Professor Norman Naimark urges young historians not to be overwhelmed by the past.

Tagged: On Campus, Humanities & Sciences

More intriguing, perhaps, than any impact of Barack Obama’s racial identity on the November election is the broader association between race and voting for the Democratic and Republican parties.

Tagged: democracy, iRiSS, On Campus, Public Service, Humanities & Sciences

Stanford and Harvard are launching a project to develop and evaluate a national policy on poverty and inequality in America. The Collaboration for Poverty Research will tap the intellectual resources of both institutions to focus attention and garner public support for new measures to attack and solve one of the most significant public problems of our time.

Tagged: poverty, On Campus, Public Service, Humanities & Sciences

VIDEO: Recognizing that energy is at the heart of many of the world's economic, environmental and political tribulations, Stanford is establishing a $100 million research institute to focus intently on energy issues.

Tagged: energy, Precourt Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, On Campus, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Humanities & Sciences

The School of Humanities and Sciences has appointed 23 doctoral candidates in the humanities, social sciences, mathematics, and statistics to the first cohort of Ric Weiland Graduate Fellows. The fellowships are named for one of Microsoft’s first five employees, whose 2006 bequest to Stanford established the program.

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Stanford researchers moved one step closer toward building a quantum computer by using ultrafast lasers to set a new speed record for the time it takes to rotate the spin of an individual electron and confirm the spin's new position.

Tagged: physics, quantum computing, On Campus, Engineering

In sports, the thrill of competition often goes hand-in-hand with excessive pressure on young athletes and concerns about performance-enhancing drugs. Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck and alumnus Jim Thompson are attacking these issues by spreading the word about the importance of 'mindset' and positive coaching.

Tagged: sports, youth, K-12 Education, On Campus, Humanities & Sciences

VIDEO: Stanford researchers specializing in artificial intelligence have developed software that makes it easy to embed a photo or video on any flat surface in a video.

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Drop something in front of a 2-year-old, and she's likely to pick it up for you. Can't get into a cabinet because your hands are full? Count on the watchful toddler to wander over and open the door.  When Michael Tomasello watches young children in the experiments he's designed, he sees acts of altruism and cooperation—along with more examples of what sets humans apart from other species.

Tagged: altruism, children, values, On Campus

The School of Medicine took one step closer to opening the nation’s largest stem cell research facility with groundbreaking ceremonies Oct. 27 for the Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell Research Building. The event followed a symposium in which researchers described some of the potential of stem cells in treating diseases as diverse as leukemia and Parkinson’s disease.

Tagged: stem cells, Human Health, On Campus, Medicine