Basicinformation
Historicalevolution
Foundingperiod
StanfordUniversitywasfoundedbythethenGovernorofCaliforniaandMember’srailwaytycoonLelandStanfordandhiswifeJaneLathropStanfordjointlyestablishedin1891.TheuniversityisbasedontheirsonLelandStanfordJr.whodiedoftyphoidontheeveoftheirsixtiethbirthday(1884).Inthenameandtocommemorate,LelandStanfordoncetoldhiswife:"AllthechildreninCaliforniawillbeourchildren."
In1824,theoldStanfordwasborninawealthyfarmer’sfamily.,ServedasgovernorofCaliforniain1861;in1863heandhiswifeJennyestablishedtheCentralPacificRailwayCompany,andStanfordservedaspresident.
In1876,theoldStanfordpurchased263hectaresoflandinCaliforniaasahorseranch,whichwaslaterexpandedto3237hectaresandbecamethesiteoftheStanfordUniversitycampus;intheStanfordUniversitylogoandsportslogoThereistheimageofsequoia.
In1884,hisbelovedson,Stanford,diedoftyphoidfeverwhiletravelingwithhisparentsinEurope.AfterthegrievingStanfordcouplereturnedtotheUnitedStates,theydecidedtosharehissavingsof20millionU.S.dollarswithhiminPa3561hectaresoflandinPaloAltowasusedtocreateauniversity.
OnOctober1,1891,StanfordUniversityhelditsopeningceremony.Atthattime,newspapersinNewYorkpredictedthatnoonewouldgotothewestofthewildlandtoattendthisuniversity:"Professorswillbeinthemarbleclassroom.Lecturesontheemptybench,"Butonthedayoftheopeningoftheuniversity,therewasanunexpectedbusyschedule.Therewere559maleandfemalestudentsinthefirstsession,two-thirdsofwhomwerefromoutsideCalifornia.
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In1893,theoldStanforddiedinhissleep.Misfortunesnevercamealone,andhispropertywasfrozen.Undersuchdifficultcircumstances,Mrs.Stanforddidnotintendtoclosetheschool.Shedidherbesttokeeptheschoolrunninguntilthefundingfreezewascompletelyliftedsixyearslater.Mrs.Stanfordsoldherrailroadstockandtransferred$11milliontotheuniversity'sboardofdirectors.ThecrisisatStanfordUniversityfinallypassed.PresidentJordansaid:"Thelifeanddeathofthisuniversityareallbasedontheloveofakindlady."TheRisePeriod
Inthe1960s,whenitwasthesamepublicinstitutionintheSanFranciscoBayArea.WhiletheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyiswell-knowninacademicactivitiesandstudentsports,StanfordUniversityisstillunknown.Becausethefarmusedtotrainexcellentbreedsofhorseracingwasusedasthecampusoftheschool,andtheremotewestwasstilldesolateandclosedintheeyesoftheAmericans,peoplealsocalledStanfordUniversity"FarmUniversity"atthattime.
Stanfordtookoffafterthe1970s.ThisisalsoduetothelargeareaofStanford,morethan8,000acres,andthelargeareaofspaceavailablefortheschool,sothe1951projectThedeanofthecollege(FrederickTerman)putforwardanidea-thisistheturningpointofStanfordUniversity:onethousandacreswillbeleasedtotheindustrialandcommercialindustryorgraduatedalumnitosetupacompanyforalongtimeataverylowandsymbolicrent.Theycooperatewiththeschooltoprovidevariousresearchprojectsandstudentinternshipopportunities.StanfordbecamethefirstuniversityintheUnitedStatestoestablishanindustrialparkoncampus.Thankstothissuggestionoftakingoutthehugegainsinexchangeofland,StanfordputsitselfattheforefrontoftheUnitedStates:"Thecompaniesintheindustrialparkopenedoneafteranother,andsoontheyexceededthescopeofthelandthatStanfordcouldprovide,andexpandedoutward.The"SiliconValley"(alsotranslatedas"SiliconValley),whichhasformedCalifornia’scutting-edgetechnologyandtalenthighland.StanfordUniversityissurroundedbytechnologygroupsandenterprises,andisassociatedwithhigh-tech,business,andpragmatismandpioneeringspirit.Thesetypical"Americanspirits"Establishcloseties.Withtheriseofthe"high-techbelt"onthewestcoastoftheUnitedStates,variouscomputercompanies,includingthe"darlingofthecentury"Microsoft,havesetupcampsinthisline.StanfordUniversityhasbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Sincethen,StanfordUniversityhasbecomethecoreofSiliconValleyandtheworld.Thecenteroftechnologicalinnovation.
Historicalevents
OnMay30,1894,theschoolawardedthefirstdoctoraltitle.
January25,1903,DedicatedtotheMemorialChurch.
OnFebruary28,1905,JaneLathropStanforddied.
OnApril18,1906,theSanFranciscoearthquakecausedalotofdamage.
OnMay23,1913,aschoolmedicalinstitutionwasorganized.
OnApril27,1917,aschooleducationinstitutionwasestablished.
April,1917Onthe27th,theThomasWeltonArtMuseumwascompleted.
