Stanford headlines for the week of October 1, 2008

Joss to step down as dean of Graduate School of Business
Advisers for Obama, McCain offer views at economic policy talk
Annual police report shows strong enforcement of alcohol laws
Aurora Forum to host broadcast of Biden-Palin debate before its first-of-the-year event
Two months in Oxford, trying out tutorials and umbrellas amid dreaming spires
Task force urges strengthening of mental health support system
Ethics Center gets $5 million gift and a new name
Letter to the editor: Hoping students get free iPhones, given useful mobile applications
Cory Booker recalls 'gut checks' on road to becoming Newark public servant
New York Times editor appointed Stanford scholar, university adviser
Haas Center funds 14 postgraduate fellowships in ’08
Excerpts from the ‘campus climate’ chapter of report
For doctors and nurses, simulation drill is for real
Study of seizure treatments demands split-second decisions
Med school employee hit by vehicle on Welch Road
Two women soccer stars to donate blood Oct. 3
Doctor adapts skills to refugee camp needs
Use of AIDS test could prolong millions of lives—and save money
Study reveals secret tobacco industry deals with Hollywood
Around-the-clock monitors benefit type-1 diabetes patients
Parents invited to enroll in weekly autism class
RSVP for Dean's Dinner
New technique for controlling protein activity could lead to cancer therapies
Medical center people
Chertow named to endowed position
Housing
Ph.D. Orals
Group tennis lessons offered to faculty, staff, students
Cardinal Chronicle
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