STANFORD Magazine: May/June 2011 > Farm Report

Courtesy Wrath of Grapes

Agenda
ROTC Redux? A Quiet Debate
Faculty Senate will consider reinstating military training on campus.
Currents
After the Japan Disaster
The campus responds.
Findings
A Breakthrough in Cell Control
Bioengineers make RNA devices that one day could detect and attack disease.
Research Notebook
Domains
Eye on the Sky
The best place on campus to see heavenly bodies. by Elizabeth Clair
Backstory
A Cannon for Oncologists
Radiologist Henry Kaplan became a rare conqueror in the history of cancer. By Theresa Johnston
Pursuits
School Bands
Sometimes the faculty just want to rock all night. By Simon Firth
Student Voice
To the Manor Borne
Studying in England transported the daughter as surely as it had the dad. by Elizabeth Clair
Cardinal Numbers
Cherry-Picked or Not
One year later, most applicants are happy.
News Briefs
Basketball
'An Awful Feeling'
Cardinal women stop just short of a title.