Discoveries, ideas and people to watch
For the first time, scientists have used satellite images to
demonstrate a link between rapid city growth and rainfall patterns, as
well as to assess compliance with an international treaty to protect
wetlands.
Tagged: China, climate change, conservation, urbanization, Vietnam, wetlands, Environment & Sustainability, International Issues, Earth Sciences
In China, only 5% of rural poor students go on to pursue higher
education compared to 70% of their counterparts in urban areas.
Stanford researchers are working in rural China to help improve
education through a combination of direct interventions and scientific
research.
Tagged: China, International Initiative, poverty, youth, International Issues, K-12 Education, Public Service, Education
Passages of Martin Luther King, a play written by history Professor Clayborne Carson, had a groundbreaking five-night run in Beijing.
Tagged: China, culture, drama, Arts & Creativity, International Issues, Humanities & Sciences
Stanford has developed a multimedia curriculum for teenagers that introduces them to China's history, culture and politics through the prism of the upcoming Olympics.
Tagged: China, Olympics, SPICE, International Issues, K-12 Education, Education
Most Americans have heard that the United States lags China and India in math and science education, but they often dismiss that reality, assuming that the leaders emphasize rote learning at the expense of teaching well-rounded original thinking.
Tagged: China, India, learning, schools, United States, International Issues, K-12 Education, Public Service, Business, Education
Three young Americans and the Stanford Asian Liver Center seek to stop hepatitus B in China by immunizing 500,000 rural children and educating the community about the disease.
Tagged: alumni, China, hepatitus, immunization, Human Health, International Issues, Public Service, Humanities & Sciences, Medicine