Sarah Church will step down at the end of fall quarter after over three years as vice provost for undergraduate education (VPUE) because of an ongoing health issue, the University announced on Oct. 19. “It has been extremely gratifying to work on enhancing the educational experiences of our wonderful undergraduate students and to develop resources … [Read more…]
Richard Saller was officially inaugurated as Stanford president Monday afternoon, during a private ceremony that was not officially announced to students. The Daily has reached out to the University for comment on whether Saller was inaugurated as an interim president or a president. Saller was appointed interim president following former President Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s resignation, which … [Read more…]
Ameer Hasan Loggins, a non-faculty instructor of COLLEGE 101, is “not currently teaching” after being reported for “identity-based targeting of students,” according to an Oct. 11 University statement. The report was over two class sections on Oct. 10. The “identity-based targeting” and its relationship to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict were covered in news reports in … [Read more…]
Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt projected a 50% growth in American export capacity by 2026 and described a new “post-post Cold War” era of ideological conflict with the Chinese government at a Stanford energy seminar hosted by the Hoover Institution on Monday. Pyatt, who was born in California, arrived on campus … [Read more…]
Managing a Wi-Fi network is like bringing cake to the office, wrote Aditi Bartl, director of strategic communications for Stanford University IT (UIT). “The more people who show up for cake, the smaller the slice each person gets.” Stanford installed its original Wi-Fi network at Main Quad in 2001. As more people ventured into cyberspace, … [Read more…]
Joy McKenna would not be a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford if she could not rely on a partner for financial help. McKenna, a third-year postdoctoral scholar in the microbiology and immunology department, told The Daily housing affordability issues are not unique among Stanford postdocs. With the combined effects of high inflation, the COVID-19 pandemic and … [Read more…]
This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 10 to Oct. 16, 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. Tuesday, Oct. 10 Attempted petty theft between 5:45 a.m. and 7:50 a.m. was … [Read more…]
An individual residing in a tent in the grove area reported that she was shot by an unknown assailant at 12:55 a.m., according to a Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) timely warning. She was transported to a hospital for treatment. The tent was adjacent to El Camino Real between Palm Drive and Galvez … [Read more…]
Stanford researchers made significant headway in isolating and understanding genes that lead to developmental disorders — helping to accelerate drug discovery and treatments for psychiatric disorders like autism, researchers involved with the study told The Daily. The study was published last month in Nature and marked the first time researchers attempted to use CRISPR screening, … [Read more…]
One hundred new shelves containing free Narcan and fentanyl test strips will be installed in dorms across campus starting this week. Students began advocating for more opioid harm reduction resources on campus following the death of a student due to an accidental fentanyl overdose four years ago. Now, Narcan — the nasal spray that reverses … [Read more…]