Menlo Park News and Announcements

Daily Activity Log-02-11-12

*========================================================================== 00:09 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 120211003 Officer initiated activity on Marymont Av, Atherton.Unoccup. ....

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...

The Thinker, one of the world's most famous works of art, comes home to Stanford's Cantor Arts Center

Auguste Rodin's The Thinker returns to the Stanford campus after a two-year loan to the North Carolina Museum of Art.

Women report more pain than men, says study of electronic records

Women report more-intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, say investigators at the School of Medicine who mined a huge collection of electronic medical records...

Gloria Steinem: Still angry, still funny, still tireless

"I'm on campuses a lot, very different kinds of schools," Gloria Steinem said. "I still get asked, 'How can I [the student] combine motherhood and...

Elliott Levinthal, Stanford professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, dead at 89

In a career that ranged from radar to medicine to outer space, Elliott Levinthal played an instrumental role in the schools of Engineering and Medicine, and in the rise of Silicon...

Stanford's 2012 Tanner Lectures explore ancient philosophies as ways of life

Princeton philosophy Professor John Cooper will give this year's Tanner Lectures on Human Values. To Cooper, many of the ancient philosophers intended not just to educate,...

Daily Activity Log-01-22-12

*========================================================================== 04:38 CITIZEN ASSIST 120122004 Officer initiated activity at Greenoaks Dr, Atherton.Assist with...

Daily Activity Log 01-21-12

*========================================================================== 04:36 WIRES DOWN 120121022 Officer initiated activity at Stockbridge Av/Selby Ln, Atherton.Hanging low...

Daily Activity Log 01-20-12

*========================================================================== 07:52 VEHICLE CODE VIOLATION 120120007 Occurred at Atherton Av/Austin Av, Atherton. Excessive speed,...

Daily Activity Log 01/19/12

*========================================================================== 08:58 TICKET SIGN-OFF 120119017 Officer initiated activity on 100 blk of Stockbridge Av, Atherton....

How the Finnish school system outshines U.S. education

Educational philosophy in Finland is strikingly different than in the United States, but the students there outperform U.S. learners.

Daily Activity Log 01-18-12

*========================================================================== 10:57 PARKING PROBLEM 120118013 Officer initiated activity on unit blk of Dinkelspiel Station Ln,...

Daily Activity Log-01-17-12

*========================================================================== 00:31 HIT/RUN NON-INJURY 120117002 Officer initiated activity at Atherton Av/Austin Av, Atherton.Unocc...

It's all about the space at Stanford's design school

Stanford's d.school space is the stage for creative collaboration. A new book by two of its leaders provides direction for design spaces elsewhere.

Daily Activity Log-01-16-12

*========================================================================== 00:56 SUSPICIOUS PERSON 120116003 Occurred at Menlo Atherton H.s on Middlefield Rd. , Atherton. Subjs...

Daily Activity Log-01-15-12

*========================================================================== 08:48 PEDESTRIAN CHECK 120115007 Officer initiated activity at El Camino Real/Fair Oaks Ln, Atherton. ....

Daily Activity Log-01-14-12

*========================================================================== 01:22 WELFARE CHECK 120114003 Occurred on Broadacres Rd, Atherton. 90 y/o female stating someone is...

Daily Activity Log 1-13-12

*========================================================================== 01:39 OUTSIDE AGENCY ASSIST 120113004 Officer initiated activity at El Camino Real/Spruce Av, Atherton....

Daily Media Log for 01/12/2012

07:52 VEHICLE CODE VIOLATION 120112008 Officer initiated activity at Valparaiso Av/Arbor Rd. S/Guzman, Oswaldo dob/10311977 o/o Redwood City was Cited/Released for 12500 VC....

Railroad hyperbole echoes all the way down to the dot-com frenzy

Stanford historian Richard White said he began his book, Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America, 12 years ago knowing only that he wanted to write...

Stanford scholar talks about the national memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Clayborne Carson, director of Stanford's Martin Luther King Institute, drew on his vast knowledge of King as he advised urban planners, architects and designers on the...

Daily Media Log for 01/11/2012

01:05 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 120111002 Officer initiated activity in the unit block of Almendral Av. Disposition: Checks Ok....

Health insurance no guarantee for diabetes care in developing countries, Stanford researchers find

With little chance of complete diabetes prevention, programs and policies must be established to care for those who develop the disease. If not, illnesses will increase along...

Walker Evans Photographs From Private Collection On View

This exhibition encompasses not only Evans’ brilliant documentation of the Great Depression and his work with James Agee on Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, the landmark study of...

Daily Activity Log-01-10-12

*========================================================================== 00:08 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 120110002 Officer initiated activity at Circus Club, Park Ln, Atherton.Out...

