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Congratulations to Robert E. Hall, winner of the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. The professor emeritus of economics and @HooverInst senior fellow emeritus shares the prize with Michael Woodford for developing macroeconomic models built on how households and businesses actually make decisions. Those models have helped governments and central banks time their policies to soften economic shocks.
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Walking into work as a new Nobel laureate.
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Karl Deisseroth, professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, shares the news of his Nobel Prize with his kids.
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Congratulations to Karl Deisseroth, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. The @StanfordMed & @StanfordEng professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences is a pioneering developer of optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control the behavior of cells.
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The FDA finally gave the green light to bemotrizinol. @StanfordMed experts share why the new ingredient could represent a massive leap forward for skin health in the U.S.
Using ultra-fast X-ray flashes, @SLAClab scientists captured the split-second electron movements that kick off a chemical reaction — a process never before filmed on its natural timescale.
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The way preteens structure their sentences, more than what they say, can predict whether they develop depression or anxiety six years later, a Stanford-led study found.
People with smaller social networks who lean on AI chatbots for emotional support often end up feeling lonelier, not better, a new study finds.
A study from @StanfordDoerr finds hotter, drier weather could nearly double water bills in some cities by mid-century, hitting the households least able to afford it.
Cyclosporiasis has stricken thousands of people since June. @StanfordMed's David Relman, who helped pioneer diagnostics for the parasitic disease, explains symptoms, causes, and treatment.
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Tomiko Brown-Nagin, one of the nation’s leading experts in educational law and policy, history, and constitutional law, will be the next dean of @StanfordEd, Provost Jenny Martinez announced today.
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Stanford bioengineer Vayu Hill-Maini (@NOFOKitchen) is harnessing the power of fungi — nature’s recyclers — to create foods of the future. #ResearchMatters#
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Step into Stanford’s Nanopatterning Cleanroom, where Hamish Carr Delgado, a PhD candidate in materials science and engineering, is working to develop energy-efficient chips for AI data centers.
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Stanford and the U.S. Department of Energy’s @SLAClab will lead six Genesis Mission projects that will harness AI to accelerate advances in critical areas including battery waste, understanding the evolution of the universe, and plant genetics.
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Stanford materials scientist Will Chueh, director of @StanfordEnergy, is merging AI and energy research to accelerate the world’s shift to sustainable, affordable power.
#ResearchMatters#
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‘We are just so underprepared’
Unless countries rapidly scale up adaptation efforts, future heat waves in Europe could prove far more lethal, pushing weekly deaths toward pandemic levels, Stanford researchers showed in a 2025 study.
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Stanford biologists have identified molecular anchors that secure plant cell membranes to their walls during water loss, providing insights for developing drought-resistant crops.
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What if the secret to human intelligence isn't processing more data — but knowing when to stop? New @StanfordGSB research shows how people learn social conventions with minimal information, and why that sets us apart from LLMs.
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Meet Samir Banerjee, #Stanford2026# 🎓
An ACC champion and science, technology, and society major, Samir spent his Stanford years balancing academics and athletics while discovering the value of teamwork and community.
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Meet Gabrielle Edelin, #Stanford2026# 🎓
A history and psychology double major, Gabrielle spent her Stanford years building lifelong friendships, serving as class president, and deepening her commitment to community and public service.
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