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A mistake, a hunch—and a breakthrough
How a research setback led to a discovery that just might transform lives.
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Clearing the air
An epidemiologist is on a mission to reduce pollution where past efforts have failed—and end an environmental health nightmare.
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Whoever saves a life
For American Muslims, suicide represents a taboo within a taboo. Rania Awaad— a psychiatrist, faith leader, and Stanford Impact Labs Design Fellow—set out to change that.
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The cartographer of cancer
Paul Mischel’s groundbreaking research is reshaping our understanding of the cancer genome.
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It takes a village (to research a village)
Residents of the wildfire-choked San Joaquin Valley desperately want something done about their air quality—but they want researchers to approach the work in a new way.
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Outrunning the next pandemic
Give the world one vaccine and we’re immune to one disease. Accelerate the creation of new medicines and you give the world a different future.
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Video: Reading the room
A new online tool is radically transforming how to identify struggling young readers.
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