The university's consolidated assets increased more than $1 billion.
All 6,103 applicants were notified Friday whether they were accepted, denied or deferred. Another 30,000 students are expected to apply to the university by Jan.1.
Since the 1999 Columbine shooting in Colorado, school districts have taken measures to prevent similar attacks, including Palo Alto Unified.
The huge undergraduate class divides into small sections, providing dynamic learning pods whose alumni include industry icons.
This occurs in less than one percent of twins in the U.S. but results in a mortality rate of 20 percent.
Paul Ehrlich calls for realignment of human activity and natural systems.
Research by Stanford scientists focuses on geologic features and activity in the Himalayas and Pacific Northwest that could mean those areas are primed for major earthquakes.
Through an exploration of Istanbul's back alleys and shantytowns, Stanford students get up close and personal with a city caught between a glorious past and a global future.
In a sweeping study of the lifting of court-ordered desegregation plans, researchers show the fading of the dream of black and white students attending school together.
Drawing on untapped criminal records, a Stanford scholar reveals that 17th-century Russia was not as autocratic as Vladimir Putin would have you believe.
A multidisciplinary project seeks to understand the Eastern Baltic Crusades through the lens of ecology. Horses, for example, aided the Christians in battle, while the castles the Crusaders built decimated forests.
A sophomore from Gunn High School won a college scholarship in a prestigious science competition.
Accepting the SIEPR Prize for Contributions to Economic Policy, economist Martin Feldstein called for action on the budget deficit via a cap on tax reductions for individual taxpayers.
The goal is nothing short of improving human well-being.
Stanford's bicycle program coordinator tells students that most crashes occur one to three miles from home, so wearing a helmet is always a good idea.
Genetic testing is the best and most cost-effective way to screen prisoners for tuberculosis and drug-resistant strains of the disease, according to a Stanford study.
The Spiral Word: El Codex Estánfor, a four-part mural at El Centro Chicano, marks artist Juana Alicia's return to campus.
The State of the West Symposium featured a discussion of the Western United States' future of extreme heat, declining snowpack, and what it means for the region's industry, electricity generation and policy.
Engineers at Stanford's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have developed autonomous underwater vehicles.
Stanford women's basketball coach Tara VanDerveer and her number-one ranked Cardinal team fired up the students at Ralston Middle School Wednesday with some awesome ball handling drills and advice on teamwork, respect and appreciation.
Sophomores volunteered for "Day of Harvest."
School of Education course offers a free-flowing, ambitious debate about Education's Digital Future.
Stanford's Department of Chemistry is seeking new ways to fight Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium responsible for a broad range of diseases.
Stanford scientists and other researchers analyze future snowpack decline from California to the Himalayas.
The district hopes to reduce the number of intra-district transfers.
A team of Stanford chemists and engineers has created the first synthetic material that is both sensitive to touch and capable of healing itself quickly and repeatedly at room temperature.
Funding from industry has helped support 80 research programs at Stanford and 38 around the world.
The boy has returned to school after a legal settlement with PAUSD.
Is there hope for Africa's lions? Biologist and wildlife photographer Susan McConnell examines their chances for survival
The Stanford community will celebrate Veterans Day with several events, including a reception today in the Law School lounge, an evening of storytelling on Sunday in the Old Union, and the placing of wreaths.
Class2Go, developed by a group of Stanford engineers, will be the basis for online courses at the University of Western Australia accessible through mobile devices. The mobile app will then be available for use by Stanford – and anyone else.
The donation of one of the most extensive Bahá'í libraries in private hands preserves a history that could otherwise be lost.
Anti-tax advocates argue that millionaires will flee from states that raise taxes on their highest earners. But a study by Stanford and Princeton researchers shows no evidence of millionaire migration in response to recent tax rate changes.
Through an interdisciplinary study of literature, film and neuroscience, Stanford scholar Laura Wittman traces the evolution of near-death experiences in modern culture.
Researchers have developed a solar cell made entirely of carbon, an inexpensive substitute for the pricey materials used in conventional solar panels.
The advance could yield a new class of nanoscale applications that use light instead of electricity.
Each of thee selected schools received a check for $1,000.
A fundraising inspiration launched in 1985 led to a remarkable partnership between the venture capital community and the Stanford School of Engineering that is still going strong today. The school recently hosted a belated celebratory event to honor the
Research says political candidates might be better off paying for web ads than investing too heavily in TV.
Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Stanford professor makes a prediction.