A public health officer reflects on the pandemic
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On March 16, 2020, as COVID-19 cases surged, Santa Clara County public health officer Sara Cody gave the nation’s first shelter-in-place order. Three years later, she began a fellowship at Stanford to write about her experience.
Educating Olympians
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For more than a century, Stanford athletes have excelled at the Games, breaking records and bringing home medals. What’s the secret to their success?
12 campus art walks
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From formal tours to serendipitous sightings, there are plenty of ways to engage with the public artworks on Stanford’s grounds.
Congratulations, graduates!
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On June 16, Stanford awarded 1,838 bachelor’s degrees, 2,575 master’s degrees, and 1,003 doctoral degrees. Watch the highlights from the Commencement ceremony.
Say goodbye to Hello
Modeled after an ancient Greek column, but with a twist, the 15-foot sculpture Hello was created for Meyer Green by the international conceptual artist Xu Zhen. The sculpture was installed in early 2022 and soon became affectionately known among students as "the Churro." Xu Zhen was chosen by Stanford’s Public Art Committee to create the site-specific work for the Plinth Project, an initiative that places a series of temporary, commissioned public artworks in the location where the Meyer Library stood from 1966 to 2015. Take a look back at Hello's time on campus and stop by to wave farewell before it departs later this August to make way for the next installation.
Photos by Andrew Brodhead