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Stanford University returns to online instruction to begin winter quarter
Stanford University has announced that it will start its winter quarter holding classes online for the first two weeks of January. Read More
Stanford University welcomes upperclassmen back to campus
Junior- and senior-year students will be invited to return to campus when the spring quarter at Stanford University begins March 29, the university announced. The university said in an...Read More
Feds add charges to case against former Stanford researcher with Chinese military ties
In July of 2020, federal prosecutors brought criminal visa fraud charges against a Stanford University medical researcher who was allegedly a secret member of the Chinese military. On Thursday,...Read More
Researchers find state’s first South African variant cases in two Bay Area counties
Genomics researchers at Stanford University have confirmed California’s first two cases of the South African coronavirus variant in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. The...Read More
Palo Alto, Oakland rallies planned in solidarity with Portland protesters
Two rallies to support protesters in Portland, Oregon are planned Saturday in the Bay Area, one in Palo Alto near Stanford University and the other in downtown Oakland. The...Read More
Dr. Fauci talks Covid-19 reality, vaccines, preparation for next pandemic in Stanford discussion
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, joined Stanford University’s dean of medicine Monday for a talk on the challenges and medical progress...Read More
SFBay Covid-19 update: Newsom announces testing task force, Santa Rita inmate tests positive
Press briefings providing updates for the nation and the state California occurred within minutes of each other Saturday afternoon. A sharp contrast was drawn between the two as Gov....Read More
Bay Area coronavirus update: rising numbers, campus closures, cruise ship evacuation
San Francisco’s total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases, or COVID-19, jumped to 13 since the announcement of the first two cases by health officials last week. On Friday,...Read More
Sheared hydrant, massive flooding halts Stanford housing construction
Flooding from a sheared off fire hydrant halted construction work on a Stanford University housing project and forced the evacuation Saturday of the Stanford Park Hotel at 100 El...Read More
District court rules against Stanford in county affordable housing ordinance
Santa Clara County officials have welcomed a judicial order last Thursday that dismissed a Stanford University lawsuit challenging a county ordinance that requires the university to include affordable housing...Read More
After stinging scandal, suite of college admission reforms proposed in California
California lawmakers are proposing a sweep of changes they say will ensure the admission process is fair.Read More
James Mattis to rejoin Stanford Hoover Institution post White House
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will return to a fellowship at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution think tank in May after resigning from his White House post in...Read More
Female victim sexually assaulted on Stanford campus
A female victim was restrained against her will and sexually assaulted early Thursday morning on the campus of Stanford University.Read More
Court upholds verdict, denies Brock Turner appeal
A state appellate court Wednesday denied an appeal from the attorney of a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault.Read More
Rex Tillerson to speak at Stanford Wednesday
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is scheduled to discuss the future of Syria during an event at Stanford University Wednesday morning.Read More
Stanford radiology professor dies in crash
Stanford University School of Medicine confirmed that 45-year-old Juergen Willmann passed away in a crash near Palo Alto.Read More
Brock Turner appeals ‘unfair’ sex assault conviction
Former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner has asked a state appeals court in San Jose to overturn his sexual assault conviction.Read More
Eastern Washington upends Stanford at Maples
Bogdan Bliznyuk scored 23 points as Eastern Washington upended Stanford 67-61 on Tuesday night at Palo Alto's Maples Pavilion.Read More
