http://news.stanford.edu Latest news headlines from Stanford University. Copyright (C) Stanford University en-us http://news-service.stanford.edu/images/srdot.gif http://news.stanford.edu http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may14/cartoons-050408.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may14/cartoons-050408.html Three years after a Danish newspaper, 'Jyllands-Posten,' published cartoons of the prophet Muhammad that sparked international protests and attacks on Danish embassies, the images are still stirring controversy and forcing debate about free speech. Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may14/quantum-051408.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may14/quantum-051408.html Computers based on the powerful properties of quantum mechanics have the potential to revolutionize information technology and security, but for decades they have remained more theoretical than practical, and difficult to scale up. That is changing, however, as demonstrated in a report last week in the journal 'Science'. In the paper, engineers and physicists from Stanford and the University of California-Santa Barbara demonstrate a potential progenitor of an essential component of quantum computers, "a logic gate" that enables interaction between just two particles of light. Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may14/gardner-051408.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may14/gardner-051408.html A $4 million gift matched by Stanford University will establish an $8 million endowment to support the work of the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/cars-050708.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/cars-050708.html Years ago, Stanford communication and sociology researcher Clifford Nass wondered why some people treated their computers as humans, instead of machines, a question that led him down a path of interesting research. Now he wonders about drivers willing to have personal conversations with the artificial voice in their cars—and what will become of the secrets the humans share with their four-wheeled friends. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/nas-050708.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/nas-050708.html In recognition of their distinguished and original contributions to scientific research, Stanford Professors Steven Boxer, Margaret Fuller, Ronald Levy, Andrei Linde and David A. B. Miller have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/armytwo-050708.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/armytwo-050708.html The Committee on Research of the Faculty Senate has concluded that Stanford's participation in a five-year, $105 million computing research program with the Army does not conflict with the university's Openness in Research Policy. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/kavli-050708.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/kavli-050708.html The Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC)—which seeks to understand the universe on all scales, from colliding galaxies to tiny unseen particles that constitute the lion's share of the universe—has received a new infusion of support from science philanthropist Fred Kavli and The Kavli Foundation. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/lawgrad-050708.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/lawgrad-050708.html "Suppose you could travel back in time and have five minutes with your younger self at graduation. What would you say?" asked Joe Bankman, the Ralph M. Parsons Professor of Law and Business, during Stanford Law School's Commencement exercises May 4. More than 1,500 family members and friends filled Memorial Auditorium for the Sunday morning celebration. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/coho-050708.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/coho-050708.html Some things are too good to go away. After a nearly yearlong absence, the popular student hangout at Tresidder Union called the CoHo—a typical Stanford truncation for "Coffee House"—will reopen to the campus community in mid-June. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/council-050708.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/council-050708.html At the May 15 meeting of the Academic Council, President John Hennessy will review Stanford's accomplishments of the past year and lead a panel discussion titled "Building the University Campus for the 21st Century." Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/koller-050708.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/koller-050708.html Computer science professor Daphne Koller this week was named the first-ever recipient of the ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Sciences. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/luncheon-050708.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/luncheon-050708.html The Office of Public Affairs, as part of an annual private luncheon being held today, is presenting the 2008 Community Partnership Awards to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula, the Eastside School Field Studies class and the Hope House Scholars Program. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/partner-050708.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/partner-050708.html On May 1 and 2, about 350 students staff, faculty and alumni volunteered off-campus at many local nonprofit organizations as part of the university’s biennial Community Partnership Program. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/ahmed-050708.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/ahmed-050708.html Stanford has hired Fahmida Ahmed as manager of sustainable programs in the university's Office of Sustainability and Energy Management. When she starts on May 19, Ahmed's role will be to support the office's executive director, Joseph Stagner, in implementing and improving sustainability programs throughout Stanford. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/bulletin-050708.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/bulletin-050708.html In the 2008-09 academic year, the online 'Stanford Bulletin' will be fully indexed and searchable on the university's website, making it much easier to navigate the 750-page catalog. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT