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Juliette Whittaker and Roisin Willis finished 1-2 in the women’s 800 meters at the outdoor track and field championships at Hayward Field on Saturday.

The university awards recognize Stanford community members for exceptional teaching, service, and academic achievement.

Stanley Qi explains how gene editing works, why CRISPR is such an important tool, and how it could be used in the future – including new developments in altering the chemistry of DNA instead of the DNA sequence itself.

Sylvia Colt-Lacayo, ’24, graduates in June with a degree in film and media studies. She is moving to Los Angeles to work for United Talent Agency, and hopes to become an agent and advocate for disability representation in media.

In two courses during winter and spring quarters, student groups developed reports on incorporating fisheries and aquaculture into Indonesia’s national development strategy.

Paxlovid, while effective in preventing severe COVID-19, didn’t appear to help long-COVID patients in a single-center study.

Stanford will resume requiring either the SAT or the ACT for undergraduate admission, beginning with students applying in fall 2025 for admission to the Class of 2030.

The university’s Annual Water Quality Report for 2023 is now available online. The report provides information about Stanford’s drinking water supply, water quality, and the associated U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California State Water Resources Control Board regulatory standards.

José Padilla, ’74, and Fred Swaniker, MBA ’04, received the President’s Award for the Advancement of the Common Good, which honors alumni who have positively impacted communities.