Stanford University

Hennessy resigns as Stanford president

Stanford University President John Hennessy will step down from his position next year after more than 15 years.

9 years ago

Stanford anthrax ‘unlikely’ to pose risk

Stanford University officials assured the public that a vial potentially carrying live anthrax has not threatened the school.

9 years ago

AC Transit doubles up for Transbay commuters

AC Transit on Monday will begin a three-week pilot program of a 42-foot-long, double-decker bus.

9 years ago

Obama urges partnership to fight cybercrime

President Barack Obama signed an executive order Friday encouraging the private sector to share cybersecurity threat information with the U.S.…

9 years ago

President Obama touches down at SFO

President Barack Obama has arrived in the Bay Area this evening for a trip that will include a speech at…

9 years ago

Tech exec countersues over lurid rape charges

A former Stanford University student has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a Silicon Valley executive sexually assaulted her during their…

9 years ago

Rape allegations sink former Stanford swimmer

Brock Allen Turner was arrested on campus Jan. 18 and has withdrawn from Stanford University.

9 years ago

Stanford doctor isolated on Ebola quarantine

California doctors returning from Ebola-stricken areas will now be placed on a 21-day quarantine upon their return.

10 years ago

Stanford professor shares Nobel Prize

Stanford University professor William E. Moerner has won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

10 years ago

Obesity study seeks milkshake-loving kids

Stanford University researchers are looking for volunteers to participate in an experiment.

10 years ago

Sam Goldman, prince of the Bay Area press box

The sports world this week lost a life that brought light into press boxes throughout the Bay Area.

10 years ago

First Lady links Stanford students with China

Michelle Obama used a video conference from China to connect with Stanford students.

10 years ago

Stanford engin­eering students succeed by failing

Mechanical engineering professor David Beach is happy to see his students fail.

10 years ago

Stanford rakes in record-setting dollars

Stanford University has set itself ahead of the pack by becoming the first college to raise $1 billion in a…

11 years ago

‘Ikescopter’ drone to target hunger at Stanford

This story could have just been about the Stanford Robotic Club's new Ikescopter drone. But it isn't.

11 years ago

Stanford commits to online learning

Those smart guys and gals down on The Farm are firming Stanford's commitment to online learning.

12 years ago

Former inmates get business boost

Project ReMADE, run by Stanford students, helps formerly incarcerated women start their own businesses.

12 years ago

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