OnJune20,1919,theHooverWarfundraiser(HooverInstitutionforModernWar,RevolutionandPeace)wasestablished.
1925OnMay15,theschoolconstructionprojectwasorganized.
OnSeptember30,1925,thebusinessschoolbegantoenrollstudents.
June16-20,1941,HooverTowerWascompletedtocelebratethe50thanniversaryoftheschool’sfounding.
In1946WallaceStegnerfoundedthecreativewritingproject.
September1,1948,theSchoolofBiologicalSciences,theSchoolofHumanities,theSchoolofPhysicalSciencesandTheFacultyofSocialSciencesmergedintotheFacultyofHumanitiesandNaturalSciences.
OnNovember6,1948,physicsprofessorFelixBlochbecamethefirstNobelPrizewinneratStanfordUniversity.
In1951,FrederickTerman,DeanoftheSchoolofEngineeringatStanfordUniversity,decidedtoestablishanindustrialparkonthecampus,rentingthecampuslandtothehigh-techcompaniesatthetime.Itisconsideredtobesuchamoment.ThisdecisionnotonlylaidthefoundationofSiliconValley,butalsocompletelychangedthestructureofStanfordUniversity.Forthisreason,hehimselfwashonoredasthe"FatherofSiliconValley."
August1959InOctober,theplanfortheradiotelescope"TheDish"begantobeimplemented.
OnJanuary1,1965,theDepartmentofComputerSciencewasestablished.
OnSeptember9,1967,theSLACNationalAcceleratorThelaboratorywasputintouse.
Thesocialethicsteachingprojectwaslaunchedin1987.
OnOctober17,1989,theschoolwasseverelydamagedbytheLomaPrietaearthquake.
October1,1991,the100thanniversarycelebration.
September1,1992,GErhardCasperbecamethe9thprincipal.
InMay1996,theStanfordGraduatesAssociationplanwasannounced.
OnSeptember25,1997,thepreparatoryclasswasopened.
OnMay18,1998,theClinicalMedicineResearchCenterwasestablished.
InSeptember1998,thealumniassociationwasincorporatedintotheschool.
InSeptember1998,theSchoolofScienceandEngineeringwasestablished.
InSeptember1998,anonlinemaster'sdegreecoursewasopened.
OnMay2,2001,theHewlettFoundationgave400millionUSdollars,whichisthelargestamountoffundstheschoolhasreceivedsinceitsestablishment.
PreviousPresidents
Asof2017,StanfordUniversityhasservedatotalof11Presidents:
Previousprincipals | TimeofServing | Mainachievements |
Jordan | 1891-1913 | Strengthentheconstructionofthefaculty,theold"StoneAge"laidthefoundationforthedevelopmentofStanfordUniversity,andlaterbecamethehonorarypresident. |
Branner | 1913—1916 | Insistingonthepolicyofimprovingteachers'treatment,theshorttermofappointmentwasduetotheretirementage(65yearsold). |
Weber | 1916—1943 | Proposeanewgoal:tokeeppacewiththedevelopmentoftheworld. 1.Changetheratioofundergraduateandgraduatestudents 2.Encouragestudentstodevelopsports 3.Cancelthequotaforenrollinggirls 4.Resolutedeterminationtoreform |
CuiJide | 1943—1948 | 1.Plancarefully,runtheschooldiligentlyandthriftily 2,setupaplanningoffice 3.Laidafoundationforenrollmentexpansion |
ShiDeling | 1949—1958 | 1.Donationsreached329millionUSdollarsduringthetenure. 2.Expansionofteachingstaff 3.Expansionoffinancialresourcesandleaseofland 4.New"StoneAge" 5.OpeningBranchcampuses(Germany,France,Italy,AustraliaandtheUnitedKingdom,etc.) |
Bitz | 1959—1970 | Thetermofofficewasshort,coupledwithhugepressure,politicalandeconomicpressure,in1970Resignation,duetotheshortperiodoftime,didnotmakemuchprogress. |
Lyman | 1970—1980 | 1.Activefundraising 2.Activeexpansion |
Kennedy | 1980—1992 | 1.Activelyraisefunds,raisingatotalof1.1billionUSdollarsin5years. 2.ConfrontingtheteachingreformandtheMinisterofEducation 3.Duringthetermofoffice,StanfordUniversityrankedintheUnitedStatesSecondplace |
Gerhard-Caspar | 1992—2000 | clarifiedStanford’sconsistenttradition,putforwardtheideaof"universityisapublicserviceorganization",andEffortstoimprovethequalityoftheteachingstaffandstafftreatment. |
JohnHannes | 2000—UntilAugust12,2016 | HehasbeenthepresidentofStanfordUniversitysince2000.MasterandPh.D.inComputerSciencefromtheStateUniversityofNewYork.ServedasDeanoftheComputerScienceDepartment,DeanoftheSchoolofEngineering,andVicePresidentinchargeofacademicsandfinanceatStanfordUniversity.ProfessorHennessiscommittedtotheinterdisciplinaryconstructionofbiologicalsciencesandbioengineering,andisknownasthe"fatherofRISC". |
MarkThill-Lavigne | August13,2016— | Canadianneuroscientist,currentlythe11thpresidentofStanfordUniversity.Priortothis,hewasaprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,andthenpresidentofRockefellerUniversityinNewYorkCity.HeisthefirstindustryexecutivetoholdthepostofPresidentofRockefellerUniversity.HeisalsoamemberoftheScientificAdvisoryBoardoftheTreatmentofAlzheimer'sDiseaseFund. |
School-runningstrength
School-runningphilosophy
Entrepreneurshipeducation:TheestablishmentofStanfordUniversitycoincideswiththeAmericanindustrialrevolutionandAtthetimeofhighereducationreform,thismadeitsschool-runningideasallengravedwiththebrandofthetimes,andalldisplayedthespiritofpragmatismandentrepreneurship.Atthebeginningofitsestablishment,StanfordUniversityestablishedadistinctschoolpurpose,thatis,"makewhatyoulearnisdirectlyusefultostudents'livesandhelpthemachievesuccess.Therefore,itspurposeistomakethecivilizationandprogressoftheentiremankindastheultimatebenefit.Activelyplaytheroleofuniversitiestopromotesocialwell-being;teachstudentstoabidebythelawandenjoythehappinessoffreedom;teachstudentstorespectandlovethenobleprinciplescontainedinthedemocraticgovernment-becausethesenobleprinciplesarederivedfrompeople’slives,freedomandTheinalienablerighttopursuehappiness".
