Aid office details changes

By Andrea Fuller
NEWS| Last week’s announcement regarding Stanford’s financial aid policies makes awarding aid look simpler — But it is not that clear-cut.

Director compares new policy to other schools’

By Andrea Fuller
NEWS| Stanford — which now offers free tuition to parents earning under $100,000, along with free room, board and fees for those earning under $60,000 — has been altering its aid program for the past three years.

Congressional bill criticized

By Nikhil Joshi
NEWS| A bill in Congress that promises to lower the cost of college education has drawn criticism from officials at Stanford, who say the bill is burdensome and possibly harmful.

Overseas campuses not likely

By Katherine Cox
NEWS| If Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, Northwestern and Virginia Commonwealth sound like stops on a college tour of the Eastern United States, think again.

Alert system set up for campus emergencies

By Eric Messinger
NEWS| Three students were killed at Louisiana Technical College on Feb.

BRIEF: Stem cells heal rats’ brains after stroke

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| These stem cells can form any cell type in the body, but coaxing them to form neural cells in particular has been tough.

BRIEF: DNA research maps human migrations

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| Stanford scientists have created the most extensive genetic map of the human species to date, providing support for two long-held hypotheses about human migration patterns.

The World This Week: 02/25/08

By none
NEWS| Lawrence King, an eighth-grader from Oxnard, Calif., was shot to death inside his junior high school computer lab by 14-year-old Brandon McInerney.