defects
Running slows aging and postpones disability, study finds
Wanted: A few good people deserving credit
Podcast series launched on health policy, research
New program for spinal injuries aims to expand care now, find cure in future
Immune response in mice suggests limits to embryonic stem cell therapy
Memorial set Aug. 21 for neurosurgeon John Borchers
New imaging technique could catch and monitor cancer early, study finds
Researchers develop model to find blood biomarkers that estimate tumor size
5 Questions: Finding hope amid AIDS epidemic
Biochemistry department celebrates 50 years of contributions from faculty
Fifth young scientist gets funding from state stem cell research institute
Housing
Ph.D. Orals
New child-care center in Escondido Village set to open Sept. 2
Adopt-a-Plant
Cardinal Chronicle