DepartmentsandMajors
AsofOctober2015,StanfordUniversityismainlycomposedofsevenacademicschools:
Thecoursesthatofferundergraduateandpostgraduatecoursesinclude: | Thecoursesthatonlyofferpostgraduate(orprofessionalsubjects)coursesinclude: |
SchoolofEngineering | SchoolofEngineeringMedicine) |
SchoolofEarth,Energy〥EnvironmentSciences | LawSchool |
SchoolofHumanities&Sciences) | SchoolofEducation |
GraduateSchoolofBusiness |
canprovidestudentswithBachelor'sdegree,master'sdegreeanddoctoratedegree,withawiderangeofmajors.Themainmajorsofferedinclude:AmericanStudies,Anthropology,AsianLanguages,BiologicalSciences,Chemistry,Classics,Communication,ComparativeLiterature,Drama,EarthSciences,AsianStudies,Engineering,economics,English,history,internationalrelations,mathematics,music,philosophy,psychology,religiousstudies,symbolicsystems,computerscience,chemicalengineering,civilengineering,electricalengineering,mechanicalengineering,engineeringphysics,environmentalengineering,Bioengineering,ComputerSystemEngineering,ProductDesign,UrbanResearch,ArchitecturalDesign,MathematicsandComputerScience,Aerospace,EnergyResourcesEngineering,ManagementandEngineering,MaterialsScienceandEngineering,BiomechanicsEngineering,GeologicalEngineeringandHydrology,etc.Wait.Itspopularmajorsincludelaw,businessadministration,andeducation.Theuniversitycalendaradoptsaseasonalsystem.TheautumnofeachyearusuallystartsattheendofSeptember,andthespringendsatthebeginningofJune.
FacultyStrength
StanfordUniversityhas1,534facultymembers,61%ofwhomhaveobtainedtenuredprofessorqualifications.Asof2020,thereare19NobelPrizewinners,1FieldsMedalwinner,163academiciansoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,101academiciansoftheNationalAcademyofEngineering,287academiciansoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences,and4Pulitzersamongthecurrentfacultymembers.Awardwinners,18NationalMedalofSciencewinnersand29MacArthurGeniusAwardwinners,etc.
LinusPaulin | ArthurKongberg | RobertHofstadter | AlexanderSuwoZhengyichun | KennethArrow |
FriedrichHeike | Burton·Richide | MiltonFriedman | PaulBerg | ArthurSchwarzhaus |
GeorgeStyler | HenryPeach | MikeLevitt | BrianKebirka | SudeHoff |
ZhuDiwen | GaryS.Becker | WilliamSharpe |
Researchreputation
Overallranking
StanfordUniversityranksamongthetopteninmanyUSandforeignuniversityrankingsAmongthem,theacademicrankingsofworlduniversitieshavebeenrankedsecondintheworldformanyyears,includingthe2019-20rankings.
