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Group of students working at a table inside a welding room.

Jun 13, 2024

A Stanford student’s journey cast in gold and silver

Group portrait of Khaled, Kayla, and Rachel outside on a sunny day with bright green foliage behind them.

Jun 11, 2024

2024 graduates prepare to turn the page

Black-and-white portrait of George Homsy against a cardinal red background.

Jun 5, 2024

George Homsy, former chair of chemical engineering and acclaimed teacher, dies at 80

Stanford solar car team with vehicle.

Jun 4, 2024

Catching up with the Stanford Solar Car Project

School News, Transportation & Robotics

Wooden sculpture installation among large trees.

May 30, 2024

‘Tree Urchin’ is grounded in design

Group photo of students and faculty in front of Stanford MECON 2024 projected on a screen.

May 23, 2024

Mechanical engineering conference unites a broad field

Collage of grant recipient portraits.

May 23, 2024

The Brown Institute announces its 2024-2025 Magic Grant recipients

Portrait of Richard Christensen centered on a cardinal red background.

May 20, 2024

Richard M. Christensen, expert on the mechanics of materials, has died

Portrait of Calyton Bates wearing a beige dress shirt and red tie.

May 1, 2024

Clayton Bates Jr., expert on photoelectronic materials and devices who worked to promote equity in STEM education, has died

Portrait of Christopher Manning with Hoover Tower in the background.

Apr 18, 2024

Laying the foundation for today’s generative AI

Apr 16, 2024

Stanford Engineering announces annual staff award winners

Portrait of John Hennessy wearing a black suit and red tie.

Apr 16, 2024

John Hennessy to receive the National Science Board Vannevar Bush Award

Prof. Amin Saberi speaks at the front of the room behind a podium.

Apr 11, 2024

Symposium inaugurates Center for Computational Market Design

Educational event banner, "Code in Place 2024".

Apr 10, 2024

Stanford’s Code in Place introductory programming course offers a new model for large-scale interactive learning

Portrait of Michael Genesereth, sitting in front of a bookshelf.

Apr 2, 2024

Michael Genesereth is on a mission to bring logic education to high schools

Black and white portrait of Robert White, placed in the middle of a cardinal red background.

Feb 15, 2024

Robert White, expert on magnetics and former chair of electrical engineering, dies at 96

If Then She Can Banner Image

Feb 14, 2024

Breaking the mold: Vibrant statues highlight women in STEM

Portrait of David Thompson holding a wine glass while looking into the camera; placed center on a red background.

Feb 8, 2024

David Thompson, industrial engineer and expert in ergonomics, has died

Group shot of incoming graduate class of 2023, taken from an above balcony.

Oct 3, 2023

Nearly 1,000 new graduate students make up Stanford Engineering’s 2023 cohort

Aug 23, 2023

Lessons learned: Jennifer Widom’s ‘instructional odyssey’ rolls on

Computation & Data, School News

A group photo of Stanford students and the Stanford Engineering Dean sitting on and standing near a motorized couch.

Aug 8, 2023

VIDEO: Designing to delight, the Moonshot Club delivers

Portrait of Henry Parker

Aug 7, 2023

Hank Parker, master of heavy construction, dies at 99

Portrait of Perry McCarty, 1931-2023

Jul 3, 2023

Perry McCarty, environmental engineer who launched field of environmental biotechnology, has died

View of the SEQ

Jun 29, 2023

Dean's message regarding Supreme Court ruling on race-conscious university admissions