Robert E. Hall wins Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Awards & HonorsNews
The professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, emeritus, developed models that help governments and central banks respond to economic volatility.
9 Cardinal athletes to watch this fall
AthleticsNews
These standout Cardinal student-athletes are excelling in competition and in the classroom.
Powerful X-rays reveal enzymes in action
Health & MedicineResearch
Using SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source, researchers created “molecular movies” of an enzyme linked to cancer and another essential to penicillin production.
PACS marks 20 years of studying giving and its impact
Community & CultureNews
The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society connects research on giving and civil society with public dialogue and hands-on student learning.
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Markets don’t just distribute goods and services, they can shape our culture and they can shape us, in ways that sometimes we have a reason to care about.
Debra Satz, dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences, on the moral limits of markets and why some things should not be for sale.
Stanford team partners with youth on school air quality
A Stanford research team is helping youth-led nonprofit ConServe expand low-cost air-pollution monitoring at schools and in underserved communities.
Why scientists are using cheap picnic coolers to protect some of the world’s most endangered animals
Steve Palumbi, professor of oceans, on the limits of conventional reef restoration. His team is testing a low-cost way to identify corals that may tolerate warming waters.
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MoreStories in MotionMolecule in python blood could point to new weight-loss treatments
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A molecule that increases by a thousandfold in pythons after they eat holds promise for a weight-loss drug.
