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Alexa Corse named 2019 Daniel Pearl intern

ALEXA CORSE has been chosen the 2019 DANIEL PEARL Memorial Journalism Intern. Corse is a senior majoring in political science. She has previously interned at the Wall Street Journal’s Washington bureau...

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The Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Archive has found a home at Stanford

The archive of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the late hospice and palliative care pioneer, psychiatrist and author of some two dozen books, including the 1969 On Death & Dying, has been accepted by the...

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George Shultz explores the future, offers solutions to contemporary problems

In his new Hoover Institution Press book, Thinking About the Future, GEORGE SHULTZ reflects on more than half a century of public service to offer solutions to some of America’s most pressing...

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CISAC faculty and fellows recommend books, podcasts for summer 2019

Looking for some summer reading? Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) faculty and fellows have a few suggestions. HYUN-BINN CHO, postdoctoral fellow at CISAC, recommends Active...

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Stanford Alumni Association has a few suggestions for summer reading

The search for a great summer read never ends. Next up with some suggestions is the Stanford Alumni Association, which – not surprisingly – recommends some works by Stanford alumni. Among them: Let’s...

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Summer reading: Sparking curiosity and conversations about our planet

This year’s informal survey of faculty at Stanford’s School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences (Stanford Earth) yielded a bounty of suggestions for summer reading that may spark renewed...

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Stanford Law School shares what lawyers read over the summer

Faculty members at Stanford Law School have shared their summer reading lists and make a few recommendations for the rest of us. For instance, BARBARA BABCOCK, the Judge John Crown Professor of Law,...

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Escape the heat with books recommended by Stanford business professors

Stanford Graduate School of Business professors reveal what one book they would most like to read this summer and why. Their choices range from a classic 1945 political fable to a search for sunken...

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Stanford sophomore, YouTube star publishes cookbook

Before joining Stanford, engineering student RACHEL FONG, ’21, became an internet celebrity with her popular YouTube channel, Kawaii Sweet World, which features her baking and crafting tutorials. Now,...

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The award-winning health blog Scope celebrates its 10,000th post

Scope, the award-winning health blog produced by Stanford Medicine, is celebrating its 10,000th post. Scope writes stories on original research, highlights podcasts, profiles physicians and researchers...

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Stanford Health Care CEO describes his experiences as a trauma patient

In a recent post in Scope, the Stanford Medicine blog, DAVID ENTWISTLE, president and CEO of Stanford Health Care, described his experiences as a patient in an intensive care unit. The experience, he...

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GSB faculty suggest 10 books to share for the holidays

Several Stanford Graduate School of Business professors picked a book that they would likely give to a friend for the holidays. Their suggestions would make an eclectic gift basket, ranging from...

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2019 gift guide for book lovers

Here’s what to give every book lover (so, everyone) on your list, from your overachieving bestie to your music-loving dad. Wrap in Cardinal red and pat yourself on the back. For your dad, who collects...

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End-of-the-year book and podcast suggestions from Stanford Law School

If you are still in search of the perfect winter break book or podcast, here are a few suggestions from the faculty at Stanford Law School. For instance, RALPH RICHARD BANKS, the Jackson Eli Reynolds...

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My mommy is a doctor : A children’s book (and love story)

MOISES GALLEGOS, an emergency medicine physician, has written a children’s book called My mommy is a doctor superhero. Gallegos wrote the 13-page book in one sitting after he and his then 1-month-old...

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What to read now during Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month. So, Stanford magazine compiled a list of inspirational works by Stanford alumnae. Toxic Femininity in the Workplace: Office Gender Politics Are a Battlefield, Ginny...

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George Shultz and John Taylor discuss economic policy lessons

Distinguished Fellow GEORGE SHULTZ and Senior Fellow JOHN TAYLOR recently discussed their newly released book from Hoover Institution Press, Choose Economic Freedom: Enduring Policy Lessons from the...

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Physician asks what if George Washington was shot during the Revolutionary War?

If RONALD GIBBS, could step into an alternate timeline, he would trade his research and teaching in obstetrics and gynecology at Stanford Medicine to become a historian specializing in 18th-century...

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What happens when a tweet takes over a scholar’s life?

Addiction expert KEITH HUMPHREYS, the Esther Ting Memorial Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, recently wrote a blog post in the School of Medicine’s Scope blog describing what happened...

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Stanford magazine suggests what to read this summer

Stanford magazine asked faculty and its own books editor for recommendations for the best books to entertain, inspire and inform during precious breaks from work, not-so-glam staycations and socially...

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