November/December 2010

COVER STORY
Heart of a Legend+Video
Jim Plunkett has taken a lot of hits over the years. Thanks to family and a group of teammates who remain best friends, Stanford's only Heisman Trophy winner still stands tall. By Mike Antonucci

New Light on the Brain
By combining genetics with fiber optics, Karl Deisseroth has given researchers a powerful tool with which to probe our most enigmatic organ. By Kara Platoni

Long Live Lasers!
A Stanford-centric look at 50 years of innovation. By Greta Lorge

Cardinal Created
Photography by Toni Gauthier