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Mark Lemley (A.B. 1988), professor at Stanford Law School, expert in patent law. David Lang (B.A.), professor of composition at the Yale School of Music. Lisa Lowe (A.B. 1977), professor of American Studies at Yale University. Jitendra Malik (Ph.D. 1985), computer science professor at UC Berkeley.
Ellen Ochoa (born May 10, 1958) is an American engineer, former astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center. [ 1] In 1993, Ochoa became the first Latina woman to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. [ 2] Ochoa became director of the center upon the retirement of the previous ...
Stanford was founded by Leland Stanford, a railroad magnate, U.S. senator, and former California governor, together with his wife, Jane Lathrop Stanford. It is named in honor of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who died in 1884 from typhoid fever just before his 16th birthday. His parents decided to dedicate a university to their only son ...
Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) [11] [12] is a private research university in Stanford, California. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford , the eighth governor of and then-incumbent senator from California , and his wife, Jane , in memory of their only child, Leland Jr . [ 2 ]
The Stanford University Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics ( CCRMA ), founded by John Chowning, is a multi-discipline facility where composers and researchers work together using computer-based technology both as an artistic medium and as a research tool. CCRMA's director is Chris Chafe.
5. Bookkeeper. If you have an aptitude for math and strong organizational skills, bookkeeping could be a good fit for your retirement years. Some 475,000 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing ...
The university was named a Public Ivy by Richard Moll in his 1985 book The Public Ivies: A Guide to America's Best Public Undergraduate Colleges and Universities, and in later guides by Howard and Matthew Greene. [146] [147] The university is a large recipient of National Institute of Health grants and funds.
Avner Greif, economist. Caroline Hoxby, professor of economics. Ro Khanna, visiting lecturer of economics (2012–2016), deputy assistant secretary in the United States Department of Commerce (2009–2011), U.S. Congressman (2017–present) Jonathan Levin, professor of economics, won the 2011 John Bates Clark Medal.