Stanford University

Pair of sexual assaults reported in Stanford

Two female victims were sexually assaulted about 20 minutes apart on Friday night in Stanford.

7 years ago

Stanford president rejects ‘sanctuary’ status

Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne declined to officially declare the university a 'sanctuary campus.'

7 years ago

Stanford grad student dies mountain climbing

A Stanford University graduate student lost her life on Sunday mountain climbing in Inyo County in the Sierra Nevada.

8 years ago

No more criminal trials for judge Aaron Persky

Judge Aaron Persky is stepping down from his role in trying criminal cases after months of controversy over a lenient…

8 years ago

Pressure persists to sanction Stanford rape judge

Protesters waved "pink slips" for judge Aaron Persky in front of a state office building Wednesday.

8 years ago

Stanford bans booze at undergrad parties

Stanford University has banned hard alcohol at undergraduate parties and limited the size of bottles students are allowed to use…

8 years ago

Retired judges back colleague in Stanford sex assault case

A letter released by a group of retired Santa Clara County Superior Court judges speaks out against efforts to remove…

8 years ago

One million sign petition to remove judge in Stanford rape case

The petition is calling for the removal of Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, who earlier this month…

8 years ago

Brock Turner scheduled for release three months early

A former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus is expected to be released three…

8 years ago

Jury convicts former Stanford swimmer of sex assault

A former Stanford University star swimmer was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman who was drunk and unconscious on campus.

8 years ago

Hillary Clinton to speak at Stanford in wake of Belgium attacks

Presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will make an appearance Wednesday morning at Stanford University.

8 years ago

Stanford names Tessier-Lavigne as next president

Former Stanford University faculty member Marc Tessier-Lavigne has been appointed to become the college's next president starting in September.

8 years ago

Sexual battery reported on Stanford campus

Stanford University's Department of Public Safety is looking for a man who sexually battered someone on campus.

8 years ago

Bay Area scientists earn presidential kudos

President Obama honored four Bay Area scientists this year with the country's highest scientific honor.

8 years ago

Bomb squad detonates Palo Alto grenade

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's bomb squad detonated an inert hand grenade Monday evening after it was discovered by construction…

8 years ago

Stanford students sit in over fossil fuels

More than 100 students held a sit-in at Stanford to call on school administrators to divest from the fossil fuel…

8 years ago

Home-built gun killed Clare Orton

Homemade guns, similar to the ones assembled by a 21-year-old Lafayette man who killed a 19-year-old woman at her home…

9 years ago

Cal crowned best public university in the U.S.

The University of California at Berkeley is the number one public university in the United States.

9 years ago

Details emerge on pair killed in apparent-murder suicide

Police in Walnut Creek are continuing to investigate the Tuesday shooting deaths of two college students as an apparent murder-suicide.

9 years ago

Gas leak clears Stanford frat house

A Stanford University fraternity was evacuated because of a gas leak Tuesday afternoon, Palo Alto fire officials said.

9 years ago

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