Menlo Park News and Announcements

Daily Activity Log 02/10/12

*========================================================================== 00:51 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 120210003 Officer initiated activity on 200 blk of Alameda De Las Pulgas,...

Daily Activity Log 02/09/12

*========================================================================== 02:00 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 120209003 Officer initiated activity at Isabella Av/El Camino Real, Atherton....

Student leaders, dean of the School of Earth Sciences address senate

A student leader told the Faculty Senate yesterday that some students would find professors more approachable if faculty members made it clear "on day one" that office...

Report of the president: Academic Council Professoriate appointments

The Academic Council Professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments for the periods indicated were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council on November 8...

Not for profit: Why democracy needs the humanities

Author and philosopher Martha Nussbaum says a declining emphasis on the study of the humanities could lead to a world of "useful profit makers with no imaginations."

Daily Activity for 02/08/12

*========================================================================== 07:51 VEHICLE/TRAFFIC HAZARD 120208004 Occurred at Camino Al Lago/Camino A Los Cerr, Atherton. Flat bed...

Dancers perform Anna Sokolow’s Rooms

Multi-layered dance project celebrates the work and life of an American master artist whose work is deeply informed by her Jewish heritage, working-class roots and...

Stanford study suggests girls can 'rewire' brains to ward off depression

Psychologists use brain imaging and a video game to help girls teach their brains not to overreact to stress.

Senate to hear reports from Dean Pamela Matson and from ASSU leaders

Pamela Matson, dean of the School of Earth Sciences, will present a report to the Faculty Senate today. Four student representatives to the Faculty Senate also will give...

Daily Activity Log-02-07-12

*========================================================================== 09:01 SPECIAL DETAIL 120207011 Officer initiated activity at Selby Lane School, Selby Ln, Atherton. ....

Stanford concludes transformative campaign

The Stanford Challenge fundraising campaign raises $6.2 billion for a new model of research and teaching on the environment, human health, international affairs and other issues.

AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Daily Activity Log-02-06-12

*========================================================================== 00:53 OUTSIDE AGENCY ASSIST 120206003 Occurred at El Camino Real/Fifth, Atherton. Out with taxi cab...

Daily Activity Log-02-06-12

Daily Activity Log-02-06-11

*========================================================================== 00:53 OUTSIDE AGENCY ASSIST 120206003 Occurred at El Camino Real/Fifth, Atherton. Out with taxi cab...

Got photos? Yes, just ask SALLIE

A new free image repository gives the Stanford community a place to store and manage pictures and a huge database for finding images to use in university publications.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker will give Stanford's Commencement speech

Alum Cory A. Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J., will give the Commencement address June 17. The weekend also will include political science Professor Larry Diamond at Class Day and a...

Stanford senior awarded 2012-2013 Churchill Scholarship

Ariana Peck, a 21-year-old biology major from Belmont, Calif., was one of 14 Americans "of exceptional ability and outstanding achievement" awarded Churchill...

Stanford's Revs Program sponsors film series celebrating cars and car culture

The automobile is center stage in a film series sponsored by the Revs Program at Stanford, which was developed to bridge humanities and fine arts, social sciences, design, science...

Daily Activity Log-02-05-12

*========================================================================== 00:46 DISTURBANCE- NOISE/FIGHT 120205004 Occurred on Betty Ln, Atherton. Loud party. Side streets...

Stanford geophysicist: More environmental rules needed for shale gas

Obama's new rule is only one step toward ensuring the safety of hydraulic fracturing, the booming technology that offers economic and environmental benefits, according to...

As Chinese courts announce 'guiding cases,' Stanford Law School helps to spread the word

A Stanford website translates important rulings by the Supreme People's Court that serve as guides for lower courts, helping the vast country to move toward more consistent...

Daily Activity Log 02/04/12

*========================================================================== 01:16 OUTSIDE AGENCY ASSIST 120204005 Officer initiated activity at Marsh Rd/Middlefield Rd,...

Daily Activity Log 02/03/12

*========================================================================== 00:43 PEDESTRIAN CHECK 120203004 Officer initiated activity at Marymont Av, Atherton. Out w/ a ped mid...

Daily Activity Log for 02/02/12

*========================================================================== 00:05 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 120202002 Officer initiated activityon unit blk of Isabella Av, Atherton....

Aphasia: A Stanford music professor's work about obsessive attention to ridiculous things

Mangled vocal samples, random icons and precise hand gestures come together in a mesmerizing performance by Stanford music scholar Mark Applebaum.

