Announcements

Stanford alum, business school dean Jonathan Levin named Stanford president

Jonathan Levin, a distinguished economist and Stanford alumnus who has led the Stanford Graduate School of Business as dean for the last eight years, has been appointed the next president of Stanford University. Levin, has been a member of the Stanford faculty since 2000. He also serves as a member of President Biden's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Stanford launches fund to bring campus innovations to industry

A new initiative of the Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing (OTL), the High Impact Technology (HIT) Fund, provides business guidance and industry connections to Stanford researchers and entrepreneurs. The HIT fund, which awards up to $250,000, hopes to bridge the gap between the academic lab and the market, where the discoveries can benefit society.

'Ecopreneurs' Join Social Entrepreneurs in Expanded Fellowship Program

Eight students won Stanford Impact Founder Fellowships to start high-impact ventures that address a pressing social or environmental need. SIF fellowships have doubled this year through a collaboration between Stanford Graduate School of Business Center for Social Innovation and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability's Ecopreneurship program.

Boundless Charging

Resonant Link, a startup led by Stanford and Dartmouth trained engineers, is reimaging wireless charging for vehicles and medical devices. Resonant Link aims to teach EVs how to power nap to get quick, frequent charges of energy for slim batteries rather than the overnight charge for bulky batteries of today. Frequent, rapid charging could reduce battery size and in turn lower the cost of EVs enabling a faster transition to a fossil fuel-free transportation fleet. 

Stanford’s vision prioritizes citizenship, solutions, sustainability, IDEAL values and more, president tells Faculty Senate

Stanford aims to create a new model of the research university – one that addresses the world’s biggest challenges through citizenship, catalyzing discovery, accelerating solutions, sustaining life and advancing equity and inclusion.

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