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How un-syncing the brain can help Parkinson’s patients
Abnormal levels of neuronal synchronicity is a hallmark of many neurological conditions. A Stanford professor discusses how to alleviate their symptoms.
August 18, 2022
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How to put AI tools into the hands of primary care physicians
Artificial intelligence tools can improve patient care. But health care AI innovations are mostly in specialized areas. A Stanford physician explains why that needs to change.
August 18, 2022
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A mobile app can help communities improve their health and well-being
A Stanford professor explains how a relatively simple tool can empower individuals to identify and advocate for meaningful changes in their neighborhoods.
August 17, 2022
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New synthetic genetic circuits could help plants amid climate change
The researchers work could make crops more efficient at gathering nutrients and water, and more resilient to increasing pressures from climate change.
August 11, 2022
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How to design algorithms with fairness in mind
Algorithms are behind many serious decisions in mortgages, medicine, and a range of other areas. A computer scientist explains how we can build notions of fairness into algorithms.
August 05, 2022
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Bruce Daniel: Using technologies from the gaming industry to improve medicine
Stanford professor explains how augmented and virtual reality, body tracking, and other technologies from the gaming industry could be used in medicine.
July 25, 2022
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Using technologies from the gaming industry to improve medicine
A Stanford professor explains how augmented and virtual reality, body tracking, and other technologies from the gaming industry could be used in medicine.
July 25, 2022
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How to make quieter airplanes
A Stanford professor explains how fluid mechanics can help decrease the sound generated by airplanes.
July 18, 2022
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A cardiologist says embracing diversity will catalyze medical research
Diversity in medicine boosts innovation and has even improved physicians’ ability to prevent transplant rejection.
July 18, 2022
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An innovative polling model can move us past political polarization
A Stanford professor explains how the deliberative polling model can get people to listen to one another and even compromise on some of society’s most complex policy issues.
June 24, 2022
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How cryptography and Web3 can help restore trust in digital media
A group of researchers explore how the tools of cryptography can be used to verify the veracity of the images and videos you see online.
June 17, 2022
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Data is transforming our understanding of natural disasters
A Stanford professor details how new types of data collection and faster computers are helping our knowledge of earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes – and how to prepare for them.
June 15, 2022
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Computational modeling can help understand Alzheimer’s disease
A professor of mechanical engineering explains how computational models of Alzheimer’s spread in the brain are providing new information about the disease.
June 14, 2022
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Tau Beta Pi Announces 2022 Teaching Award and Teaching Honor Roll
The recipients, representing seven School of Engineering departments, were nominated by undergraduate engineering students.
June 13, 2022
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The Stanford School of Engineering celebrates the Class of 2022
The graduates rose to the many challenges posed by a global pandemic.
June 10, 2022
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Building communities centered on care and learning
Alex Bradfield is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in bioengineering and a minor in education. He plans to pursue a career in STEM, and later, become a high school teacher.
June 08, 2022
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Jan Liphardt: Is a good diagnosis possible without revealing your medical secrets?
New cryptographic techniques allow patients to get personalized health care yet never divulge their medical secrets to anyone—even their doctors.
June 06, 2022
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What the humble planarian teaches us about the building blocks of life
A bioengineer studies the flatworms' ability to regenerate nerves, muscle, and other tissue. “One of the big questions we want to answer is how it does this on a genetic level?”
May 26, 2022
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Training the next generation of entrepreneurs
Are entrepreneurs born or made? A Stanford professor explains how understanding and practicing a set of skills can make entrepreneurs of us all.
May 25, 2022
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How to develop ever-better computer chips
The pandemic accelerated society’s digital transformation by years, requiring more and better computer chips. A Stanford electrical engineer explains how to make that happen.
May 25, 2022