The Stanford Daily

Author: Vaughan Meyer

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Finding value in interdisciplinarity

By Vaughan Meyer
NEWS| Old barriers are breaking and new connections are forming, both in the greater world and in the University.

Dweck: passion and poise

By Vaughan Meyer
NEWS| Psychology Prof. Carol Dweck has spent much of her career doing research on talent, hard-work and failure.

Brainy computing

By Vaughan Meyer
NEWS| The future of technology has been found. Recent winner of the NIH Pioneer award and bioengineering professor Kwabena Boahen has plans to revolutionize computer technology by simulating the human brain.

Opening Gates

By Vaughan Meyer
NEWS| Classics Professor and Department Chair Richard Martin has thick curly hair, a graying beard and a calm presence — you get the sense that he has some perspective on the world around him, perhaps from his deep study of Homer, Aristophanes and the rest of Greek literature.

Applying Academia to the Real World

By Vaughan Meyer
NEWS| Sociology Professor David Grusky describes himself as an “academic’s academic” and speaks passionately of “intellectual puzzles” that captivate the academic audience.

Abel available for support

By Vaughan Meyer
NEWS| A few months ago I received a very enthusiastic email from a Stanford alumna telling me about her former advisor Suzanne Abel, explaining why I should interview her for In Focus.

Paytan preaches power of passion for ocean

By Vaughan Meyer
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Prof reflects on prose and passions

By Vaughan Meyer
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In Focus: Fagbayi takes on the world

By Vaughan Meyer
NEWS| Olayinka has embraced a rich variety of experiences that embody the passion I hope to highlight weekly in this feature.

Shloss unveils hidden story of Joyce's daughter

By Vaughan Meyer
NEWS| I first picked up “To Dance in the Wake” last September.

In Focus: Series to feature faces on the Farm

By Vaughan Meyer
NEWS| How much do we miss as we run to classes, activities, the library or a party?