Stanford headlines for the week of February 27, 2008

2.21.08 Oprah Winfrey to deliver 2008 Commencement address
2.27.08 Berman proposes agenda for change in the liberal arts
2.27.08 English learners in housing and dining now being taught basic computer skills
2.27.08 Events celebrating life, work of computer science professor scheduled on Friday, Saturday
2.27.08 Stanford physicist leads group in calling for nuclear detectives
2.27.08 Honors & Awards
2.27.08 Bill Gates picks Stanford to launch college tour, software giveaway for students
2.27.08 Trustees take action on plans for buildings, campus center
2.27.08 Senate OKs proposal to allow experimentation with IHUM
2.27.08 Former president of Mexico to give public lecture March 5
2.27.08 Symposium marks opening of new green building
2.27.08 This club allows competitors to be comrades, cautiously
2.27.08 Human family tree drawn by gene sequencing effort
2.27.08 Leibel memorial service to take place March 19
2.27.08 Free hep B test, low-cost vaccination offered in SJ
2.27.08 Media monitor
2.27.08 Vantage Point: Standing tall on a Segway, doc rides into challenge
2.27.08 Symposium to help faculty balancing act
2.27.08 Quick study: Pediatric resident depression associated with medical errors
2.27.08 To save or savor? Overfishing leads to precarious status of Atlantic bluefin tuna
2.27.08 Network for engineering students retooled to turn good ideas into real products
2.27.08 Global Climate and Energy Project celebrates fifth anniversary
2.27.08 Proposals sought for education projects using high technology
2.27.08 Nominations sought for university awards; April 4 is deadline
2.27.08 Nominees sought for medal honoring direction of research
2.27.08 Newsstand
2.27.08 Faculty Senate minutes - February 21, 2008 meeting
2.27.08 Housing
2.27.08 Ph.D. Orals
2.27.08 Alumni-nominated trustees Blum, Boozer, Choo, Simmons to complete terms this week
2.27.08 Zoned flushing of campus water system begins
2.27.08 Comings & Goings
2.27.08 Cardinal Chronicle