2021-2022 | QSWorldUniversityRankings (QSWorldUniversityRankings) | 3rdintheworld | |
2020-2021 | TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings (THEWorldUniversityRankings) | No.2intheworld | |
2020-2021 | QSWorldUniversityRankings (QSWorldUniversityRankings) | No.2intheworld | |
2020-2021 | USNewsWorldUniversityRankings (USNewsBestGlobalUniversitiesRankings) | 3rdintheworld | |
2020-2021Year | ShankeWorldUniversityAcademicRanking (AcademicRankingofWorldUniversities) | No.2intheworld | |
2019-2020 | USNewsWorldUniversityRankings (USNewsBestGlobalUniversitiesRankings) | No.3intheworld | tr> |
2019-2020 | USNewsBestNationalUniversityRankingsintheUnitedStates (USNewsBestNationalUniversityRankings) | No.6intheU.S. | |
2019-2020 | ThamesHeightsEqualEducationWorldUniversityRankings (THEWorldUniversityRankings) | WorldNo.4 | |
2019-2020 | TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityReputationRankings (THEWorldReputationRankings) | 3rdintheworld | |
2019-2020 | QSWorldUniversityRankings (QSWorldUniversityRankings) | No.2intheworld | |
2019-2020 | AcademicRankingofWorldUniversities (AcademicRankingofWorldUniversities) | No.2intheworld |
Inaddition,accordingtoForbes2010Theuniversitywiththemostbillionairescountedintheyear,StanfordUniversityrankedsecond,with28billionaires,secondonlytoHarvardUniversity.In2019-20,StanfordUniversityranked2ndintheForbesrankingofAmericanuniversities,6thintheForbesrankingofAmerica’sBestValueColleges,and2ndintheForbesrankingofAmericanuniversities.InJanuary2017,"TimesHigherEducation"publishedthe2017GlobalCEOAlmaMaterrankings,andStanfordUniversityrankedsecond;inNovember2018,"TimesHigherEducation"releasedthe"GlobalUniversityEmployabilityRanking".Ranking)”,StanfordUniversityranks5thintheworld.From2019-20,StanfordUniversityrankedthirdintheworldintheworlduniversityrankingspublishedbytheCenterforWorldUniversityRankings(CWUR).IntherankingofMoscowInternationalUniversity,itranks7thinboth2019and2020.Accordingtotherankingofultra-highnetworthalumniofuniversitiesin2019releasedbytheresearchcompanyWealth-X,StanfordUniversityrankedsecond,secondonlytoHarvardUniversity.Ranked4thinthe2020NatureIndex
SubjectRanking
StanfordUniversityranksamongtheworld’sleadingdisciplines,especiallyinstatisticsandoperationsresearch,electricalengineering,computerscience,medicine,andbusiness,Socialsciencesandotherdisciplineshaveworld-classacademicinfluence.
1)2019-20TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings(THE)SubjectRanking:
TechnologySubject | WorldRanking | HumanitiesandSocialSciences | WorldRanking |
Self-heatingScience | 3 | Economics | 2 |
LifeScience | 5 | SocialScience | 2 |
Medical | 5 | HumanitiesandArts | 1 |
ComputerScience | 3 | Laws | 1 |
Engineeringtechnology | 2 | Education | 1 |
Psychology | 1 |
2)2015-16QSWorldUniversityRankingsbySubject:
Subjects | WorldRanking | Subjects | WorldRanking | Subjects | WorldRanking |
StatisticsandOperationsResearch | 2 | Psychology | 4 | Politicsandinternationalrelations | 7 |
ComputerScience | 2 | Medical | 4 | EarthandOceanSciences | 8 |
MechanicalEngineering | 2 | CivilEngineering | 5 | ArtDesign | 8 |
ElectricalEngineering p> | 2 | LifeScience | 5 | anthropology | 8 |
MaterialsScience | 2 | Chemistry | 5 | DevelopmentResearch | 9 |
ChemicalEngineering | 2 | Laws | 5 | Philosophy | 12 |
EnvironmentalScience | 2 | Modernlanguage | 5 | Architecture | 23 |
PhysicsandAstronomy | 3 | Socialpolicyandmanagement | 6 | PerformingArts | 33 |
MiningEngineering | 3 | Linguistics | 6 | AgricultureandForestry | None |
Economics | 3 | EnglishLanguageandLiterature | 6 | DentalMedicine | None |
AccountingandFinance | 3 | Sociology | 6 | Pharmacy | None |
Pedagogy | 3 | History | 7 | VeterinaryMedicine | None |
BusinessAdministration | 4 | Archaeology | 7 | Geography | None |
Mathematics | 4 | Communicationandmediaresearch | 7 | NursingScience | None |
3)2018-19USNewsUSMajorGraduateSchool(GraduateSchool)Ranking:
FromNaturalScience | NationalRanking | HumanitiesandSocialSciences | NationalRanking |
ComputerScience | 1 | Psychology | 1 |
LifeScience | 1 | EnglishandLiterature | 3 |
Statistics p> | 1 | Politics | 1 |
Physics | 1 | History | 1 |
EarthScience | 2 | Sociology | 5 |
Chemistry | 2 | Economics | 1 |
Mathematics | 2 | Criminology | None |
