Stanford hoops player traces family's journey from Auschwitz to NBA
Dan Grunfeld, who played college hoops for Stanford, poignantly writes of his grandmother Anyu, who lost her parents and five of her siblings in the Holocaust -- and later lost a son to illness.
124th big game in Cal and Stanford rivalry
UC Berkeley and Stanford football teams are facing off Saturday in the 124th big game between rivalries.
Bay Area economists win Nobel for research on wages, jobs
A University of California, Berkeley economist won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for pioneering research that transformed widely held ideas about the labor force, showing how an increase in the minimum wage doesn’t hinder hiring and immigrants do not lower pay for native-born workers. Two others, including a professor at Stanford University, shared the award for developing ways to study these types of societal issues.
Nobel prize for economics awarded to 3 in US for societal research
The 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday was awarded to three U.S-based economists for work on so-called “natural experiments.”
Stanford researchers say you should trust science-based vaccine approval process for kids
Researchers at Stanford University have been running a pediatric study of the Pfizer vaccine and were among the first in the nation to administer the shot to young children.
Blind adaptive technology designer, Stanford neuro-oncologist among winners of 2021 MacArthur 'genius' grant
Two Bay Area "geniuses" were named among this year’s recipients of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship.
Bay Area family making history in Pfizer pediatric vaccine trial
They're only in elementary school, but 6-year-old Sofia Chavez and her 9-year-old brother Nico are helping make history. They have been part of Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trial at Stanford for children.
Stanford University resident assistants on indefinite strike
Resident assistants at Stanford University went on an indefinite strike Thursday after the university failed to meet their demands, according to the Stanford Daily.
Stanford updates COVID-19 protocol for fall quarter
Classes are set to resume in-person on campus at Stanford University September 20. Now there are some updates to their COVID-19 safety protocol.
Stanford president denounces student's social media posts, investigation underway
A Stanford student's offensive social media posts have prompted a backlash and investigation.
Cantonese reigns in Bay Area, but at Stanford, City College, language is imperiled
Amid an increase in anti-Asian, anti-Chinese violence in the San Francisco Bay Area, students and alumni of CCSF and Stanford are fighting hard for a permanent Cantonese program.
Vaccinated or not, Stanford to test students for COVID-19 once a week
Stanford University becomes one of the first in the nation to test every student once a week for COVID-19, whether they are vaccinated or not. Stanford notified students about the new requirement on Wednesday.
Mild COVID-19 infections rising in Bay Area for children under 12
A Bay Area pediatrician said she's seeing an increasing number of patients under the age of 12 test positive for coronavirus, but none have required hospitalization.
Stanford to require weekly COVID tests for unvaccinated employees one-month sooner
Unvaccinated faculty on Stanford University's campus will have to provide weekly COVID test results a month earlier than originally planned.
Stanford requiring vaccinations for fall as new breakthrough cases reported
The university confirmed that seven people on campus tested positive for COVID this week. School officials said all seven were vaccinated and had symptoms.
California COVID long hauler says symptoms linger, partakes in Stanford study
For Brandie Parshall, the last six months have been a nightmare. She went from mother of four with a full-time job and a love of exciting vacations, to a long-haul COVID patient with a long list of ailments.
Bay Area teen dies, weeks after unexpected diagnosis
A Bay Area family is mourning the death of a 15-year-old athlete who was a seemingly healthy, strong and vibrant boy only months ago.