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What makes a surgeon great?
A professor of surgery discusses what we can learn by using sensors and video to examine and quantify every moment of a surgery.
April 14, 2022
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How social media can help gauge societal health
Hundreds of millions of people use social media in the U.S. A computational social scientist explains how to harness the technology to measure mental and physical well-being.
April 08, 2022
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What happens when computers can write like humans
An increasing amount of written communication is being created by artificial intelligence. A professor of communication discusses the implications.
April 05, 2022
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Stanford Engineering announces the winners of its annual staff awards
Individuals were nominated by faculty and staff for their extraordinary commitment and dedication during another challenging year.
March 25, 2022
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The impact of income gaps on children’s health
A pediatrics professor explains how COVID-19 put a spotlight on how income disparities affect health — and how innovations in telehealth might help overcome some of the challenges.
March 23, 2022
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Stanford bioengineers aim to build a heart, one layer at a time
Using advanced 3D printing techniques, Mark Skylar-Scott and his team want to transform a paste made of living cells into hearts and other organs.
March 15, 2022
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The promise and challenges of relying on AI for drug development
Clearly articulated principles can guide the direction of technological advancements like AI-enabled drug discovery.
March 14, 2022
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Fan Yang: Regenerating and rejuvenating human tissues
A bioengineer discusses how biomaterials created in a lab can help the human body regenerate or rejuvenate tissues, or provide 3D disease models to inform drug discovery.
March 11, 2022
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The crucial role of data compression
The total size of digital file types is expanding exponentially. So are the challenges of storing them. An electrical engineer discusses new approaches to tackling the issue.
March 11, 2022
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Regenerating and rejuvenating human tissues
A bioengineer discusses how biomaterials created in a lab can help the human body regenerate or rejuvenate tissues, or provide 3D disease models to inform drug discovery.
March 11, 2022
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Emma Lundberg awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize in Molecular Biology
One prize is given each year in five different categories - mathematics, physics, chemistry, molecular biology and medicine.
March 09, 2022
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Why AI must embody the values of its users
Artificial intelligence has become increasingly important in our daily lives. A computer scientist explains what he’s doing to help ensure it’s working with us, not against us.
March 02, 2022
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Stanley Qi: A nanoscale look at coronavirus infection
Using super-resolution microscopy, a team of Stanford scientists uncovered new details about the location of viral molecules in a cell after coronavirus infection
March 01, 2022
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A more thoughtful approach to technology can improve medical care
A professor of medicine and expert on organizational behavior explores how innovation and an integrated approach to healthcare can help tame some of its complexities.
February 18, 2022
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How do you build a better robot? By understanding people.
A computer scientist discusses the growing field of human-robot interaction.
February 09, 2022
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Polly Fordyce receives NSF CAREER Award
The grant supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as leaders in integrating education and research.
February 02, 2022
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Can we engineer crops to withstand climate change?
A bioengineer is working on methods she hopes will help enable plants to survive increasingly harsh conditions.
January 28, 2022
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Kwabena Boahen: Curiosity is the way forward to new knowledge
A professor of bioengineering and of electrical engineering discusses his path to Stanford, and how students can get started on their own journeys.
January 25, 2022
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James Zou: Trust is AI’s most critical contribution to health care
AI can reveal remarkable medical insights, but only if patients and doctors have faith in it. Thus, trust has become AI’s singular goal, says this expert in the field.
January 21, 2022
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Five BioE faculty named as Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator Award recipients 2022-27 for visionary early-stage research
Congratulations to Stanley Qi, KC Huang, Michael Fischbacher, Polly Fordyce, and Mark Skylar-Scott
January 11, 2022