In the course The 2026 U.S. Election, students don't just learn about the political process; they participate in it: They vote (if eligible) and canvass for a candidate or issue of their choice.

Stanford researchers are working to create a unique, interdisciplinary curriculum to help students better understand both the physical and biological ocean systems and the human relationship with them ...

An activist scholar who mentored countless graduate students, he spent time in Castro’s Cuba and Allende’s Chile. October 27, 2026 Richard Rees Fagen, the Gildred Professor in Latin American Studies, ...

In the cases where you are admitted to work with a specific faculty member, you should contact faculty directly Admission decision based on online application and interview trip A short list of ...

Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr. by Lerone Martin, Religious Studies and African and African American Studies ...

Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) is a society honoring the achievement of outstanding scholars in the natural sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. It also ...

The longtime Stanford professor, a giant in his field of evolutionary and population biology, also led the effort to establish Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. March 20, 2026 Paul Ehrlich, the Bing ...

A seemingly subtle swap of metals—substituting a zinc ion with a cobalt ion—and a mutation ramps up the overall electric field strength at the active site of an enzyme, Stanford scientists find. The ...

De Pierris’s scholarship led to insights on a range of philosophers, including John Locke, René Descartes, and Immanuel Kant. But her primary area of interest was the work of the 18th-century Scottish ...

Moneylenders expelled from cities and states in late medieval Europe were often Jews. But they were often Christians, too—a fact that is commonly overlooked in the historiography of the Middle Ages, ...

Political science professor Justin Grimmer’s research offers a detailed look at election fraud claims, their purveyors, and the election skeptics who believe them. He finds some reason for hope.

Professor R. A. Briggs argues that many different aspects of gender may pertain to a single person, necessitating a broader gender framework. “Nobody has to match a template—neither mainstream ...