Drawing on 18th- and 19th-century writings, religious studies scholar Kathryn Gin Lum shows how the concept of "hell" influenced religion, politics and social reform in the first century of America's nationhood.
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Drawing on 18th- and 19th-century writings, religious studies scholar Kathryn Gin Lum shows how the concept of "hell" influenced religion, politics and social reform in the first century of America...
Stanford announces an innovative new approach to meeting its energy needs that will make it one of the world's most energy-efficient universities. The comprehensive new system incorporates solar po...
A Stanford student-run theatrical society explores racial integration – then and now – against the background of an inventive LED set in the musical "Hairspray." The performance aims to spark civil...
A wide-ranging group from vegans to carnivores spent spring break visiting and working on farms around Monterey Bay. The trip, called "Beyond Organic," is part of Stanford's Alternative Spring Brea...
This year's annual battle of the bots featured robots that score points by shooting or dunking as many "basketballs" as possible in under two minutes. Students in "Introduction to Mechatronics" lea...
A puzzling observation, pursued through hundreds of experiments, has led Stanford researchers to a simple yet profound discovery: Under certain circumstances, droplets of fluid will move like perfo...
Open Office Hours is an opportunity to converse with great minds at Stanford. Drawing on the traditions of faculty office hours and learning outside the lecture hall, the series is free and open to anyone with a Facebook account.
For more than 90 years Stanford has delivered courses specifically intended for freshmen. These classes, often taught by faculty teams representing distinct departments and schools, encourage students to develop the ability to ask rigorous questions that can lead to scientific experimentation or literary interpretation or social policy analysis. Read more about the program: http://stanford.io/1qdh9Q7 #ThinkingMatters
Each year about 1,000 Stanford students pursue undergraduate research projects, which put them in close touch with faculty mentors and often take them far from campus: http://stanford.io/1F0mMLq
Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams...
Assistant Professor Chao-Lin Kuo surprises Professor Andrei Linde with evidence that supports cosmic inflation theory. The discovery, made by Kuo and his colleagues at the BICEP2 experiment, repres...
Bob Varner, Foxglove Winery vintner, walks you through what to expect when you taste a glass of Foxglove chardonnay. Order this and other Stanford wines from stanfordwinecollection.com.
Eric Hickey, Nadia Wines vintner, walks you through what to expect when you taste a glass of Nadia cabernet. Order this and other Stanford wines from stanfordwinecollection.com.
Paul Draper, '58, Ridge Winery vintner and CEO, shares his love of wine, the Peninsula and Stanford. Order Ridge and other Stanford wines from stanfordwinecollection.com.
Kathleen Inman, Inman Family Winery vintner, walks you through what to expect when you taste an Inman Family pinot noir. Order this and other Stanford wines from stanfordwinecollection.com.
Tim Carl, director of Knights Bridge winery, walks you through what to expect when you taste a Knights Bridge chardonnay. Order this and other Stanford wines from stanfordwinecollection.com.