Features
Photo illustration: James Porto
The pervasive collection, analysis and sale of personal data mined from Internet sites raises troubling privacy questions. Scholars at Stanford are helping lead efforts for more transparency and stricter controls.
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Julia Breckenreid
Seeing at the Speed of Sound
Deaf since birth, master's student Rachel Kolb, '12—recently named a Rhodes Scholar—describes her lifelong struggle to communicate with hearing people by reading their lips.
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Linda A. Cicero
Nature Nurtured
Geneticist Virginia Walbot, '67, helped pioneer a path for women scientists decades ago. Today, her research is unlocking important mysteries about how plants develop.
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How Elephants Establish Who Is in Charge
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Trustee Extraordinaire
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Yurts Become Pop-Up Science Labs
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The Audition Tape that Could
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Dispatch from Colombia: Nick Casey
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