Welch Road Reopens For Two-Way Traffic

The Welch Road Utility Project near Menlo Park at Stanford University concluded earlier than anticipated.

Welch Road To Reopen For Two-Way Traffic

The Welch Road Utility Project near Menlo Park at Stanford University is concluding earlier than anticipated.

Stanford Scientists Break Record For Thinnest Light-Absorber

Stanford scientists have built the thinnest, most efficient absorber of visible light on record, a nanosize structure that could lead to less-costly, more efficient, solar cells.

Stanford Innovators Learn Business, Leadership Skills

Participants in Stanford Ignite at the Graduate School of Business learn how to move their innovative ideas forward. Offered since 2011, the program is expanding this year to Paris and Bangalore, and next year to Beijing.

Stanford Students Capture Bird Flight on Very High-Speed Video

Stanford mechanical engineering professor David Lentink and his students capture slow-motion video from the fastest wings in the bird world, with an eye toward building flying robots that take design cues from Mother Nature.

John Arrillaga Makes Record-Setting Gift to Stanford

Stanford alumnus, friend and benefactor John Arrillaga Sr. has made a new gift of $151 million to the university.

Border Control Leaves Migrants Displaced, Says Stanford Historian

During a period when circular migration between Mexico and the United States declined, border militarization led to an increase in illegal immigration, says Stanford scholar Ana Raquel Minian.

Las Lomitas Raises More Than $2K Per Student

Students Win 'Magic Grants' For New Media Projects

School Board Approves Language for $23 Million Bond in Menlo Park

Experimental Robot at Stanford Swats Balloons Like King Kong

Parents Hand School District Multi-Million Dollar Check

Stanford Makes Coursework Available on New Open-Source Platform

Stanford Scientists Design New Zinc-Air Battery

Stanford Law's Three Strikes Project Works For Fair Implementation of New Statute

Fun Run Raises $60K for Menlo Park Schools

Stanford Engineers' New Nanoscavenger Purifies Water, Retrieved By Magnets

Manuscript Collection Makes a Virtual Move to Stanford

A new agreement will ensure the long-term preservation of the Walters Art Museum's digitized collection of medieval manuscripts and provide new apps for studying them.

Bike/ Pedestrian Paths Changing in Menlo Park

Here's the latest transportation news from the Menlo Park City School District.

Finalist Announced in Search for New Superintendent

Ravenswood City School District identified a woman from McClellan, California as the finalist.

Thanks for Teaching Me How To Dance

Menlo Park and Atherton residents recall their most memorable teachers for National Teacher Appreciation Day.

Engineers Develop New Material For Invisibility Cloak

The new material's artificial "atoms" are designed to work with a broad range of light frequencies. With adjustments, the researchers believe it could lead to perfect microscope lenses or invisibility cloaks.

Facebook Funds Fire Alarms in Schools

The Menlo Park-based social media company donated thousands of dollars to a new non-profit called The Ring The Bell Fund

Researchers Reset Time Stamp on Origins of Agriculture

The discovery pushes back the roots of agriculture in China by 12,000 years. The global emergence of similar practices around 23,000 years ago hints that agriculture evolved independently around the world, perhaps as a response to climate change.

Stanford Researchers Identify Troubling Patterns of Teacher Assignments Within Schools

A study of a major urban school district reveals how high-achieving students tend to get the most experienced teachers, leaving other students in classes with less experienced teachers.

Are AP Courses Worth The Effort?

Denise Pope, a senior lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, explains the findings of a new paper that reviews the data on Advanced Placement courses and offers suggestions to students and parents.

Stanford's Hank Greely Explores Ethics of Resurrecting Extinct Species

At some point, scientists may be able to bring back extinct animals, and perhaps early humans, raising questions of ethics and environmental disruption.

From Stanford Biologist To Father of The Squid

Pursuing the misunderstood Humboldt squid, William Gilly strapped video cameras and electronic sensors to the animals, exhaustively analyzed their habitats, tracked them with sonar and raised their eggs.

School District To Scrutinize Financials

The Menlo Park City School District will meet next week to talk about the state of the district's budget.

Menlo Park Students Show Their Love for Mother Earth

Students from four Menlo Park schools are walking to school this morning to celebrate Earth Day.

Scholar Adam Johnson Wins Pulitzer Prize in Fiction

Associate professor of English is honored for his best-selling novel, "The Orphan Master's Son."

New Type of Solar Panel Is a Game Changer

Such a panel could vastly improve the daylight cooling of buildings, cars and other structures by radiating sunlight back into the chilly vacuum of space.

Digital Mapping Reveals Social Networks of 18th-Century Travelers

Through a digital analysis of correspondence from travelers on the famed European "Grand Tour," classicist Giovanna Ceserani is discovering how international travel fostered cultural and academic trends in the 18th century.

Menlo-Atherton High Named 'California Distinguished School'

The school was recognized for the way it collaborates with families.

Teach Science Through Argument, Stanford Professor Says

Teaching students how to argue based on available evidence engages them in the scientific process and provides a better idea of how science actually works. The challenge is training teachers. Learn more.

Who's Ready For The Bike Rodeo?

Read the latest news about transportation in the Menlo Park City School District, including carpools, bike swaps, and new pedestrian crossings in town.

Stanford's Condoleeza Rice Says Declining Schools Pose National Security Threat

Condoleezza Rice says failing schools undermine economic growth, competitiveness, social cohesion and the ability to fill positions in institutions vital to national security.

Update: International School Forced To Relocate

Menlo Park City School District is making plans to accommodate future students.

Stanford Law Professor Recognized for Public Service

'Pied Piper of new research-based legal education' chosen for 2013 Roland Volunteer Service Prize.

International School Likely Ousted from Its Campus After 20 Years

The Menlo Park City School District will vote Tuesday night whether or not to terminate the German American International School’s lease on the O’Connor campus.