News & Views
Letter from the President Teaching and Research |
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Research and teaching always have been linked at Stanford.
When teaaching is carried out by those who have no direct relationship to
research, this link is broken and the result is not a
university. By Gerhard Casper
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On Campus
Unwrapping the Humanities |
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Some high-profile visitors have agreed to participate in
the new Stanford Presidential Lectures and Symposia in the Humanities and
Arts. The campus conversations will ask and attempt to
answer fundamental questions about the state of humanities
today. By Diane Manuel
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After the Storm |
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Staff, students and faculty struggled to return to normal after a series
of February storms pounded campus.
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Pitzer, Stanford’s Sixth President, Dies |
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Kenneth Pitzer, a respected chemist and educator who served as Stanford
president during the late 1960s, has died.
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Campus
Briefs |
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Mac History Apple Computer has donated
2,000 boxes of its history to the Stanford University
Libraries. 
A Window on Greatness A collection of papers linked to the family
of author Nathaniel Hawthorne now rests in a high-security vault
at Stanford.
Tuition Climbs Slowly Stanford tuition will
increate 3.5 percent next year.
People, People Several Stanford professors receive
appointments, awards and promotions, and four scholarships are or will be
awarded to Stanford students.
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Science & Medicine
Emerging from the Electronic Cave |
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A Stanford resident fellow discovers some surprises
that jolt conventional wisdom about computer
communication. By Janet Basu
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No Martian Life After All? |
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New analyses of the Martian meteorite have cast new
doubts on the likelihood that it contains the remains of ancient
Martian microbes.
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Science
& Medicine Briefs |
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The Hypocretin Diet Plan Two brain
messengers may lead to a deeper understanding of how the body
controls weight.
Dyslexia Insight A Stanford study finds that dyslexia may
be caused by an impairment of vision.
Full House at Stanford Hospital The beds at the hospital
have been filled or nearly filled since the end of
October.
Precision Agriculture Tractors soon may be
working the fields without
drivers.
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Sports News
Game, Match and Championship |
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The closest way to describe the women’s volleyball
performance at Stanford is powerful, brilliant
domination. By Harry Press
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Sports
Briefs |
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Athletic Facilities Crunch Director of
Athletics Ted Leland covers a range of complex issues during a
report to the Faculty
Senate.
Soccer Kudos Men’s Soccer Coach Bobby Clark is named
NSCAA/Umbru Far West Region Coach of the Year.
A Winning Hand Stanford’s water polo team finishes
second in the Mountain Pacific Sports
Federation.
Runaway Successes Two former Stanford coaches are named to the
U.S. Track Coaches Hall of Fame.
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Features
Crunch Time in Admissions |
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Third in a series of articles following Stanford’s
admission officers as they build the Class of
2002. By Marisa Cigarroa
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Creature Comforts? |
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The Farm has enough animals around to make its
nickname more than a quaint anachronism, and facilities manager
Herb Fong is kept busy managing squirrels, bats, cats and local
animal rights activists. By Justin Pope
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Learning
Curve |
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A political science seminar examines, and a student
experiences firsthand, why many residents of America’s largest
cities live with limited material resources and limited
opportunities.
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Speak Through My Words |
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What does it mean nowadays, and what does it matter,
to be a literary critic? Stanford English Professor John Felstiner
explains his own approach.
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Everything Old is New Again |
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Old age has become, for the first time in the history
of the human species, a usual stage in life, but it is a time that few
people look forward to. Yet, it can be an interesting and emotionally
rewarding stage of
life. By Laura Carstensen
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The Paradox of
Multidisciplinary Programs |
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To be a faculty member in a university but not a department
member is usually to be a marginalized university citizen lost,
homeless and likely alienated. By Richard Zare
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A Marriage
Made in Medicine |
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Sweeping changes in health care and concerns about funding
force two traditional rivals to join forces rather than compete for the
same patient base. By Yvonne Daley
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