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Irene Lo: How math makes markets fairer
An expert in algorithms discusses how the changing meaning of the word “market” is being leveraged to achieve important social goals.
July 16, 2021
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Program alumna pays it forward by helping new students learn to SURF
A Stanford Undergraduate Research Fellowship propelled Andrea Coto into STEM. Now a Stanford PhD student, she encourages undergraduates to apply for the program that helped her.
June 15, 2021
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June 14, 2021
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Do people governed by algorithms improve or quit?
Research by an MS&E alumnus reveals whether performance evaluations with secret or hidden criteria increase workers' performance.
May 10, 2021
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How technology and organizational design affect routines
MS&E postdoctoral researcher Jen Rhymer and colleagues discuss how an organization's use of varying technologies can differently affect its operation.
May 07, 2021
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Data science takes on racial bias
A group of scholars discuss how medicine, artificial intelligence, criminology, and other fields can better understand and anticipate bias and the ways it manifests in society.
May 06, 2021
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April 09, 2021
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Stanford MS&E Prof. Irene Lo co-organizes ACM conference on equity and access in algorithms, mechanisms, and optimization
The conference aims to highlight research that can help improve equity and access to opportunity for historically disadvantaged and underserved communities.
April 06, 2021
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Stanford team reveals cost-effective and life-saving treatment for nation's opioid disorder epidemic
A team co-lead by Prof. Margaret Brandeau developed a mathematical model to assess the cost-effectiveness of various interventions to treat opioid use disorder.
March 31, 2021
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Isaiah Sanders: Giving back and making an impact
Isaiah’s passion for helping those around him started early. He supported underprivileged youth and has been an inspirational speaker to high school and college students.
March 31, 2021
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Linda Esquivel receives School of Engineering Diversity-Inclusion staff award
MS&E's Career & Affiliate Services Officer is recognized by the School for her outreach and events geared toward inclusivity.
March 29, 2021
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Research Insight: New Data on Lean Startup
Recent research by MS&E Prof. Riitta Katila and colleagues sheds new light on lean startup methodology.
March 24, 2021
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New automated text messages remind Santa Clara County public defender clients of court dates to reduce pretrial incarceration
The Stanford Computational Policy Lab in MS&E co-developed new technology that can help eliminate months or even years of jail time.
March 23, 2021
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2021 virtual alumni reunion recap
Participants from across the world, who otherwise might not have been able to attend, benefited from the virtual format.
March 15, 2021
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Should the United States keep screening all blood donations for Zika?
A Stanford study suggests that blood centers spend $80 million a year to avert a vanishingly small risk, and that federal authorities should reassess the requirement.
March 02, 2021
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Riitta Katila: How diversity drives innovation
An expert in entrepreneurship argues that greater diversity is the key to corporate creativity.
February 22, 2021
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Kathleen Eisenhardt: The pace of high tech is like jazz not a symphony
A pioneering female faculty member, she eschewed conventional number-crunching to show how in-depth case studies best reveal the improv culture of high-growth companies.
January 29, 2021
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January 13, 2021
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January 12, 2021
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How to save democracy from technology
MS&E Prof. Ashish Goel and colleagues investigate the influence of large digital platforms and suggest policies aimed at curbing their influence.
January 05, 2021
