A university bioengineer is working on the idea, saying traditional helmets don’t protect riders as well as they could. SEE VIDEO.
“Shaneka Julian is a wonderful educator who has made a tremendous difference in the lives of Eastside’s students during the past 15 years.”
Manu Prakash awarded a “genius grant” from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. [Breaking]
Maria Birukova, 26, an aspiring immunologist and avid mountain climber tragically died in the Sierra Nevada. [Breaking]
Professor to co-lead the Bay Area collaboration with its goal to cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of the century .
Breaking education news: The scholarships will be awarded next spring and summer.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has effectively banned most antibacterial soaps, a personal hygiene product used by millions.
Kickoff is at 5 p.m. [Breaking]
Both self-reported violations in softball and football were reviewed by the NCAA, which deemed them serious infractions.
How does the Golden State stack up with the rest of the nation? The much-anticipated annual college rankings were released Tuesday.
“Laura Bricca is out to make a difference in the world—she certainly changed my life.”
As more states legalize marijuana, this tool allows officers to check motorists on the spot for driving under the influence.
University officials seeking to change the campus culture around alcohol, particularly in light of prominent rape case involving swimmer.
Stanford archivists are preserving three decades of the political talk show. Public exhibit "Civil Discourse" ends Aug. 20.
The list, released today, ranked the 500 best high schools in the country. [Breaking]
The National Safety Council offers tips on keeping your student safe and sound as they return to school this month. Good reminders for all!
Children may be heading back to the classrooms but a new study says California has the some of the worst public schools in the nation.
International team, including Stanford researchers, unveils findings on dynamic behavior of galaxy clusters and ties to cosmic evolution.
A team that included two researchers found evidence of beer-making 5,000 years ago in China. See their recipe here.
An economist will succeed Garth Saloner, who is stepping down after seven years as dean.
A Stanford professor emeritus guided GPS from a foundering military project to one of the most impactful modern technologies.
Students from Los Altos, Mountain View and Milpitas are also represented. We have the entire list here.
Two students planning to attend Stanford and a UC Berkeley grad are winners of a $250,000 Hertz Foundation Fellowship.
Palo Alto High made the list for Top Schools in California.
Infinite 'bubble universes,' filled with alternate versions of ourselves or nothing at all, might exist right alongside our own.
Dr. Holbrook Kohrt, who sought new ways to arm the immune system to fight cancer, died Wednesday in Miami, Stanford officials said.
Under Stanford's undergraduate financial aid program, typical parents with incomes below $125,000 pay no tuition.
The professor emeritus paved the way for everything from complex chips to crash-proof computers, and trained 75 PhDs.
The winner of the Santa Clara County contest will receive $1,000 and their poster will be prominently used. "Its not all hearts and LOLs..."
View the entire list of local winners advancing to State.
Niche has released its list of 2016 Best Elementary Schools in California. The top 11 spots are all PAUSD.
Ten percent of the state’s top 100 schools are located right here in the Peninsula, new rankings find.
The students are outside university president John Hennessy’s office and have no plans to leave until the school divests from fossil fuel.
The work takes a big step toward adding a sense of touch to prosthetic limbs.
The sirens will be heard in Palo Alto, Los Altos and Menlo Park.
The lectures and discussions are Oct. 7-9 and are free and open to the public.
Stanford has "much more work to do in battling sexual assault and misconduct," President John Hennessy said.
Kids are showing signs of stress, physical health problems, a lack of balance and even alienation from society.
The largest study of its kind, a new study on campus rape underscores the challenges facing American Universities.
The union claimed over the last 10 years more than half of all CSU faculty has been hired into temporary positions with lower pay.