http://news.stanford.edu Latest Teaching and Students 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/august20/teachsci-082008.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august20/teachsci-082008.html According to a recent study, students who learned the basic concepts of photosynthesis in "everyday English" before learning the scientific terms for the phenomenon fared much better on tests than students taught the traditional way. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august20/dualhire-082008.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august20/dualhire-082008.html He has a fancy-sounding title, but Robert Weisberg gives himself a blunt job description when explaining what he does as "special assistant to the provost for faculty recruitment and retention." Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august20/plant-082008.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august20/plant-082008.html Jim Jensen and Danielle DeGroot salvaged plants Aug. 9 from 655 and 651 Serra St. with the aim of reusing them at Sequoia YMCA in Redwood City. Fahmida Ahmed, right, manager of sustainability programs at Stanford, gave them a hand. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august20/fall-082008.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august20/fall-082008.html Stanford Continuing Studies celebrates its 20th anniversary this autumn with more than 100 courses, lectures, workshops and special programs. The courses—ranging from literature, politics and science to business, professional and personal development—are open to all members of the community. Most of the courses are taught by Stanford professors and instructors. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august6/science-080608.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august6/science-080608.html 17 high school students are participating in an eight-week summer research program at Stanford to study science, medicine and engineering. The university's Office of Science Outreach provides a paid internship for the students, who are typically low-income, historically underrepresented in higher education and the first in their families to attend college. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august6/airline-080608.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august6/airline-080608.html As part of a class project, a team of four Business School students recently drew up plans for a no-frills airline in Colombia. And just to make it really interesting, they intend to promote the new airline through a reality television show developed by 'Ugly Betty' creator Fernando Gaitán. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august6/marsh-080608.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august6/marsh-080608.html Members of the faculty are encouraged to nominate outstanding research staff for the 2008 Marsh O'Neill Award, which is presented annually by the Office of Vice Provost and Dean of Research. Nominations must be in by noon Wednesday, Oct. 8. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august6/jazz-080608.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/august6/jazz-080608.html The jazz that filled the halls of the Braun Music Center at the end of last month came not only from the Stanford Jazz Workshop faculty but also from their students—the 12- to 17-year-olds participating in the annual jazz camp on campus. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/bikes-072308.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/bikes-072308.html Those who donated their bikes last month during the annual student move-out process will rest assured that a number of the bikes they donated have gone to good causes. What they may not know is how some of those bicycles are currently being used. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/leatherb-072308.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/leatherb-072308.html With a name like "Leatherback Turtle" you might think the sea turtles could stand up to just about anything the ocean can throw at them, and for more than a hundred million years, they have. But tough, long-lived critters though they are, the population of leatherbacks in the eastern Pacific Ocean has plummeted by over 90 percent in the last 20 years. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/evp-072308.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/evp-072308.html The Woods Institute for the Environment has awarded five Environmental Venture Project (EVP) grants for interdisciplinary research aimed at finding practical solutions promoting global sustainability. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july9/coxmedal-070908.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july9/coxmedal-070908.html Simon Klemperer, professor of geophysics, has been awarded the 2008 Allan V. Cox Medal for Faculty Excellence Fostering Undergraduate Research. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july9/medals-070908.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july9/medals-070908.html Forty-five students were recognized last month with the Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research or the Robert M. Golden Medal for Excellence in the Humanities and Creative Arts. Five of the honorees also were awarded the David M. Kennedy Honors Thesis Prize, which was presented for the first time this year. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july9/fences-070908.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july9/fences-070908.html With its pedestrian detours — pathways bounded by silver-gray fences and tangerine-orange safety barriers created through and around the construction site — White Plaza has become an unintentional maze. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july9/postdoc-070908.html http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july9/postdoc-070908.html Associate Professors James Gross, psychology, and Andrea Goldsmith, electrical engineering, are the first winners of the Stanford Postdoctoral Mentoring Award. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT