What Causes Inflation?
(external link)from Stanford News
Stanford economist John Taylor explains why monetary policy is a major cause of the increase in inflation.
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The top stories that got us thinking this month.
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Scientists Use ‘Sleep Age’ to Infer Longterm Health
(external link)from Stanford Medicine Scope
Stanford Medicine researchers have described a metric that can predict mortality. It’s called sleep age.
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Educating Active Citizens
(external link)from STANFORD magazine
Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne talks about the new school year as first-year students begin their Stanford careers with a focus on civic responsibility.
Reflections on Mikhail Gorbachev’s Life
(external link)from Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
FSI scholars, including Michael McFaul, ’86, MA ’86, discuss the complex life and legacy of the last leader of the Soviet Union.
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video: The Quest to Save Medical Mysteries
(external link)from Alumni Education
Euan Ashley explores the medicine behind genome sequencing and explains why preventing and diagnosing diseases before they occur is now within our grasp.
Opening Day for the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
(external link)from Stanford News
On September 1st, the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability officially opens, with the inaugural Dean Arun Majumdar at the helm.
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All About Alums
Spotlights, news and profiles on Stanford alumni around the world.
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On His Terms
(external link)from STANFORD magazine
Stephen Breyer, ’59, reflects on his 50 years on the Supreme Court as he sits down with journalist Pete Williams, ’74, to discuss the history of the Court, public perceptions of it, and its members’ varying approaches to deciding cases.
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The Plot Twist
(external link)from STANFORD magazine
Sylvia L. Jones, ’93, at age 44 and “with everything to lose,” decided to pursue a career as a Hollywood TV writer, a role she first envisioned for herself in the early 1990s, in the Ujamaa TV lounge.
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Life, the Metaverse, and Everything
(external link)from STANFORD magazine
Co-founded by David Baszucki, ’85, millions of kids today make and play games on Roblox. They’re also helping build the virtual worlds of tomorrow.