USNewsMajorU.S.Occupationsin2019-20College(ProfessionalSchool)ranking:
ProfessionalSchool | SchoolofEducation | BusinessSchool | LawSchool | SchoolofEngineering | MedicalSchool | NursingCollege |
NationalRanking | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | None |
Subjects | WorldRanking | Subjects | WorldRanking | Subjects | WorldRanking |
StatisticsandOperationsResearch | 2 | Psychology | 4 | PoliticsandInternationalRelations | 7 |
ComputerScience | 2 | Medical | 4 | EarthandOceanSciences | 8 |
MechanicalEngineering | 2 | CivilEngineering | 5 | ArtDesign | p>8 |
ElectricalEngineering | 2 | LifeScience | 5 | anthropology | 8 |
MaterialsScience | 2 | Chemistry | 5 | DevelopmentResearch | 9 |
ChemicalEngineering | 2 | Laws | 5 | Philosophy | 12 |
EnvironmentalScience | 2 | ModernLanguage | 5 | Architecture | 23 |
PhysicsandAstronomy | 3 | Socialpolicyandmanagement | 6 | PerformingArts | 33 |
MiningEngineering | 3 | Linguistics | 6 | AgricultureandForestry | None |
Economics | 3 | EnglishLanguageandLiterature | 6 | DentalMedicine | None |
AccountingandFinance | 3 | Sociology | 6 | Pharmacy | None |
Education | 3 | History | 7 | VeterinaryMedicine | None |
BusinessAdministration | 4 | Archaeology | 7 | Geography | None |
Mathematics | 4 | Communicationandmediaresearch | 7 | NursingScience | None |
4)2019-20AcademicRankingofWorldUniversities(ARWU)SubjectRanking:
ScienceandEngineering | WorldRanking | HumanitiesandSocialSciences | WorldRanking |
Mathematics | 4 | Economics | 8 |
Physics | 2 | Laws | 8 |
Chemistry | 2 | Sociology | 3 |
Biology | 3 | Psychology | 5 |
ComputerEngineering | 2 | Politics | 2 |
ChemicalEngineering | 2 | Finance | 10 |
ClinicalMedicine | 17 | Statistics | 2 |
Scientificresearchresults
Asof2015,thenumberofarticlespublishedbyStanfordUniversityinNatureandScienceis1108respectively,1459.In2010,scientistsfromStanfordUniversityandtheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)foundthatcrudeoilinterferedwithfish’sheartcells,slowedtheheartbeat,reducedmyocardialcontractilityandarrhythmia,whichcouldleadtocardiacarrest,cardiogenicSuddendeath,arelatedarticlewaspublishedinthe"Science"magazineonFebruary14,2014.In2011,StanfordUniversityresearchersdevelopedanewtypeofsingle-cellPCRmicrofluidictechnologyandusedthistechnologytotreathundredsofcoloncancers.Cellswereanalyzedforsingle-cellgeneexpression,andamapofhumancoloncancerheterogeneitywasobtained.RelevantresearchresultswerepublishedinthejournalNatureBiotechnology.
In1967,theSLACNationalAcceleratorLaboratorywasputintouseandmademajordiscoveriesinelementaryparticlephysics.Thisdisciplineprovidedinsightintothebasiccompositionofmatter.This426-acrefacilityincludesatwo-milelinearacceleratorandhasapproximately1,300employees.Asof2018,atotalofsixStanfordphysicists-BurtonRichter,RichardTaylor,MartinPerl,etc.-wontheNobelPrizefortheircontributions.prize.
InAugust1998,themostimportantAsymmetricB-FactoryattachedtoSLACbegantooperatewhenscientistsintroducedtwobeamsoflight-electronsandpositronsprojectedinoppositedirectionsthroughanundergroundring..Scientistsusethisfactorytoexposethesubtledifferencesbetweenthephysicallawsofmatterandantimatter.Thisdiscoverycanhelpexplainwhytheuniversecontainsfarmorematterthanantimatter.
Relyingontheschool’stalentadvantagesandabundantfundingandequipmentconditions,StanfordUniversityhasmadeoutstandingachievementsinscientificresearch.TheexcerptsoftheresearchresultsoftheNobelPrizewinnersareasfollows:
Name | Remarks th> |
|---|---|
FelixBloch | In1952,cooperatedwithEdwardPurcelltodevelopnuclearmagneticprecisionmeasurementThenewmethodandrelateddiscoverieswontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1952. |
LinusKarlPauling | WontheNobelPrizeinChemistryin1954HewasawardedtheNobelPeacePrizein1964.HeisoneofthefewscholarsintheworldwhohaswontheNobelPrizetwice.Heistheonlyonewhowontheprizeintworespects.Heisknownasthe"FatherofBiochemistry." |
ArthurKongberg | In1959,hewontheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyandMedicineprize.Thisyear,hesynthesizeddeoxyribonucleicacidDNA,butitwasinactive;forthenexttenyears,hecontinuedtoresearch,andin1967,hereplicatedactiveDNAinatesttube. |
RobertHofsdart | WontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1961.Throughtheschool’slinearaccelerator,thechargedensitydistributionofnucleons,protons,andneutronswasmeasuredforthefirsttime. |
