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January 23, 2013

Law Professor Hank Greely to receive 2012 Lyman Award

Mention of Henry Greely via Stanford University News

Since 1991, Hank Greely, '74, has delivered talks for alumni groups, including participating in Classes Without Quizzes during Reunion Homecoming and speaking on numerous panels for various Stanford student and alumni audiences. Read more »


January 20, 2013

First Person: Scott Sagan, Nuclear Disarmament Expert

Mention of Scott Sagan via Palo Alto Online

Scott Sagan, nuclear disarmament expert, Senior Fellow at CISAC and Stanford professor of political science, talks with Lisa Van Dusen in the fall of 2012 about his life-long career in academic research, teaching and policy devoted to disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation. Read more »


January 15, 2013

Reduce greenhouse gas by exporting coal? Yes, says Stanford economist

Mention of Frank Wolak via Stanford University News

Western U.S. coal companies looking to expand sales to China will likely succeed, according to Stanford University economist Frank Wolak. But, due to energy market dynamics in the United States, those coal exports are likely to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases. Read more »


January 9, 2013

How Obama Abandoned Bahrain's Democratic Reformers

Mention of Larry Diamond via The Atlantic

Larry Diamond: "With the world watching other Middle East hotspots, the country's monarchy has continued suppressing anti-authoritarian dissidents -- and the White House has let it happen." Read more »


November 3, 2012

Syria is Central to Holding Together the Mideast

Mention of Condoleezza Rice via Washington Post

Condoleezza Rice: "The civil war in Syria may well be the last act in the story of the disintegration of the Middle East as we know it. The opportunity to hold the region together and to rebuild it on a firmer foundation of tolerance, freedom and, eventually, democratic stability is slipping from our grasp." Read more »


December 18, 2012

Export American natural gas? Not so fast, says Stanford economist

Mention of Frank Wolak via Stanford University News

Stanford economics Professor Frank Wolak warns of betting against the international spread of shale gas technologies by attempting to export domestic natural gas. Read more »


November 30, 2012

Are We Becoming Cyborgs?

Mention of Evgeny Morozov via New York Times

We put that question to three people who have written extensively on the subject, and brought them together to discuss it with Serge Schmemann, the editor of this magazine. Read more »


November 21, 2012

Doug Owens on universal HIV screening

Mention of Douglas K. Owens via Scope (blog)

In this podcast, Douglas Owens, MD, professor of medicine and a task force member, discusses how he believes the recommendation, if implemented, could have a substantial impact on the course of the epidemic in the United States. Length: 15 min. Read more »


November 16, 2012

Stanford scholars discuss Asia-Pacific policy during Obama's second term

Mention of Sarah Bhatia via Stanford Report

Fresh off his re-election victory, Barack Obama – the "Pacific President" – will become the first president to visit Myanmar and Cambodia when he travels to the Southeast Asian countries this month. The trip highlights the region's importance to the United States and signals that Obama's second term will significantly focus on Asian trade, security and governance issues. Read more »


July 26, 2012

US must recall it is not just any country

Mention of Condoleezza Rice via Financial Times

Condoleezza Rice: "The list of US foreign policy challenges is long and there will be a temptation to respond tactically to each one. But today’s headlines and posterity’s judgment often differ. The task at hand is to strengthen the pillars of our influence and act with the long arc of history in mind." Read more »




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