March/April 2008

Features

COVER STORY

Ties That Bind

Research grants from corporate and government sources are under increasing scrutiny at Stanford and elsewhere. When ethical concerns collide with policies governing academic freedom, how does Stanford determine where to place the boundaries? And what procedures protect unfettered research?

'They Are Somebody's Children'

As the chief medical director for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Shairi Turner, '91, is the only doctor overseeing the care of 8,000 kids. She dreams of a day when she can help them get better.

A Whole New World

Fifty years ago, Stanford launched a radical experiment with its study-abroad program in Germany. Designed to serve all undergraduates, not just those with language training, the overseas programs became a staple of the Stanford experience, and a cultural awakening for tens of thousands of students.

How to Change Someone's Life, Not Your Own

The winning story in this year's fiction contest explores how someone can leave the stage, but still play a decisive role.

Departments

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

What Happens Over There

PRESIDENT'S COLUMN

Behind the Bottom Line

CENTURY AT STANFORD

A Brewing Rebellion

STUDENT VOICE

To the Edge of the World

END NOTE

Eden, 94305

Red All Over

Farm Report

Planet Cardinal

ADVOCACY

Pet's Best Friend

Can animal shelters decide not to kill?

PLAIN TALK

'It's Good for You'

Doctor's orders, in the bedroom

BRIGHT IDEA

Ready When You Are

A new kind of airline takes flight

Showcase

Touch and Glow

Mimi Abers shapes a life

A Poet Fond of Stumps

Poet with a hatchet

Class Notes

Profiles

SNAPSHOT: STEVE CONLEY, '59

Getting Them to Dive In

SPOTLIGHT: JIM MASLAND, '71, MS '72

The Leggislator

SPOTLIGHT: VICKY COLBERT, MA '73

Back to School

Farewells

Teacher and Writer

Diane Wood Middlebrook

The Record Setter

James Stephen Fossett