AlexanderSuwoZhengyichun | In1970,hewontheNobelPrizeinLiterature.HeisoneofthemostfamousRussiannovelists.Hisworksinclude"FirstCycle","CancerWard","ADayintheLifeofIvanDenisovich"andsoon. |
KennethJosephArrow | 1972NobelPrizeinEconomics.HeandaBritishscholarjointlyestablishedatheoryofbalancedwelfare. |
FriedrichHeike | In1974,duetoaSwedishScholarsjointlyestablishedthetheoryofcurrencyandeconomicfluctuationsandjointlywontheNobelPrizeinEconomics. |
BurtonRichmond | WontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1976,Heandanotherscientistseparatelydiscoveredsubatoms. |
MiltonFriedman | In1976,wontheNobelPrizeinEconomicsprize.Heemphasizedtheuseofmoneyasatoolofgovernmentpolicyandadeterminantofbusinesscyclesandinflation.HeistheleaderoftheChicagoMonetarySchoolandoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialeconomistsintheUnitedStates. |
PaulBerg | In1980,hewontheNobelPrizeinChemistry.Hewastheearliestresearcherofviruspropagation,invadingnormalcellsandcausingthemtobecomecancerous.HedevelopedatechniquetocombineE.coliphagegeneswithSV40genesundertheactionofenzymesinatesttube. |
ArthurSchwarzwald | TheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1981.In1958,hepublishedapapertogetherwithhisbrother-in-law.Thepaperstudiedlaserandwasoneoftheinventorsoflaser. |
GeorgeSteller | In1982,hewontheNobelPrizeinEconomics,specializinginEconomictheory,industrialorganization,publicmanagementandeconomichistory,etc. |
HenryTaobu | In1983,wontheNobelPrizeinChemistry,InorganicChemistryMaster. |
WilliamSharpe | ThewinneroftheNobelPrizeinEconomicsin1990,Theaboveishiscontributiontothetheoryoffinancialassetpriceformation,thecapitalassetpricingmodel. |
GaryS.Becker | Thewinnerofthe1992NobelPrizeinEconomics,willThefieldofmicroeconomicsextendstothebroadareaofhumanbehaviorandmutualinfluence,includingunintentionalbehavior. |
DouglassNorth | The1993NobelPrizeinEconomics,ineconomichistoryTheresearchapplieseconomictheoriesandquantitativemethodstoexplaineconomicandinstitutionalchanges. |
MartinPerl | The1995NobelPrizeinPhysics,inPhysicsforhisdiscoveryofthetaulepton. |
DouglasOsheroff | The1996NobelPrizeinPhysics,inPhysicsforthediscoveryofsuperfluidityinhelium-3. |
MyronS.Scholes | ThewinneroftheNobelPrizeinEconomicsin1997,inEconomicsforanewmethodtodeterminethevalueofderivativesRobertB.Laughlin. |
ZhuDiwen | ThewinneroftheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1997,pioneeredtheuseofThemethodoflasercoolingandcapturingatoms,formerUSSecretaryofEnergy. |
RobertB.Laughlin | The1998NobelPrizeinPhysics,clarifiedAsmallamountofquantumHalleffect. |
BrianKebirka | In2012,hewasduetoTheresearchinthefieldofco-receptorswontheNobelPrizeinChemistry. |
Suderhof | In2013,wearecommittedtounlockingthe"synapses"(Synapse)mystery,wontheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine. |
MichaelLevitt | The2013NobelPrizeinChemistryThechemicalsystemhasdesignedamulti-scalemodel. |
AcademicResources
StanfordUniversity’sresearchinstitutionsaresetupinTheuniversity’sresearchcentersandindependentresearchinstitutionsconsistoffourtypes.Thefourtypesofresearchinstitutionsincludeatotalof122researchunits,namely70centers,16laboratories(Lab),10institutes(Institute),andThereare25otherresearchinstitutionsincludingvariousprojects(Project),forum(Forum),program(Program),researchgroup(Group),amongwhichthereare12independentscientificresearchinstitutions,including5engineeringand7humanitiesandsocialsciences.Accordingtotheschool'sofficialwebsitestatistics,scientificresearchinstitutionshaveundertaken20%ofthetotalscientificresearchofStanfordUniversity,andmostoftheschool'sacademicactivitiesandprojectsareorganizedbyscientificresearchinstitutions.
OtherresearchinstitutionsaffiliatedwithStanfordinclude:SLACNationalAcceleratorLaboratory(formerlyStanfordLinearAcceleratorCenter),StanfordInternationalResearchCenter(formerlyonauniversitycampus,nowanindependentinstitution),HooverInstitute(Thinktankforpublicpolicyresearch)andtheHassoPlattnerSchoolofDesignandResearch(aninterdisciplinarydesignschoolincooperationwiththeHassoPlattnerSchoolofResearchattheUniversityofPotsdam).TheSovietUnionwasunabletofindacopyoftheMarch1917Pravda(firstissue)initslibrary,andhadtoaskResearcherHoovertoprovideanoriginalmicrofilmarchive.
