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David, Goliath, and the future of AI
How Yejin Choi is challenging AI’s biggest assumptions—about common sense, about scale, and about who gets to build the future.
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Changemakers
The Stanford community overflows with curious thinkers, makers, doers, and boundary pushers. Meet some of them.
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Opportunity in Motion
Reflections from three current undergrads on three different paths. Each student is making the most of what’s possible at Stanford, supported by the generosity of Stanford donors.
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Avey Etaghene, ’27Recipient of a Stanford Fund Scholarship)
Weston Benner, ’29Recipient of the Hsu Family Scholarship)
Ella Hamilton, ’26Recipient of the John Arrillaga Family Scholarship V and the Dunlevie-Abrahamsen Family Scholarship
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Students
See how students make the most of their time on campus.
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Sofia Williams, ’28
Undergraduate
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Kory’ien “Boomer” Taylen, ’26
Undergraduate
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Juan Camara, ’25Recent grad:focal(518x1046:519x1047))
Larissa Scott, ’25Recent grad:focal(1289x1067:1290x1068))
Kai Mottley, ’26Undergraduate)
Langston Buddenhagen, ’25, MA ’25Recent grad
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Around the Farm
Learn about the faculty, alumni, and more who are making an impact—both on the Farm and in the world.
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Matthew Gentzkow
Director, Stanford Impact Labs
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Didi Kuo
Center Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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Michael FischbachProfessor of Bioengineering)
Angela, ’93, & David Filo, MS ’90Supporters, Fast Forward Match)
Bernadette MeylerProfessor of Law, Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life, and Director of SPH:focal(518x1074:519x1075))
Fred Wang, ’88, MS ’89(Parent ’20, ’22, ’25) Scholarship donor)
Alexander RamlieCEO, Amman Mineral Internasional)
Caitlyn Miller, MS ’18, PhD ’22Cofounder and CEO, TwoStep Therapeutics)
Norman SpauldingProfessor of Law)
Susan AtheyEconomics of Technology Professor)
Thomas JaramilloProfessor of chemical engineering and energy science & engineering)
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Yuhe Faye WangIDEAL Provostial Fellow:focal(423x1047:424x1048))
Lisa Goldman RosasAssistant Professor, School of Medicine
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Shaping Education
Meet three educators who are working to improve teaching and learning.
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Susanna LoebProfessor, Stanford Graduate School of Education)
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Jodi Anderson, Jr.Researcher, Stanford Accelerator for Learning
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Student-Athletes
These student-athletes show that leadership isn’t just about spotlight moments—it’s about how you show up when no one’s watching.
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Benny Gealer, ’26
Basketball
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Elia Rubin, ’26
Volleyball
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Elise Evans, ’26
Soccer
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Rintaro Sasaki, ’28
Baseball
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Olympians
Olympians are made here. 59 Stanford-affiliated athletes went to Paris in 2024 for the Summer Olympics. 37 of those athletes represented Team USA and brought home 39 medals, more than double the number of any other U.S. school.
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Asher Hong, ’262024 olympic bronze medalist, gymnastics)
Maggie Steffens, ’17, MS ’182024 olympian, water polo)
Valarie Allman, ’172024 olympic gold medalist, discus:focal(2919x1203:2920x1204))
Jonathan Tan, ’27Swimming
Stories:Discover more
Explore stories of other changemakers across campus who are doing the work and meeting the moment.
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Engineering the overlooked
As a Stanford undergraduate, William Tarpeh learned to spot problems others ignore. Financial aid gave him a path forward—all the way to a MacArthur Fellowship.
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Mind in the mirror
Surya Ganguli is helping pioneer a new science of intelligence—one that studies how brains perceive, how AI learns, and what each can reveal about the other.
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Before the tipping point
As oceans warm and ecosystems shift, Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station is helping detect trouble early—and prevent collapse before it begins.
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