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Stanford, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Stanford! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What’s happening at Stanford’s conference on Jewish thought and prison reform?
  • Want to connect over maíz, coffee, and Latinx community at Stanford?
  • How worried should Stanford students be about shrinking humanities majors?

Also on today's calendar: Fashion Showcase at Enchanté Boutique Hotel and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Chabad Reaches a New Frontier: Teaching the Teachers (anash.org) — Stanford residents can attend a national conference on Jewish thought, prison reform, restorative justice, and literacy at Stanford University on October 11–12, featuring local faculty and visiting Chassidic scholars. Organized by the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and Society, the gathering aims to engage professors so they, in turn, bring these ideas into classrooms nationwide.
   

2. Coffee & Maíz: Building Community with Stanford's El Centro Chicano y Latino (stanford.edu) — Stanford community members are invited to a Coffee Convo celebrating maíz with food, coffee, and conversation hosted by El Centro Chicano y Latino. You’ll hear brief remarks from Professor Rodolfo Dirzo and Dr. Margaret Sena, learn about the cultural significance of maíz, and discover campus resources that support Latinx student success, community, and belonging at Stanford.
   

3. Stanford sees decline in humanities majors (stanforddaily.com) — Stanford undergraduates are choosing humanities majors far less often than two decades ago, even as overall degrees rise, prompting new efforts to make these fields more accessible and career-connected. Local faculty describe new gateway courses, public humanities initiatives, and small-seminar teaching as ways to keep Stanford’s humanities vibrant, especially as AI raises fresh questions about the value of a liberal education.
   

4. Stanford Researchers Develop Urine Test That Detects 95% Of Bladder Cancer Cases (pulse2.com) — Stanford Medicine researchers have created a new RNA-based urine test that correctly detects about 95% of bladder cancer cases, far outperforming existing urine diagnostics. For local patients and clinicians, this noninvasive tool could eventually reduce reliance on uncomfortable cystoscopies, better track whether cancer remains after treatment, and help guide scarce immunotherapies to those most likely to benefit.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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