Stanford expert discusses North Korea's new leadership

Since Kim Jong Il's death, North Korea has a young new leader: Kim's 28-year-old son Kim Jong Un. David Straub, who attended the seventh U.S.-Korea West Coast Strategic...

Daily Activity Log-01-09-12

*========================================================================== 00:49 ANIMAL CALL 120109002 Occurred on Glenwood Av. , Atherton. Barking dog. . Disposition: Log Note...

Stanford symposium, exhibits, talk by Gloria Steinem commemorate Ms. magazine's 40 years

Stanford University will mark the 40th anniversary of Ms. magazine with a winter quarter series of events titled "Ms. at 40 and the Future of Feminism."...

Students go deep into the Grand Canyon to examine the river that waters the West

Twelve sophomores spent two weeks rafting through the Grand Canyon, immersed in the issue that will determine the future of the West: Is there enough water to go around?

Daily Activity Log-01-08-12

*========================================================================== 01:14 OUTSIDE AGENCY ASSIST 120108003 Officer initiated activity at El Camino Real/Alejandra Av,...

Daily Media Log for 1-07-12

*========================================================================== 00:54 OTHER MISDEMEANOR 120107004 Officer initiated activity at Stockbridge Av, Atherton.Juvenile...

Police Daily Log for Friday, January 6th, 2012

*========================================================================== 08:40 WARRANT ARREST 120106014 Occurred at Atherton Police Dept. on Ashfield Rd SA/Viegas, Kevin DOB...

Police Daily Log for Thursday, January 5th, 2012

*========================================================================== 10:04 LOST / STOLEN / OR FOUND 120105016 Occurred on Atherton Av Property turned in for destruction....

Police Daily Log for Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

*========================================================================== 08:14 HIT/RUN NON-INJURY 120104012 Occurred on James Av Report on a hit and run with property damage....

Annual Report: Becoming of greater service to the public

The university Annual Report for 2011 is now available online. In it, President John Hennessy and Leslie Hume, chair of the Board of Trustees, share the successes and challenges...

The unexpected: Cancer during pregnancy

Battling cancer is risky for anyone, but when the patient is also a mom-to-be, doctors face a host of unanswered questions.

Papers of Europe's first female professor to become available online, with help from Stanford's libraries

Laura Bassi, a noted 18th-century Italian scientist and Europe's first female professor, left behind 6,000 pages of intriguing documents that describe her life and work....

Stanford political scientist maps militant groups around the globe

Researcher Martha Crenshaw is building a searchable, online map in an attempt to overcome one of the biggest challenges to tackling terrorism: understanding the motivations,...

Daily Activity Log-01-03-12

*========================================================================== 12:56 VEHICLE/TRAFFIC HAZARD 120103014 Officer initiated activity at Atherton Av/Monte Vista Av,...

Daily Activity Log-01-02-11

*========================================================================== 10:52 TRESPASSING 120102005 Occurred on El Camino Real, Atherton. Ex-student has been sleeping in dorm...

Daily Activity Log-01-01-12

*========================================================================== 00:14 DISTURBANCE- NOISE/FIGHT 120101001 Occurred on Tuscaloosa Av. , Atherton. Subj is yelling and...

Daily Activity Log for 12.31.11

*========================================================================== 15:13 911 HANG-UP 111231021 Occurred at Vacant on Polhemus Av. , Atherton. Fast busy on cb. ....

Start your Search for Volunteer Opportunities in Menlo Park, California with AmericanTowns Menlo Park Volunteer Guide!

On behalf of non-profit groups and organizers all over San Mateo County, AmericanTowns would like to invite all of you to join in on making a difference. Seize today and...

Police Log 12/30/11

*========================================================================== 00:50 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 111230003 Officer initiated activity at Emilie Av/Park Ln, Atherton. ....

AmericanTowns PR Tool: Getting publicity for your Menlo Park organization has never been easier

If your nonprofit group in Menlo Park is looking to let the community know about an upcoming event, activity or initiative, our PR Tool is here to help! Here's how it works: when...

Weekend Activities in and around Menlo Park

Give yourself a Time Out this week and treat your­self to a day out on­ ­the town. Whether you're in the mood to do some shopping, house hunting, catch a movie or just enjoy...

Eat Local! Great Resources in the Menlo Park area

What’s one small change that 1) significantly improves your health 2) helps the environment 3) boosts California’s economy and 4) helps you win the lottery (OK, so we made...

Media Bulletin 12/29/11

*========================================================================== 01:09 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 111229003 Officer initiated activity at Austin Av/Stockbridge Av,...

Stanford archaeologist questions the role of human rights in site preservation

The growing movement within archaeological circles to define historic sites by their links to the human rights of the indigenous populations may ignore the political and...

Winning the Real Estate Game in Menlo Park in a Tough Market

Purchasing a home in California  is one of the best investments you can make; but like so much else in life, timing is everything. Recent...