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Stanford University set to attract future leaders, but Hong Kong's Joshua Wong likely to miss out
2016-04-05 04:43:22| Footwear - Topix.net
A new US$750 million scholarship scheme at Stanford University is set to be used to train top students from across the globe, including possibly from Hong Kong, as future world leaders. Stanford's outgoing president John Hennessy said, in a recent interview in Hong Kong, that the university would be looking for people who are academically outstanding, who "have already done something" that showed their emerging leadership qualities, and who were passionate about contributing to making the world a better place.
Stanford University Graduate & CBS Survivor Contestant To Race NASCAR K&N Series
2016-01-16 00:25:09| K&N Racing News
Bill McAnally Racing announced that Julia Landauer, a Stanford University Grad & former CBS Survivor: Caramoan contest will join the team’s lineup in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West for 2016
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Johnson Controls Helps Stanford University Drastically Reduce Water and Energy Use in New Central Plant
2015-06-19 12:31:12| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
MILWAUKEE Stanford University cut its water use by 15 percent and is projected to save $420 million in operational costs thanks to a new central energy facility (CEF) developed with help from Johnson Controls. The new plant helps Stanford make substantial progress to meet California's statewide goal to reduce...
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Keysight Technologies and Stanford University Work to Streamline Engineering Students' Experience
2014-09-16 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Software Places Focus on Engineering Principles<br /> <br /> SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Keysight Technologies, Inc. today announced it is supplying its BenchVue software to Stanford University's Department of Electrical Engineering. The highly visual and intuitive software greatly simplifies the use of test instruments in the lab. As a result, students spend less time, and require less help, setting up the assigned lab. This allows instructors to stay focused on lesson plans and make sure ...This story is related to the following:Testing Software | Instrumentation Software | Engineering Software |
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Stanford University Says No To Coal Investments
2014-05-07 17:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Stanford's trustees say the school will no longer invest in companies that mine coal, joining about a dozen other colleges that have taken the step. The decision cited alternate energy sources that emit less greenhouse gases. Stanford will liquidate any current holdings in coal-producing companies, the school says. Of the schools that have divested, it's by far the largest. "Stanford wouldn't say how much it currently invests in coal companies," NPR's Elizabeth Shogren reports. "Its total endowment...
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