EdwardsLaboratory | / | 1951 | 47 | Quantumelectronics,semiconductorlaser,picosecondpulsetechnology,opticsMicroscopemethods,opticalfibers,superconductingmaterialsandtheirmicrowaveapplicationsoftware,etc. |
HaisenPhysicsLaboratory | HEPL | 1951 | 28 | Astrophysicsandrelativity,engineeringsciencebasedonartificialsatellites,acceleratorphysics,emissionofelectronlasers,etc. |
StanfordCenterforInternationalStudies | SIIS | / | 295 | Internationalissuesandchallenges,publicpolicyandothercross-disciplinaryresearch:Asia-Pacificdevelopment,environment,healthcare,internationalsecurity,EuropeanandAmericanstudies,cross-culturaleducation,etc. |
StanfordLanguageandInformationResearchCenter | CSLI | 1983 | 93 | Intersectionresearchinthefieldsofinformation,computerandcognitivescience:computerscience,linguistics,logic,philosophy,psychology,education,etc. |
JebergAdvancedMaterialsResearchLaboratory | GLAM | 1999 | 36 | Advancedmaterialsresearch:datarecordingandstoragematerials,computermaterials,electronicmaterials,magneticmaterials,materialphysics,composites,opticalphysics,etc. |
StanfordInstituteforSocialQuantitativeResearch | SIQSS | 1998 | 21 | Usingquantitativeresearchmethodstostudyissuesinthefieldofsociology:theimpactofinformationtechnologyonsociety,educationanditssocialeffects,analysisoftheresultsofthecensus. |
StanfordHumanitiesResearchCenter | SHC | 1980 | 35 | Humanities,history,philosophy,anthropologyandotherhotissuesincross-studies. |
StanfordBio-XResearchCenter | Bio-X | 1998 | 273 | Interdisciplinaryresearchbetweenbiologicalsciencesandphysics,chemistry,engineering,medicine,etc.:biocomputers,structuralbiology,biophysics,biochemistry,biomedicalengineering,brainScience,nano,etc. |
GlobalClimateandEnergyProject | GCEP | 2003 | 25 | Hydrogen,renewableenergy,cleanenergy,newtechnologiestoreducecarbondioxideemissions,energytransportationsystems,advancednuclearenergy,geographicengineering,etc. |
StanfordInstituteforEconomicPolicyResearch | SIEPR | 1982 | 54 | Worldeconomicpolicyissuesandtheirimpact:corporate,government,fiscal,currency,labormarket,energy,environment,technologyandotherissues. |
CafeliInstituteofParticleAstrophysicsandCosmology | KIPAC | 2003 | 34 | Gravitylensing,galacticclusters,probabilisticdataanalysismethods,generalrelativity,cosmicBraneworldmodel,blackholephysics,etc. |
StanfordTeachingReformResearchCenter | SCIL | 2002 | 56 | Promotethebasicandappliedtechnologyresearchofteachingandlearning:improvethelearningabilityofbeginners,buildabeneficiallearningenvironment,andmaketeachingandlearningtransparent. |
StanfordUniversityhasasolidfoundation,sufficientfunds,andabundantteachingequipment.Thereare30librarieswithmorethan8millionbooksandallComputerizedmanagement.Therearemorethan7,000computersforstudentstouseintheschool.Therearealsomultiplecomputerroomsandcomputercenterstoprovideservicesforstudents.StudentscanusetheInternettocommunicatewithteachersandstudentsintheschool.Therearealsogymnasiums,golfcourses,andswimmingpoolsthatcanaccommodate85,000people,whichfullyreflectsthebenefitsofalargecampus.
StanfordUniversityLibraryandAcademicInformationResources(SULAIR)hascollected9millionbooksandperiodicals,260,000rarebooks,1.5millione-bookfiles,1.5millionaudio-visualmaterials,6millionmicrofilmarchivesandmorethanathousandotherelectronicdocuments,makingitoneofthelargestandmostdiversifiedacademiclibrarylibrariesintheworld.
Culturalheritage
Schoolmotto
DieluftderFreiheitweht(theoriginaltextisinGerman,andtheEnglishisThewindoffreedomblows).ThissentencecomesfromtheGermananthropologistUlrichvonHutten(UlrichvonHutten)inthe16thcentury.TheChinesetranslationis:"Freedomisblowing."Subjectresearch.
SchoolEmblem
Theschoolflagdesignistheschoolemblem.StanfordUniversityislocatedinPaloAlto.PaloAltoreferstotheredwoodtrees,logosandsportsemblemsofSanFranciscoBay.ThereistheimageofSequoiainit.
Schoolbadge(2sheets)
Schoolsong
HailStanfordHail-StanfordUniversityAlmaMater
Wheretherollingfoothillsrise
Uptowardsmountainshigher
WhereatevetheCoastRangelies
Inthesunsetfire
Flushingdeepandpaling
Hereweraiseourvoices,hailing
Thee,ourAlmaMater
FromtheFoothillstothebay
Itshallring
Aswesing
Itshallringandfloataway
Hail,Stanford,hail!
Hail,Stanford,hail!
Athletics
OneofStanford’sbiggestsportscompetitorsistheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,apublicuniversityintheSanFranciscoBayArea.Thisrelationshipisalsooneofthetraditionsofthetwoschools.Thetwoschoolswillholdarugbymatcheveryyear,commonlyknownasthe"BigGame".Eachrugbywinnerhastherighttoholdthe"StanfordAxe"trophy.ThisrugbygamewasfirstplayedinSanFrancisco'sHaightStreetParkonMarch19,1892.Undertheattentionof8,000spectators,Stanfordwonthegame14-10,anditalsoparticipatedintheRoseBowlforthefirsttimein1902..However,theviolencecausedbytheparticipantsandthespectatorriotsaftertheeventcausedtheSanFranciscogovernmenttoformallybananysubsequent"biggames"inthecityin1905,andtheStanfordschoolalsobannedallrugbyeventsthefollowingyear.The"biggame"from1906to1914washeldintheformofrugby,buttheeventwasfinallyresumedin1919duetotheimprovementofthegamemode.
