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Welcome to the portal — where college athletes can risk it all for a shot at glory

Since the inception of the transfer portal in 2018, the number of student athletes seeking to move colleges in the hope of finding a better path to the pros has exploded. But not everyone makes it.

WEKU

Rahul Gandhi prepones his US visit; now to fly on May 28

During his visit, Rahul Gandhi will attend a programme at Stanford University and meet the Indian diaspora on May 29-30. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

G7 weighs new sanctions on Russia to end Ukraine war

Existing sanctions are some of the toughest ever imposed on a major economy, but there is still room to tighten.

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Stanford Researchers Leverage Palladium for Disruptive Memristor Design

Researchers with Stanford University have singled out a compound of palladium that seems to serve all the functions required from a memristor-based design. It's an approach to working memory that promises to improve performance while reducing energy consumption.

Tom’s Hardware

Greed, eugenics and giant gambles: author Malcolm Harris on the deadly toll of Silicon Valley capitalism

In his hotly anticipated 700-page book, Palo Alto, the writer and activist reviews a dark history through the lens of his home town

The Guardian - US

‘Last bastion of bold investigative journalism in India’: Caravan wins 2023 Shorenstein award

The Caravan magazine has been awarded the 2023 Shorenstein Journalism Award for its “coverage that champions accountability and media independence in the face of India's democratic backsliding”, the Stanford University’s Walter H Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center has announced.

Newslaundry

Peru ex-leader Toledo surrenders to be extradited from US

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique has surrendered to U.S. federal agents to be extradited to Peru

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AI could cause nuclear-level disaster, third of experts tell poll

Stanford University report says ‘incidents and controversies’ associated with AI have increased 26 times in a decade.

Al Jazeera

Talking heads a waste of workshop time

I want to share a recent experience I had. I have just returned from five days of workshops at Stanford University in California on a very engaging learning experience. Alongside some ideas that transformed my thinking, I got to explore them within my context with people facing the same issues…

Bangkok Post

When college athletes kill themselves, healing the team becomes the next goal

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing “988,” or the Crisis Text Line by texting “HOME” to 741741.

Tribune News Service

Oil and gas activity may have caused Alberta earthquake in 2022 - study

One of the strongest earthquakes in the history of Canada's Alberta was likely caused by the underground disposal of wastewater by the oil industry, researchers at Stanford University and University of Alberta suggested in a study.

Reuters

AI detection tools risk losing the generative AI arms race

IT Pro

Researchers Pressured Twitter To Treat COVID-19 Facts as 'Misinformation'

The latest Twitter Files shows a partnership between Stanford University researchers and government-funded organizations encouraged social media companies to police true information.

Reason

Health impacts from gas stoves in Australian kitchens under microscope in new study

The same American research team that revealed gas stoves can emit methane, even when they're not turned on, has arrived in Australia to test pollutants inside kitchens.

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Stanford University employee charged with lying about rapes

Prosecutors say a 25-year-old Stanford University employee has been arrested and charged with felony perjury for allegedly lying about being raped twice last year on campus

Tribune News Service

Woman charged with lying about Stanford University rapes that shook campus

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Stanford University employee who authorities say twice reported last year that she was viciously dragged out of sight on campus and raped — touching off panic about a serial predator — is now accused of fabricating the claims as part of a revenge plot against…

The Independent UK

Stanford law students protest after university apologises to Trump judge who was heckled during lecture

The judge brought a camera crew with him to film the students’ reactions

Fortune

Stanford University to offer a course that focuses on a single song by Taylor Swift

It's hardly the first time her music has been studied in higher education, either.

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Swastikas, image of Hitler drawn on Jewish student’s door at Stanford

Stanford University is investigating a possible hate crime after swastikas and an image of Adolf Hitler were drawn on a whiteboard outside a Jewish student’s dorm room, the third such incident in the last two weeks.

WEKU

Stanford University investigates swastikas and Hitler image left on student's door

News of the instance of antisemitism is one of several hate incidents reported on Stanford's campus this academic year.

The Conversation

From grave robbing to giving your own body to science – a short history of where medical schools get cadavers

In 1956, Alma Merrick Helms announced that she was bound for Stanford University. But she would not be attending classes. Upon learning that there was a “special shortage of women’s bodies” for medical students, this semiretired actress had filled out forms to donate her corpse to the medical college upon…

The Guardian - US

Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years

Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, report says

Tribune News Service

Daily marijuana use raises risk of heart disease by 34%, study indicates

Daily marijuana use can raise a person’s risk of coronary artery disease by a third, according to a recent study lead by Dr. Ishan Paranjpe, a resident physician at Stanford University.

Ballotpedia

The educational background of the top-4 state executives in each state

Welcome to the Wednesday, February 22, Brew.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scientists Detect ‘Villains’ Disrupting Cancer Treatments

Scientists have pinpointed pieces of DNA which, they say, act like Bond villains in the way they help cancers spread. Researchers based in a number of UK and US universities found that extrachromosomal DNA, known as ecDNA, can help tumors to develop resistance to anti-cancer drugs. ecDNA is present in…

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