Stanford Medicine again accused of bungling vaccination program

Stanford Medical Center finds itself embarrassed and under criticism for administering a COVID-19 vaccine to non-clinical and non-front line staff.

Stanford launches revamped vaccine distribution plan after facing harsh criticism

Thousands of Stanford healthcare workers could receive COVID-19 vaccinations by the end of the year. This, as Dept. of Medicine officials revamp their vaccination distribution schedule.

Oakland teen and founder of science education company gets accepted to dream school Stanford

Ahmed Muhammed got into Stanford with an impressive 4.7 GPA and an SAT score of 1540, receiving a perfect 800 in the Math section and a 740 in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section. He had taken the college entrance exams his sophomore year and also received high scores in the SAT's subject tests receiving an 800 in math and a 790 in chemistry. 

Stanford apologizes for 'errors' in distributing COVID vaccine

Stanford has apologized for "errors" in the way that it distributed COVID vaccines to a small number of medical residents and fellows. 

Bodycam released after police fatally shoot former Stanford University football player

Body-cam footage from Nov. 30 shows 33-year-old Ekom Udofia approaching police officers, while they yelled repeatedly for him to drop his weapon, which was later identified as a BB gun.

Stanford's Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest women's basketball coach

Tara VanDerveer became the winningest women's college basketball coach, passing the late Pat Summitt with her 1,099th victory as No. 1 Stanford romped past Pacific 104-61

Big Game between Cal and Stanford will be drastically different

California and Stanford both come into the rivalry matchup with both teams winless for the first time. They’re also playing on a Friday in another first, just the third game for each team when it should be the fourth.

Stanford doctor warns to rethink holiday travel as COVID surges

With Thanksgiving two weeks away, the doctor in charge of Stanford’s Critical Care Task Force for Covid-19 is making a plea to rethink the holiday and limit travel.

Stanford recruiting COVID vaccine volunteers, trial enters phase 3

One thousand Bay Area volunteers could represent the leading edge in the race to create a COVID-19 vaccine. Stanford University is using the group as part of the final stage trials on a virus vaccine.

2 Americans awarded Nobel Prize in economics

Americans Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson have won the Nobel Prize in economics for “improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.”

Stanford study: Smoke from California wildfires may be factor in up to 3,000 deaths

Between Aug. 1 and Sept. 10, the unprecedented unhealthy concentrations of wildfire smoke were responsible for at least 1,200 and possibly up to 3,000 deaths in California that otherwise would not have occurred, according to an estimate by researchers at Stanford University.