Falling for Psychedelics
(external link)from STANFORD magazine
People are trying them. The media is touting them. But scientists say we need to know more about how they work and when they can help.
The top stories that got us thinking this month.
from STANFORD magazine
People are trying them. The media is touting them. But scientists say we need to know more about how they work and when they can help.
from Stanford Alumni Education
Stanford has long been at the forefront of scholarship about King’s legacy through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Tenisha Armstrong, ’06, and Lerone Martin discuss the institute’s mission and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project.
from Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Erin Gibson, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, discusses how important our circadian rhythms are for our health and well-being and what happens if we don’t pay attention to these daily rhythms.
from NPR
Anat Admati, George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics and senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, talks with NPR about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and what it says about the stability of the U.S. banking system.
from STANFORD magazine
Craig McNamara, ’73, was a Vietnam-era protester. His father was the U.S. secretary of defense. In a new memoir, he tries to untangle that knot.
from Stanford Report
Artist Todd McGrain’s bird memorial documenting a changing world can now be seen on the Stanford campus.
A breakout author writes the books she wants her friends to read.
Spotlights, news and profiles on Stanford alumni around the world.
from Stanford Daily
Alp Akiş ’21, found himself on the outskirts of the Turkey-Syria earthquake disaster zone with a new job: “fixer” for BBC News. His role as a local journalist is to organize key logistics and help translate for foreign correspondents.
from CNN
Ben Savage, ’04, is running for the southern California congressional seat of Adam Schiff, ’82, while Schiff runs to fill a seat vacated by Dianne Feinstein, ’55.
from STANFORD magazine
Former Olympic gymnast Shona Morgan, ’14, finds the camaraderie she’s been seeking all along.