News
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Can technology play a role in reducing pretrial incarceration?
Researchers including Alex Chohlas-Wood (PhD ’22) partner with the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office to test the effectiveness of text message reminders for court dates.
October 19, 2023
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MS&E Newsletter October 2023
New ways to connect, summer research, and more. Explore the latest edition of the MS&E Newsletter.
October 12, 2023
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When antitrust regulation can backfire
With the Google antitrust trial well underway, and an Amazon suit soon to follow, Prof. Riitta Katila discusses the impacts of anti-competition regulation on innovation.
September 28, 2023
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Meet our incoming PhD students: Autumn 2023
We caught up with some incoming students to ask about their backgrounds and what brings them to MS&E.
September 26, 2023
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California’s charge
Four experts, including MS&E alums Amy Guy Wagner and Jason Glickman, weigh in on the state’s ambitious plan to have 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045.
September 22, 2023
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Markus Pelger receives Bates White Prize
Prof. Pelger and colleagues were awarded the prize for the best paper at the 2023 SoFiE conference.
September 13, 2023
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Influencing a generation
Professor Kathleen Eisenhardt’s impact inspired a symposium and conference presented by her former students.
September 12, 2023
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Can redesigning lottery-based school choice promote diversity of enrollment across a city?
A Stanford team led by professor Irene Lo works with the San Francisco United School Board in an effort to create more equitable schools.
September 08, 2023
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Stanford HAI welcomes graduate, postdoc fellows
Thirty scholars from multiple disciplines, including MS&E PhD student Nick Okafor, will join HAI to study human-centered AI.
September 06, 2023
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Alicia Sheares joins MS&E as Assistant Professor
Prof. Sheares's research broadly examines how members of racially minoritized groups understand and respond to inequality.
August 11, 2023
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New national Deliberative Poll shows bipartisan support for polarizing issues affecting American democracy
The poll's results show many significant changes toward bipartisan agreement, even on the most contentious issues.
August 10, 2023
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Scholars center equity-minded leadership to advance diversity in U.S. professoriate
Academic leaders from the nation’s top research universities, including Prof. Pamela Hinds, gathered to discuss how they can increase equity within their institutions.
August 09, 2023
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Laura Taylor-Kale sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
Laura, who received her PhD from MS&E in 2022, becomes the first senate-confirmed person to hold the new position in the U.S. Department of Defense.
August 01, 2023
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How Stanford is preparing the next generation of data scientists
The gateway course for the new Data Science & Social Systems major teaches students how data can be used to address important social problems.
July 31, 2023
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Rethinking algorithmic decision-making
Algorithmic decisions based on ‘fairness’ don’t always lead to equitable or desirable outcomes, according to a new paper by Alex Chohlas-Wood and colleagues.
July 28, 2023
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Results of first global Deliberative Poll® announced by Stanford’s Deliberative Democracy Lab
More than 6,300 deliberators from 32 countries and nine regions around the world participated in the Metaverse Community Forum on Bullying and Harassment.
July 27, 2023
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Ethics teams in tech are stymied by lack of support
Because tech industry ethics teams lack resources and authority, their effectiveness is spotty at best, according to a new study by Prof. Riitta Katila and colleagues.
July 24, 2023
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Congratulations MS&E graduates!
Learn about commencement, end-of-year awards, and one particularly stylish exit.
July 03, 2023
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Graduates reflect on their time in MS&E
Six students from all degree levels share how they came to MS&E and what's next for them after Stanford.
June 30, 2023
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MS&E Newsletter summer 2023
Research themes, new podcast episodes, and much more. Explore the latest edition of the MS&E Newsletter.
June 28, 2023