Asof2020,currentstudentsoralumniofStanfordUniversityhavewonatotalof270medalsincluding139goldmedalsinallpreviousOlympics.SecondtotheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia(1,144goldmedals,309medals),aheadofUCLA(3,123goldmedals,233medals)andtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley(4,117goldmedals,207Medals).
CampusEnvironment
StanfordUniversity’s8,180-acre(3310hectares,33squarekilometers)campusislocatedintheSanFranciscoBayArea.Thisisabout37miles(60kilometers)northwestofSantaClaraValley(SiliconValley),about37miles(60kilometers)southeastofthecenterofSanFrancisco,andabout20miles(32kilometers)northwestofSanJose.TheuniversityheadquartersisclosetoPaloAlto.,SeparatedbyStamfordAvenueandShashanRoad.Inadditiontothemaincampus,universityassetsarealsolocatedinotherperipheralareas.
TheuniversityislocatedinanareadesignatedbythecensusfortheheadquartersofSantaClaraCounty,anon-organizedarea.However,certainuniversityassets(includingtheStanfordShoppingCenterandStanfordResearchPark)areinthePaloAltoarea.Inaddition,SanMateoCounty(includingSLACNationalAcceleratorLaboratoryandJasperRidgeBiologicalReserve),MenloPark,WoodsideandPortolaValley,whicharealsonon-organizedareas,arealsoStanfordUniversity'sland.,TheUnitedStatesPostalServicegivestheuniversitytwopostalcodes:94305(usedforcampusmail)and94309(postofficebox).Theuniversitybelongstothe650codearea.
Famouspeople
Name | Remarks |
HerbertClarkHoover | The31stPresidentoftheUnitedStates |
WoLenMinerChristopher | UnitedStatesSecretaryofState |
WintonCerf | GoogleVicePresidentandChiefInternetConsultant |
KennethArrow | WinneroftheNobelPrizeinEconomicsin1972 |
PaulBerg | WontheNobelPrizeinChemistryin1980 |
ZhuDiwen | AmericanChinese,winneroftheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1997,formerUSSecretaryofEnergy |
EhudBarak | IsraelPrimeMinister,MinisterofDefense |
LaiGermany | ThefirstfemaleastronautintheUnitedStates |
YangZhiyuan | OneofthefoundersofYahoo,formerYahooCEO,ChineseAmerican |
WangWenhua | Taiwanwriterandshowhost | tr>
LiuHongen | TaiwanJurists |
FeiXiang | ChineseAmericansinger |
SergeyBrin | OneofthefoundersofGoogle,RussianAmerican |
Larry·Page | OneofthefoundersofGoogle |
LiuZunyi | PresidentoftheChineseUniversityofHongKong,ChairmanofCICHongKong |
FanchangChen | PresidentofHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnology,AcademicianofNationalAcademyofEngineering |
YuepengChen | DirectorofPolicyDevelopmentofHongKongHuixianThinkTank |
LiZeju | LiKa-shing'seldestson |
LiZekai | LiKa-shingsecondson |
LiZhuocheng | FamousPhysicsScientist,biologist,andoneofthefoundersofdistributeddeeplearningalgorithms |
TigerWoods | Oneofthemostsuccessfulgolfersinhistory |
DavidPackard | OneofthefoundersofHP |
Lerner | FounderofCisco |
KriegBarrett | IntelCEO |
Fernite | Nikefounder |
MikeMusina | MLBwell-knownstar,playingfortheNewYorkYankees |
DanMillman | AuthorofAthleteandPeaceWarrior |
WilliamHewlett | Co-founderofHewlett-Packard |
MeiRuao | ChineseJudgeoftheFarEastInternationalMilitaryTribunal |
ZhangZhongmou | ChairmanofTSMC,Taiwanesemathematician,differentialGeometer |
ZengYurong | ChineseTaiwanesemathematician,algebraicgeometer |
HatoyamaYukio | FormerPrimeMinisterofJapan |
TaroAso | FormerPrimeMinisterofJapan |
MarissaMayer | TheformervicepresidentofGoogle’ssearchproductanduserexperiencedepartment |
Tablo | LeaderofEpikHighEnsemble,KoreaSinging,CanadianKorean,BachelorofEnglishLiteratureandMasterofWriting |
LoganTom td> | TherepresentativestaroftheAmericanwomen'svolleyballteamsinceenteringthe21stcentury |
AmberLiu | ThewifeofChinesetennisplayerZhangDepei,ChineseAmerican,economicsmajoratStanfordUniversity |
HuangBoran | FounderofJingxuetangEducationGroup,OutstandingAwardofTopTenChineseYoungEducators |
JinBowen | Chinesemathematician,Polly2012Sub-awardwinner |
MaXun | CEOofapharmaceuticalcompany |
RichardSherman | FamousNFLstar,playedfortheSeattleSeahawks |
BrianKebilka | WinneroftheNobelPrizeinChemistryin2012 |
Suderhof | 2013NobelPrizewinnersinphysiologyormedicine |
MikeLevitt | StanfordUniversitybiologistMikeLevittwontheNobelPrizein2013ChemistryAward |
