Rixford Snyder, 'Dean of the Danube,' dead at 100

Rixford Snyder, who spent his career drawing students to Stanford as the head of undergraduate admission and making sure they stayed connected to the university by creating an alumni travel program, died Jan. 8. He was 100.

Carson on Obama and MLK

Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama have the same ability to understand historic moments, according Clayborne Carson.

• Stanford's Carson says that Obama, like MLK, understands history

Adaptation is key in human evolution

Geneticists at Stanford have shown that adaptation—the process by which organisms change to better fit their environment—is indeed a large part of human genomic evolution.

Yoko Ono reflects on her life, work and public perception

Clearly, the appearance of Yoko Ono caught the attention of Stanford's busy campus, even at the beginning of a new term and a new year.

Hoover exhibit explores buildup to World War II

Shattered Peace: The Road to World War II, on view now at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives, uses photographs, propaganda posters and memorabilia to tell the story of how global discord snowballed into history's deadliest conflict.

Justice Anthony Kennedy to give Commencement address

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Class of 1958, will deliver the 2009 Commencement Address on June 14 in Stanford Stadium.

Stanford's 118th Commencement Weekend, which is scheduled June 12-14, also will feature a Class Day lecture by Robert Sapolsky, a MacArthur Fellow and neuroscientist at Stanford, and a Baccalaureate address by Ruth W. Messinger, president of the American Jewish World Service.

Stanford launches $100 million initiative to tackle energy issues

Recognizing that energy is at the heart of many of the world's tribulations—economic, environmental and political—Stanford is establishing a $100 million research institute to focus intently on energy issues, President John Hennessy told a capacity crowd Monday afternoon in Memorial Auditorium.

• Stanford announces the $100 million Precourt Institute for Energy

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Changes to staff vacation-accrual policy

The university has announced that, starting in 2010, the maximum amount of vacation time that a staff member can accrue will be reduced incrementally over a three-year period.

Library exhibitions feature animal and mountain photography

Dogs, cats and mountain photography are spotlighted in two very different exhibitions opening this month in Stanford's Green Library.