Category: Heard on Campus

Stanford center honors Asia correspondent with journalism award

  Stanford’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) recently honored Wall Street Journal reporter JACOB SCHLESINGER with the Shorenstein Journalism Award. Schlesinger received the honor, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, for his work on Japan that spans nearly three decades. Since 2002, the annual award has recognized journalists who are outstanding in their… Read more Stanford center honors Asia correspondent with journalism award

Help Stanford sophomores 'Fill the Fountain'

Stanford’s sophomore class leaders decided to forgo their traditional winter formal this year and instead engage their class in something more meaningful to students and the broader community. They came up with Fill the Fountain, a project centered at the Claw in White Plaza, where they are accepting gently worn clothing this week to benefit… Read more Help Stanford sophomores 'Fill the Fountain'

Stanford prize spotlights Western environmental journalism

Seattle Times reporter Craig Welch and photographer Steve Ringman traversed the Pacific Ocean – from Papua New Guinea’s coral reefs to Alaska’s king crab fisheries – to see how carbon emissions are changing the ground rules for ocean life. Their multimedia series “Sea Change: The Pacific’s Perilous Turn” earned them the 2014 Knight Risser Prize… Read more Stanford prize spotlights Western environmental journalism

It's all about Stanford's commitment to sustainability

Stanford is competing against 450-plus colleges and universities across the country currently participating in RecycleMania – an effort to encourage members of the campus community to waste less and recycle and compost more. Sustainable Stanford hopes students, staff and faculty will unite to reduce the university’s collective waste footprint. At the end of March, Stanford will report… Read more It's all about Stanford's commitment to sustainability

Alumna Issa Rae brings her wit and wisdom back to Stanford

  When ISSA RAE was thinking about colleges, the then budding teenage cyber nerd who loved creating her own stories, thought a university in lower Manhattan well known for its school of the arts was the place for her. But after 9/11, her parents told her they wanted her closer to home. After that, Rae,… Read more Alumna Issa Rae brings her wit and wisdom back to Stanford

Academy Award nominee J. Christian Jensen sits down with Stanford Video

  Earlier this quarter, when J. CHRISTIAN JENSEN was in the campus video studio to conduct an interview with Al Jazeera, the staff in the studio decided to seize the opportunity to get their own footage of the rising star. Jensen, an alumnus and currently a lecturer in Stanford’s MFA Documentary Film and Video Program,… Read more Academy Award nominee J. Christian Jensen sits down with Stanford Video

Get ready to defend Stanford's Pac-12 Fitness Challenge crown

  By tracking how much time you exercise from Feb. 23 to Feb. 27, you can help Stanford win the Pac-12 Fitness Challenge — a conference-wide initiative promoting regular physical activity. Starting on Feb. 23, students, staff, faculty, alumni, friends and supporters can track up to 120 minutes of physical activity per day for Stanford.… Read more

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan presides over Stanford Law School’s Moot Court final arguments

  A sterling reputation is the key driver of success for lawyers, agreed U.S. Supreme Court Justice ELENA KAGAN and U.S. Circuit Judges SRI SRINIVASAN and RAYMOND KETHLEDGE during a recent conversation at Stanford Law School. The event, presented by the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society, was held prior to this year’s Moot… Read more Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan presides over Stanford Law School’s Moot Court final arguments

'Philosophy Talk' radio show to record two live episodes at Stanford Friday

Each week on the radio show Philosophy Talk, co-hosts KEN TAYLOR and JOHN PERRY, both philosophy professors at Stanford, invite listeners to join them as they talk with guest experts about a wide range of issues. Taylor and Perry have co-hosted the show since 2004, and their lively discussions explore topics from popular culture to… Read more 'Philosophy Talk' radio show to record two live episodes at Stanford Friday

Design challenge focuses on mobility across the lifespan

  The Stanford Center on Longevity seeks to improve the lives of older people. That’s the reason behind the center’s Design Challenge, now in its second year. This year’s theme is “enabling personal mobility across the lifespan.” On Feb. 2, KEN SMITH, the director of mobility at the Center on Longevity, announced eight finalists. Each… Read more Design challenge focuses on mobility across the lifespan