November 21, 2008: ------------------------------------- NEWS ------------------------------------- Hoover Institution gets papers of late Chief Justice Rehnquist The papers of William H. Rehnquist, '48, MA '48, JD '52, who served as the country's chief justice from 1986 until his death in 2005, have been donated to the Hoover Institution Archives. Stanford building nation's largest stem cell center The School of Medicine broke ground October 27 for the Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell Research Building, scheduled to open in the summer of 2010. Nobel winner pushes for banking with a conscience Speaking at a packed Cubberley Auditorium on November 14, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus encouraged financial thinkers to put people ahead of profits. ------------------------------------- RESEARCH ------------------------------------- Extreme makeover: computer science edition A group of Stanford researchers specializing in artificial intelligence has developed software that makes it possible to insert a photo into your home video. Research sheds light on cause of type-1 diabetes Investigators combing the human genome in the hope of finding variants responsible for triggering early-onset diabetes may be looking in the wrong place. New research suggests type-1 diabetes is caused not so much by bad genes as good genes behaving badly. ------------------------------------- FEATURES ------------------------------------- A grim treasure Sordid details and historical pearls. That's one way to describe a controversial cache of documents housed at the Hoover Institution since early this year. The collection contains vast sets of official records from Iraq's Baath Party government during the years of Saddam Hussein's rule. 646 very personal questions Can asking about people's toilet habits -- and tailoring hygiene information to their answers -- help save the lives of African children? Civil engineering professor Jenna Davis is working with Tanzanians to find out. This is your brain on bargains Neuroscientists are getting closer to understanding why buying things makes us feel better. This could be a boon for marketers. Could it also be a tool for self-control? Chance of a lifetime Stricken with a fierce form of cancer, theologian Forrest Church contemplates his likelihood of survival. Then he realizes those aren't the odds he should be reckoning. ------------------------------------- SPORTS ------------------------------------- Stanford meets Cal in 111th Big Game Stanford will close out the 2008 regular season Saturday in Berkeley against the California Golden Bears in the 111th renewal of the Big Game. A win over Cal would make the Cardinal bowl-eligible for the first time since the 2001 season. The latest Cardinal scores ------------------------------------- IN MEMORIAM ------------------------------------- Sabine Kohler, a professor of pathology and of dermatology whose expertise in skin biopsies benefited hundreds of patients while also leading to new approaches for these critical diagnostic tests, has died at 47. More obituaries ------------------------------------- ON THE MOVE ------------------------------------- Stanford Hospital & Clinics has announced the appointment of Daniel Ginsburg as its new chief operating officer, effective January 12. Ginsburg succeeds Michael Peterson, whose retirement as COO was announced in June. ------------------------------------- HEARD ON CAMPUS ------------------------------------- "I've worked a lot of elections, and I've never seen this much excitement." - Jamila Rufara, Field Inspector for the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, as she surveyed campus community members lined up at the Stanford polling stations on November 4. ------------------------------------- WEB WATCH ------------------------------------- Stanford University Stanford Alumni Association The latest news from Stanford Cardinal sports coverage Stanford on iTunes Events at Stanford Stanford on YouTube Make a gift to Stanford The Stanford Challenge Stanford Historical Society Medical School Other Schools: Business, Earth Sciences, Education, Engineering, H&S, Law |