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Relationship Between Notre Dame Star Manti Te’o and Stanford Student Called a Hoax
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UPDATE 6:58 p.m.: In a weird twist on this story, someone this afternoon Tweeted from @LennayKay, the Twitter account Deadspin says once belonged to Lennay Kekua. I miss you too snugglebunny RT @mteo_5 @lennaykay I miss you! — L K … Continue reading
Stanford Wins First Rose Bowl Since 1972; Where to Watch a Replay
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Congrats to the Stanford Cardinal, which earned its first Rose Bowl title in four decades on Tuesday with a 20-14 win over Wisconsin. You can check out an annotated replay of the game by logging into WatchESPN.com with the password … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Stanford Economist Wins Nobel; Chevron Workers Warned of Pipe Weakness; Court to Review Marijuana Classification
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Guest Stanford prof wins economic Nobel (SF Chronicle) A visiting Stanford University professor was awarded the Nobel economics prize Monday for research that helped improve the performance of markets. Alvin Roth, 60, is a professor at Harvard University but is … Continue reading
Video: A Look at Stanford's Apple Archives
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AP got a look at Stanford's collection of Apple-related material, which the university has stored in its Silicon Valley Archives. The collection, the largest assembly of Apple historical materials, can help historians, entrepreneurs and policymakers understand how a startup launched … Continue reading
As the High-Speed Rail Debate Rages On, Stanford Historian Becomes Big Critic
From AP yesterday: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood strongly defended the federal government's nearly $4 billion investment in high-speed rail in California, even as growing expenses and a longer timeline for completion have raised doubts in Congress. During a congressional hearing … Continue reading
Stanford Beats Cal 31 - 28 in Big Game; Watch Video Replay
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Watch replay on ESPN – comes with video markers for big plays (AP) PALO ALTO, Calif. — Andrew Luck threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 8 Stanford survived a shaky start to beat rival California 31-28 on … Continue reading
Stanford Students Unveil New Solar-Powered Car
Call it the ultimate in clean cars. But with a cost of roughly $500,000, this one might be reserved for only the die-hardiest of die-hards. Weighing in at just 375 pounds, the Xenith looks a lot like a little spaceship. It's … Continue reading
UC Berkeley Exoskeleton, Dalai Lama at Stanford Make List of Top College Videos
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What's the most popular video posted by a university? It's paralyzed UC Berkeley student Austin Whitney walking at his graduation in May with the help of an "exoskeleton." From the May 15 Chronicle: A team of UC Berkeley mechanical engineers…have … Continue reading
Video: Interview With Political Theorist Francis Fukuyama on "End of History" and Break With Neocons
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On Tuesday conservative political theorist and Stanford professor Francis Fukuyama was on KQED's Forum radio program, discussing his new book "The Origins of Political Order." (Read the first 10 pages at Amazon.com.) After his radio appearance, we chatted with him … Continue reading
New Inter-Disciplinary Program at Stanford Looks at Car From All Angles
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Cars and academia may seem like an unlikely pairing. But a new program at Stanford will study the automobile from a wide range of perspectives, including design, sociology, history, and engineering. Clifford Nass, director of Stanford's new Revs program says, … Continue reading
