Discoveries, ideas and people to watch
While nanotechnology has enormous potential, its possible effects on society are a focus of persistent controversy. These matters are of such concern in the field of nanotechnology, as opposed to other technologies, because the enormous projected benefits conceivably conceal substantial ills.
Tagged: ethics, nanotechnology, On Campus, Public Service, Education, Engineering
Many graduate students, in fields from science to law, have smart ideas
that could become successful ventures—but business skills aren't part
of their usual course of study. The new Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship (SIE) is an intensive
four-week business program offered by the GSB for Stanford grad
students in non-business fields.
Tagged: entrepreneurship, On Campus, Business
The next major space observatory, GLAST, is about to begin gathering new information about subatomic particles, black holes, and the birth and evolution of the universe.
What is a honeybee worth? Or the serenity of an unspoiled nature preserve, alive with native species? Both have value, but quantifying that value when making land-use and conservation decisions is a complicated and largely unknown process. To address that problem, Stanford has joined with The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to create the interdisciplinary Natural Capital Project. Tagged: conservation, economics, interdisciplinary, Environment & Sustainability, International Issues, On Campus, Business, Earth Sciences, Humanities & Sciences, Law
Terrorism, notes Stanford Law School Professor Allen S. Weiner, is a
surprisingly unexamined phenomenon given the gravity of the problem. Weiner recently teamed up with
his colleague Amir Eshel, professor of German Studies and Comparative
Literature, to seize the opportunity to create a new course to examine
modern terrorism.
Tagged: Hoover Institution, terrorism, International Issues, On Campus, Humanities & Sciences, Law
Stanford is joining a team of universities working to build a major science and technology university along a marshy peninsula on Saudi Arabia's western coast.Tagged: computer science, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, International Issues, On Campus, Engineering
VIDEO: Stanford's Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Environment and Resources (IPER), seeks to create and inspire new types of scholars and leaders. Bringing diverse academic backgrounds and life experiences from all over the world, IPER students pioneer innovative approaches to society's biggest environmental challenges.
Tagged: conservation, economics, India, interdisciplinary, Environment & Sustainability, On Campus, Business, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Humanities & Sciences, Law
The official dedication of the Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Environment and Energy Building on March 4 underscores the university's broader commitment to finding ways to reduce its carbon footprint — its amount of greenhouse gas emissions — in the coming years.
Tagged: climate change, conservation, Y2E2, Environment & Sustainability, On Campus, Earth Sciences, Engineering
Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki joined President Hennessy at the dedication of the Y2E2 Building, which will bring together researchers from all of the university's seven schools into one energy-efficient building to work together on environmental issues.
Tagged: alumni, conservation, energy, Y2E2, Environment & Sustainability, On Campus, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Humanities & Sciences
Since her freshman year at Stanford, Dunke Hughes, '05, MA '06, knew her future lay in teaching others. However, by the time she was a junior, Hughes was discouraged by her heavy college loan burden that would be difficult to repay on a teacher's salary.
Tagged: alumni, charter school, scholarships, teaching, K-12 Education, On Campus, Public Service, Education