Daily Activity Log for 02/02/12

*========================================================================== 00:02 FIRE CALL – GENERAL 120201001 Occurred on Cowell Ln. , Atherton. Issue w/Boiler and...

New generation explores cultural changes through Asian music at Stanford festival

Students pay homage to cultural history in the eighth annual Pan-Asian Music Festival.

Q&A: Stanford's Philip Taubman on an unlikely alliance to rid the world of nuclear weapons

In a new book, former New York Times reporter Philip Taubman tells the story of five famous men who have joined efforts to eliminate the ultimate weapon.

Daily Media Log for 01/31/2012

08:22 BURGLARY-RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL 120131005 Occurred on Catalpa Dr. Vehicle window smashed. Disposition: Report Taken....

Iconic photos of the Great Depression among the highlights in Cantor's Walker Evans exhibit

In public programs, Stanford scholars share their views on the groundbreaking artistic endeavors of photographer Walker Evans.

Wireless power could revolutionize highway transportation, Stanford researchers say

Stanford researchers have designed a new technology that could lead to wireless charging of electric vehicles while they cruise down the highway.

Daily Media Log for 01/30/2012

08:35 VEHICLE CODE VIOLATION 120130007 Officer initiated activity at Selby Ln/Austin Av. S/Guizar, Amilio dob/09251964 o/o Redwood City was Cited/Released for 12500(a) VC....

Initiative aims to improve services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students

The Weiland Health Initiative, a new partnership between the Vaden Health Center and the LGBT Community Resources Center, aims to improve health services for lesbian, gay,...

Daily Media Log for 01/29/2012

00:01 VANDALISM 120129001 Occurred on Middlefield Rd. Disposition: Report Taken. *========================================================================== 00:05 ANIMAL CALL...

Tanner Lectures explore ancient philosophies as ways of life

You don't have to be a philosopher to contemplate the nature of the universe, the nature of the self, and the meaning of life.

Daily Media Log for 01/28/2012

05:25 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 120128003 Officer initiated activity at Alejandra Av/Emilie Av. Disposition: Checks Ok....

Daily Activity Log 01/27/12

*========================================================================== 00:05 VEHICLE CODE VIOLATION 120127002 Officer initiated activity on Atherton Av, Atherton.Subj: Jaime...

Home Invasion Robbery

On 01/27/2012, at approximately 8:06 PM, residents of the 200 block of Atherton Avenue came to the Atherton Police Station to report that just minutes earlier, a male subject...

Daily Activity Log for 01/26/12

*========================================================================== 07:59 VEHICLE CODE VIOLATION 120126012 Officer initiated activity at Mccormick Ln/Watkins Av,...

Give undergraduates the 'gift' of adaptive learning, committee tells senate

Developing the capacity for integrative knowledge is one of the "most crucial gifts" Stanford University can give undergraduates, James T. Campbell, co-chair of a...

The feminist struggle continues, Gloria Steinem says, encouraging a Stanford audience toward 'one new subversive thing'

The co-founder of Ms. magazine celebrates the 40th anniversary of the pioneering publication.

Four decades - and counting - of feminist journalism

At a Stanford panel discussion, editors, activists and bloggers come together to salute Ms. magazine and consider the future.

Daily Activity Log for 01-25-12

*========================================================================== 00:47 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 120125002 Officer initiated activity at Polhemus Av/Alameda, Atherton. ....

Faculty Senate to hear report on reimagining undergraduate education

The Study of Undergraduate Education at Stanford University says students need "breathing space" to engage with issues of substance in a deep and sustained way,...

Daily Activity Log-01-24-12

*========================================================================== 00:24 VEHICLE/TRAFFIC HAZARD 120124003 Occurred at Selby Ln/Atherton Av, Atherton. X called to report a...

Stanford scholars reflect on Arab Spring

A year after the Egyptian uprising, five scholars talk about democracy in the Middle East, how lives have changed in the Arab world, and what the United States has learned from...

Historian Lyman Van Slyke awarded Lyman Award from alumni association

An annual service award named for former Stanford President Richard Lyman this year goes to a Chinese historian whose leadership of 35 alumni travel/study trips totals more than a...

Daily Activity Log-01-23-12

*========================================================================== 03:54 TREE DOWN 120123003 Occurred on Tuscaloosa Av. , Atherton. Tree down/hit RP’s car/owner to...

Stanford software lets aero-engineering students focus on aircraft design instead of computer code

Stanford University Unstructured is an open-source software package that gives advanced engineering students a crucial leg up on the time-consuming process of writing their own...