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🌱 What Stanford’s Faculty Senate quietly changed about your education and campus tech

Stanford, California Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hello again Stanford! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Stanford’s Faculty Senate quietly changed about your education and campus tech
  • Why was Santa Clara’s top prosecutor just pulled from a Stanford case?
  • Why are so many babies arriving at Stanford Medicine Children’s right now?

Also on today's calendar: Fresh Air, Fresh Art! and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Where did the two roofs meet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 73, low: 52.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Faculty Senate addresses IDF soldier's presence on campus, votes to expand COLLEGE program (stanforddaily.com) — Stanford’s Faculty Senate just scrutinized an on-campus altercation involving an IDF soldier, reviewed the university’s response, and advanced an expansion of the required COLLEGE program from two to three quarters. Leaders also discussed sexual-assault education changes, a merger of Human-Centered AI with Stanford Data Science, upgrades to the AI Playground, and memorials for two influential Stanford scholars.
   

2. Judge removes lead prosecutor in pro-Palestine protestors' case, citing conflict-of-interest with campaign fundraising (stanforddaily.com) — A Santa Clara County judge has removed District Attorney Jeff Rosen from prosecuting five Stanford pro-Palestine protesters, citing conflict-of-interest concerns tied to his campaign messaging. The state attorney general has been ordered to take over before a May 11 retrial, extending a long-running case over a 2024 sit-in at the Stanford president’s office.
   

3. Mother's Day Baby Boom - Stanford Medicine Children's Health Blog (stanfordchildrens.org) — Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is experiencing an unusually large baby boom, including nearly 40 nurses who are pregnant or recently gave birth and a 23% jump in deliveries at its Johnson Center. The hospital, repeatedly top-ranked for maternity and neonatal care, says it’s fully prepared to safely support the surge of local moms and newborns through the busy spring-to-fall “baby season.”
   

4. Stanford To Consolidate Two Big AI Programs (forbes.com) — Stanford residents should know that Stanford University is merging its Data Science initiative with the Institute for Human-Centered AI under the Stanford HAI banner, centralizing major AI research on campus. The combined institute will leverage powerful computing resources and cross-disciplinary teams to study AI’s technical advances alongside ethics, policy, and social impact, with James Landay leading and Fei-Fei Li advising university leadership.
   

5. Express: City eyes bike upgrades on Middlefield (mv-voice.com) — Stanford residents are affected by a Santa Clara County judge’s decision to reassign prosecution of a local felony vandalism case involving Stanford, while the university has released a major study on California’s public education system. The same regional newsletter also highlights Middlefield Road bike-safety upgrades in Mountain View and promotes a Midpeninsula arts open-studios event and community calendar.
   

📸 Around Stanford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stanford

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Other local events
    Sunday May 10
  • External Event: FOPAL Book Sale
    Children's Library, 1276 Harriet Street, Palo Alto
    1:00 pm
  • Jean Yves Thibaudet →
    Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St, Stanford
    2:30 pm
    • Monday May 11
  • AVID Family Night
    Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle Palo Alto, CA 94306
    5:30 pm
    • Tuesday May 12
  • Family Storytime
    Children's Library 1276 Harriet Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
    10:30 am
  • LEGO Tuesdays!
    Downtown Branch Library 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
    4:00 pm
  • Jazz Band Final Concert
    Palo Alto High School Performing Arts Center, 50 Embarcadero Rd
    7:00 pm
    • Wednesday May 13
  • Little Ones Storytime
    Children's Library 1276 Harriet Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
    10:30 am
  • Family Craft: Bird's Nest
    Children's Library 1276 Harriet Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
    3:30 pm

📣 Stanford Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday May 9
  • YOGAqua at Hotel Nia →
    Hotel Nia, Autograph Collection, 200 Independence Dr, Menlo Park
    9:00 am
  • External Event: FOPAL Book Sale
    Children's Library 1276 Harriet Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
    9:30 am
  • Genealogy Workshop
    Los Altos Chamber of Commerce Los Altos Community Center, 97 Hillview Avenue, Los Altos, Sycamore Room
    10:00 am
  • SFBAM Almost Mother's Day Celebration at Redwood City →
    Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City
    10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Since May is Foster Care Awareness Month, I wanted to share a little bit about who I am, why I’m beginning a new journey, and provide feedback on the information below.
    My name is Summer, and I am a single mother of three, a full-time student at Stanford University, and someone who has fought through more than most… (Nextdoor Stanford Campus)
  • US Department of Veterans Affairs posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aid in Palo Alto. Apply here.
  • Island Hospitality Management posted a job opening for Night Auditor - (Fri/Sat) in Palo Alto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stanford here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: At a shingles bar! (Thank you Yann P. for sending it in!)
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