Stanford University

Hennessy stresses importance of building bridges to India
On a recent trip to India, President John Hennessy conferred with luminaries in academia, industry and government; chatted with alumni and reporters; gave a keynote address at a Stanford executive education conference; and took in a movie.
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South Asia classes focus on themes ancient, modern
Instead of speaking, Zakir Hussain let the tabla do the talking at the opening session of 'Introduction to the Music of India'.
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Bible scholar considers errors in the "inerrant"
On the first day of a new term, Professor Bart D. Ehrman, author of the controversial 'Misquoting Jesus: Scribes Who Altered Scripture and Readers Who May Never Know', asked his students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill a series of questions.
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Experts reflect on Title IX's successes, challenges 35 years after law enacted
"We have come a very long way, but we also have a very long way to go," Tara VanDerveer, head coach of Stanford women's basketball, said Saturday during a national conference on Title IX.
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Web services 'wizard' may help computers do people's work, researcher says
Charles Petrie, a senior research scientist in the Stanford Logic Group of the Computer Science Department, wants to create software to enable computers to negotiate with each other over the Internet to achieve goals that now require human time and toil.
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Head of UNAIDS to give Payne Lecture
Dr. Peter Piot, executive director of UNAIDS and under secretary-general of the United Nations, will deliver the 2007 Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecture. Titled "AIDS: Pandemic and Agent for Change," the lecture is scheduled to begin at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, in Kresge Auditorium.
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Presidential hopeful John McCain calls for 'League of Democracies'
Presidential candidate John McCain said he would establish a worldwide "League of Democracies" as part of a more cooperative foreign policy if he wins the White House in 2008. The Republican senator's remarks came during an address at the Hoover Institution May 1.
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12 U.S. journalists awarded 2007-08 Knight Fellowships
Twelve U.S. journalists have been awarded John S. Knight Fellowships to study at Stanford during the 2007-08 academic year.
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Climate change a threat to Indonesian agriculture, study says
Rice farming in Indonesia is greatly affected by short-term climate variability and could be harmed significantly by long-term climate change, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford University, the University of Washington and the University of Wisconsin.
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Bay Area choreographers to premiere new works at Spring Migration concert
Stanford's annual Spring Migration dance concert will showcase newly commissioned works in a rich variety of forms: contemporary ballet; modern, urban and hip-hop and hybrid styles; Mexican folklórico dance; and collaborations between dance, live video and percussion.
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