Perched in the Stanford foothills is a still-working relic that has helped everything from NASA Mars missions to collecting bounced signals from the moon. Nowadays, it’s primarily used to track objects in space, to communicate with low-orbit satellites and assist in other general space assignments.
Discovering the Stanford Dish in 360: From Space Missions to Snowy Sledding Read More »
Stanford students interview and profile athletes from around the world who will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
2024 Olympic Games in Paris: Meet Some of the Athletes Competing Read More »
Marcela is a proud Chilena, who was born six years after Augusto Pinochet left power and democracy was restored in Chile. She grew up knowing the dictatorship only in memory — as her parents recalled to her the fear and violence that controlled Chile for 17 years. Most days, she sees the visible marks of
Living Memory: Visible Marks of Pinochet Dictatorship Remain For Many Chileans Read More »
Founder of Direct Action Everywhere and the Simple Heart Initiative Wayne Hsiung faced over a decade in jail for his role in the rescue of three beagles from Ridglan Farms, a supplier of dogs to animal testing facilities, in 2017. But the case, where Hsiung planned to argue that animals are ‘persons’ for the purposes of rescue from the brink of death, was recently dismissed.
Case That Would Have Argued “Persons” Classification For Beagles Dismissed Read More »
Celebrations of Caribbean culture include food, the arts and festivities like Carnival.
Celebrations of Caribbean Culture Flourish in the Bay Area Read More »
Known as the place where Bruce Lee spent his childhood, The Great Star Theater in San Francisco’s historical Chinatown district underwent extreme renovations in 2020
Great Star Theater Celebrates History in SF Chinatown While Welcoming Change Read More »
uly 17, 2024, will mark the 80th anniversary of the Port Chicago explosion that killed 320 U.S. Navy sailors and wounded hundreds more in the worst home front disaster of the Second World War. The Friends of Port Chicago National Memorial hope that this anniversary will also mark one year closer to the exoneration of the Port Chicago 50.
Efforts To Exonerate Port Chicago 50 Carry On Read More »
On Feb. 10, the Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden hosted a Lunar New Year celebration as part of their Second Saturday series. The monthly events include different activities catered to families and children. Every February, they choose to spotlight the New Year festivities, sharing Chinese culture with the Palo Alto community. This year’s event was free
Palo Alto’s Gamble Garden hosts Lunar New Year Celebrations Read More »
Several pro-Palestinian groups, including the Palestinian Youth Movement and the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, led the protest on Jan. 14.
Protesters gather in San Francisco to march for a cease-fire in Gaza Read More »
Some residents in West Marin are hoping to make their home the first designated Dark Sky Community in the Bay Area.
Under One Dark Sky Read More »
Entering its third year of business, TranscribeGlass plans to first tackle the challenge of meeting the astronomical demand.
MENLO PARK, Calif. — The Tuesday night dinner shift is marked by a lull in business, with the few customers who choose to dine spending less than they would on weekends. But for Menlo Park restaurants, finding the staff to operate their businesses on even the slowest days can be a challenge. Of 16 downtown
As South Peninsula downtowns feel labor shortage, businesses ponder solutions Read More »
