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Search this site Submit Search The Stanford Campus Aerial view of Hoover Tower and the red tile roofs of campus, with the foothills of the East Bay in the background. The Stanford campus is located on 8,180 acres in the center of the San Francisco Peninsula. Stanford land features 49 miles of roads, two separate water systems, three dams, two open water reservoirs for irrigation and three closed potable water reservoirs, 88 miles of water mains, and a post office. Stanford’s Central Energy Facility utilizes heat recovery and thermal storage to maximize efficiency in the university’s heating and cooling systems. Take a The main Stanford campus is located in seven different governmental jurisdictions: • 4,017 acres in unincorporated Santa Clara • 2,700 acres in unincorporated San Mateo County • 1,161 acres in Palo Alto • 114 acres in Woodside • 111 acres in Menlo Park • 76 acres in Portola Valley • 1 acres in Los Altos Hills • 8,180 total acres The Campus Features Roughly 2,145 rental units for faculty and staff As of January 2022. Redwood City Stanford’s 35-acre Getting Around There are over 13,000 bikes on the campus on a normal weekday, and Stanford is the only university awarded three consecutive Platinum Bicycle Friendly University designations (2011-2015, 2015-2019 and 2019-2023). Frosh may not bring cars to campus, but the free Marguerite shuttle includes 49 buses in an 18-route system, including 41 electric buses. Stanford offers free transit for eligible affiliates ...

Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and five-time New York Times best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the mind, society, current events, moral philosophy, religion, and rationality—with an overarching focus on how a growing understanding of ourselv… From Our Neurons to Yours is a show that criss-crosses scientific disciplines to bring you to the frontiers of brain science, one simple question at a time. Produced by the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, we ask leading scientists to help us understand the three pounds of ma… Fostering and maintaining democracy, development and the rule of law is the great challenge of our time. Join Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law and our host, political scientist Francis Fukuyama, for a series of conversations with thought leaders and academi… The climate is changing. Oceans are warming. The weather is becoming more extreme. These are events that impact each of our lives every day. It can’t be up to scientists, politicians, and activists to make a positive change. Sustainability and climate conscientiousness can become a part of our indi… The David B. Abernethy Emeriti/ae Lecture Series: Autobiographical Reflections features distinguished senior faculty members speaking about their lives, careers, and inspirations. Speakers reflect a wide range of teaching and research fields at Stanford, including the arts, humanities, social...

One of the pilot projects awarded through the HIT Fund creates immersive sonic experiences by situating participants in the acoustics of any building or physical structure in augmented and mixed reality. (Image credit: igorovsyannykov / Pixabay.com) “Our people have innovative ideas that deserve to reach beyond the boundaries of Stanford,” said In 2022, OTL set aside $17 million in licensing income to launch HIT, hiring The HIT Fund launched its first call for applications on June 1, and proposals for milestone-based awards of up to $250,000 are being accepted until July 15 on its Last year, to shape the fund’s offerings, Parekh selected Three have already created companies and are engaged in licensing negotiations. The HIT Fund has collectively facilitated discussions for project leaders with more than 150 industry experts and stakeholders, including potential partners, possible customers, and venture capital investors. The fund is open to faculty, staff, and students who have filed a disclosure at Stanford. So far, pilot awardees hail from diverse corners of the university, including the departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemistry, and Orthopaedic Surgery, and the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics. Below are HIT Fund success stories from some of the pilot projects. Reducing energy use at wastewater treatment plants Before partnering with the HIT Fund, Stanford engineering Professor , MS ’17, MS ’21, PhD ’21, designed to...

More than usual, Four current members of the Stanford men’s golf team have qualified for the U.S. Open — that’s believed to be a record for the major championship — and, as any fan of the Cardinal knows, the unofficial mascot of Stanford is the tree. “Just to see the familiar faces helps us feel more comfortable,” said Alex Yang of Newport Beach, who played a practice round Tuesday with fellow Stanford qualifiers Michael Thorbjornsen, Karl Vilips and Barclay Brown, all of whom qualified at different sites. “In such a crazy, exciting environment, that’s one thing that feels normal.” There’s nothing normal about this feat. Qualifying for the U.S. Open is a monumental task. There were a record 10,187 entries this year, and 911 golfers advanced to the final stage — held at 13 different sites — with a mere 62 making it through. Several golfers expressed their thoughts about the surprise merger of the PGA Tour with LIV Golf while shooting practice rounds ahead of the U.S. Open at LACC. The United States Golf Assn. couldn’t find another time four active college teammates qualified for the same Open. Three Louisiana State teammates made it in 2018. Most seasoned of the Stanford foursome is Thorbjornsen, who was the Pac-12 Conference golfer of the year and is ranked second in the world among amateurs. This is his third U.S. Open. He won the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2018 and earned an exemption for Pebble Beach in 2019, where he made the cut. He missed the cut last year at The Country...