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Stanford, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Stanford! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Stanford Health Care’s new AA-rated bonds reshape local facilities?
  • Stanford just scored big in a major new college ranking
  • How new Stanford Medicine research could reshape ALS and SMA studies

Also on today's calendar: Calling All Superheroes: HERS 27th Annual Walk/Run Fundraiser & Community Expo is September 26th! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy and cool, temps: high: 72, low: 56.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Stanford Health Care bonds win AA rating as financing backs capital projects (tradersunion.com) — Stanford residents should know that Stanford Health Care is issuing new AA-rated bonds to refinance debt and help fund major projects like the 300 Pasteur Renewal, Redwood City Medical Office Building, and Stanford Medicine Cancer Center. Fitch’s strong rating and stable outlook signal continued financial strength as these local medical facilities expand and modernize.
   

2. These Are The Best Colleges In California, New Ranking Says (patch.com) — Stanford University, right in your backyard, has been ranked the No. 2 college in the nation and the top school in California in Niche’s new 2027 rankings. The list also highlights other leading California campuses, using federal data and student reviews to evaluate academics, value, student life, and career preparation across more than 4,000 institutions.
   

3. Statement from the Muscular Dystrophy Association on Stanford Medicine Research Advancing Understanding of the Brain and Neuromuscular Disease (mda.org) — New research led by Stanford Medicine has created human hindbrain motor neurons from stem cells, offering scientists a powerful new way to study conditions like SMA and ALS. While it’s still early-stage and not a treatment, this lab model could help researchers worldwide better understand how these diseases affect vital functions such as swallowing and breathing, and speed future therapy development.
   

4. Stanford study places human cortical tissue in engineered mice (findarticles.com) — Researchers at Stanford Medicine have created ‘xenocortical’ mice by transplanting human cortical organoids into specially engineered mouse brains, offering a powerful new way to study human neural cells in a living system. For people in Stanford, this work highlights the university’s growing role in cutting-edge brain research while also raising fresh ethical questions about how far such animal–human experiments should go.
   

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Ok Stanford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Stanford

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