Jewish and Palestinian students on campus mourned losses, anxiously awaited news from loved ones and braced for disputes on campus as the conflict between Hamas and Israel escalates. Palestinian militant group Hamas led a surprise assault on Israel Saturday — the largest attack on Israeli territory since the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin … [Read more…]
Over 300 students, staff, faculty and community members gathered at Meyer Green Sunday evening to honor the lives lost in Israel this weekend, during a candlelight vigil held by Stanford Israel Association (SIA) and Hillel. “I became immediately very frightened,” said SIA co-president Andrei Mandelshtam ’25, who stayed awake until the early morning hours after … [Read more…]
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory researchers revealed the living biology of dinosaur feathers in a recent paper published in Nature Ecology & Evolution on Sept. 21. “We found that ancient dinosaur feathers like those in 125-million-year-old dinosaur Sinornithosaurus are much more similar in chemistry to the feathers of modern birds than we previously thought,” said Tiffany … [Read more…]
The Undergraduate Senate (UGS) reviewed proposed changes to a resolution on the future of affirmative action at its Wednesday meeting. The Senate introduced the resolution as a joint resolution with the Graduate Student Council (GSC) at its Sept. 27 meeting. The resolution affirmed the importance of maintaining a diverse student body and recommended new policies … [Read more…]
Stanford awarded 16 postdoctoral scholars the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Champion Award for efforts to advance diversity in academia. This marks the third year that the award was presented to Stanford postdocs. According to Associate Vice Provost and Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs Sophie Kleppner, out of approximately 2,500 postdocs, 66 were nominated … [Read more…]
The Faculty Senate tackled a lack of student engagement with neighborhood system at its first meeting of the academic year on Thursday. University leadership acknowledged student criticism of the neighborhood system and shared plans for improvement. It was the Senate’s first meeting following transitions in University leadership. Interim President Richard Saller and Provost Jenny Martinez … [Read more…]
This fall, students were in for a surprise when breakfast options at select dining halls resembled the infamous continental breakfasts of Holiday Inns and Sheratons, rather than the hot options advertised in R&DE’s glossy dining brochures. Three out of the eight dining halls on campus — Ricker, Casper and FloMo — are now serving “enhanced … [Read more…]
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20) was ousted as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in a historic Tuesday vote, a move that Stanford political experts worry will further destabilize the Republican party and negatively impact bipartisanship. McCarthy’s rapid fall after years of House Republican leadership demonstrate Washington’s deteriorating ability to govern the nation, experts said. They … [Read more…]
Research led by Zhenan Bao – K.K. Lee Professor of Chemical Engineering and, by courtesy, Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering – was published in Science in May 2023 for ground-breaking development of self-healing electronic skin. Bao’s research group’s e-skin uses soft, thin and flexible integrated circuits to convert pressure and temperature to … [Read more…]
This report covers a selection of incidents from Sept. 27 to Oct. 2 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. Learn more about the Clery Act and how The Daily approaches reporting on crime and safety here. Wednesday, Sept. 27 Petty theft of a bicycle between 8:46 p.m. on Sept. … [Read more…]