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The physicist Werner Heisenberg was once asked if he knew where Stanford University was located. "I believe it is on the west coast of the United States, not far from San Francisco. There is ... another school nearby, and they steal each other's axes," he replied, referring to Stanford's rivalry with the University of California, Berkeley.
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The Stanford University School of Medicine conceived of the project several months ago as a way of improving the quality of classroom interaction between medical students and instructors. Instead of asking for the traditional show of hands or engaging in one-on-one question and answer sessions in a large class, the instructor electronically polled the class in real time. The new approach is faster and it provides more accurate feedback due to the cloak of anonymity it lends to students. Based on student responses, instructors were able to dynamically tailor course material to meet the needs of a particular class.
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The official motto of Stanford University, selected by the Stanfords, is "Die Luft der Freiheit weht." Translated from the German, this quotation of Ulrich von Hutten means "The wind of freedom blows." At the time of the school's establishment, German had recently replaced Latin as the supraregional language of science and philosophy (a position it would hold until World War II).
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Located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions. Excellence in research in the Schools of Medicine and Engineering along with the School of Humanities and Sciences will continue to help drive the field of molecular imaging.
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Recently the Stanford deal came under criticism when GCEP sponsor ExxonMobil, known for a policy of undermining scientists linking greenhouse gases to global warming, ran advertisements touting its relationship with the university. Movie producer Steve Bing, a Stanford alumnus, protested by canceling $2.5 million of his $25 million pledge to the school.
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Stanford Law School appointed Barbara van Schewick a Professor of Law. Barbara, who is an Expert on Law and Communications Technology, is a Senior Researcher at the Telecommunications Networks Group at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of the Technical University Berlin. Read more about Barbara's career in the Business Wire press release. (Image borrowed from yale.edu).
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