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Stanford University Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Stanford University.

Results 1 - 20 of 18,596 in Stanford University

  1. Bush s diplomatic forays take on an air of desperationRead the original story

    2 min ago | Taipei Times

    ... while a European diplomat said, It does seem a bit schizophrenic. Abbas Milani, an Iran expert at Stanford University who has advised the Bush administration, echoed the sentiment. I don t understand what they re doing, Milani said. Rice s ...

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    Related Topix: Pyongyang, North Korea, North Korea, World News, Asia, Hwanghae-Bukto, North Korea, Stanford University, George Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Opinion

  2. OSD:Part of Summit District Improvement StandardRead the original story

    31 min ago | The Othello Outlook Online Edition

    The Othello School District was among 17 school districts contacted earlier about a grant to send a team to Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.

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  3. RF Surgical lands cash to ID medical spongesRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    Menlo Ventures and Stanford University are investing $8.2 million in RF Surgical Systems , a Bellevue startup developing a surgical sponge detection device.

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    Related Topix: Venture Capital, Menlo Ventures, Startups, Emerging Technology, Stanford University

  4. RF Surgical Systems raises $8.2 millionRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    Bellevue's RF Surgical Systems has raised $8.2 million from Menlo Ventures and Stanford University, bringing the total amount it has raised to more than $20 million, according to P-I reporter John Cook.

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    Related Topix: Venture Capital, Menlo Ventures, Startups, Emerging Technology, Stanford University

  5. Tech helps surgeons remember to withdraw their spongesRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | VC Ratings

    [Posted on July 25, 2008 - 1:38 PM] Boosting the "no sponge left behind" agenda, Menlo Ventures and Stanford University have backed an $8.2 million Series A round for RF Surgical Systems Inc ., bringing total funding to $20 million. The company will ...

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    Related Topix: Stanford University, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Medicine, Surgery, Marketing

  6. Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Mild-mannered Jerry Yang transforms into confident CEO warriorRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | MarketWatch

    ... It is Yang's finest moment in the year since assuming control of the company he co-founded with fellow Stanford University student David Filo in 1994. Stepping in for Terry Semel last year, who resigned amid investor outrage over his pay and Yahoo's ...

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    Related Topix: Startups, Stanford University, Yahoo!, Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Microsoft, Software

  7. RF Surgical Systems Raises $8.2MRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | SocalTECH.com

    RF Surgical Systems, a developer of medical devices for tracking surgical sponges, said Friday morning that it has raised $8.2M in a venture funding round from Menlo Ventures and Stanford University.

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    Related Topix: RF Industries, Electronics, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Stanford University, Bellevue, WA

  8. Japan and Back AgainRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | West Windsor & Plainsboro News

    ... US Cards Decision Management. "Helen has also been to sleep-away camps, including a three-week camp at Stanford University last summer," says her mother. "We were sure that she could take care of herself. However, for this trip she needed to manage ...

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    Related Topix: Henan, China, Banking, Wei-Chen, China, World News, Financial Services, Citigroup, China, Stanford University, Travel, Japan Travel

  9. Stem cell funds face roadblockRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | The San Francisco Business Times

    ... Institute for Regenerative Medicine . At the same time, it also could make it easier for researchers at Stanford University , the University of California, San Francisco , the J. David Gladstone Institutes and the Children's Hospital Oakland ...

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, Stem Cell Research, Stanford University

  10. RF Surgical raises $12MRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Puget Sound Business Journal

    ... Bellevue medical device company said the financing came from Menlo Ventures of Menlo Park, Calif. and Stanford University in Palo Alto. RF Surgical said it's now raised more than $12 million this year. The company makes surgical devices that alert ...

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    Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Stanford University

  11. Lecturers say Jung's philosophy still relevant in modern worldRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    ... studying Jung's philosophies and applying them to the modern world. Thomas and Jean Kirsch, who teach at Stanford University, will share their message at a free lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Davis Concert Hall. Often known as Jungians, followers of ...

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    Related Topix: Stanford University, Psychology, Science

  12. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: Born to shopRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Waco Tribune-Herald

    ... ing. I just love going to the stores to look," she said, noting with mock dismay that her apartment near Stanford University is just five minutes from a local mall. For more of Rice's comments on her favorite pastime, click here .

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    Related Topix: Condoleezza Rice, George Bush

  13. RF Surgical Systems, Inc. Completes $12 Million in Funding Led by Menlo VenturesRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Business Wire

    RF Surgical Systems, Inc. announced that it has recently raised $8.2 million in a Series A round of venture capital financing from Menlo Ventures and Stanford University.

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    Related Topix: Startups, Stanford University, Menlo Ventures, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Marketing, Bellevue, WA

  14. Brownsburg to vie for Little League titleRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Indianapolis Star

    ... Lance Lynn, the star pitcher on Brownsburg's 1999 World Series team. Storen, now a relief pitcher for Stanford University, and Lynn, recently drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, called to encourage the players and express their pride in the team's ...

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  15. Microsoft officially ends bid to buy YahooRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | SiliconValley.com

    ... is up for re-election at the Aug. 1 annual meeting. "It's basically game over," said Joseph Grundfest, a Stanford University law professor and co-director of the Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance. Ballmer described ...

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    Related Topix: Stanford University, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, San Francisco Metro

  16. New Study Too Frightening To ReleaseRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | The Onion

    "Researchers at Stanford University are refusing to release a comprehensive three-year interdisciplinary study on the grounds that the results are "too terrifying to reveal to the public at large," sources ...

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    Related Topix: Stanford University, Startups

  17. A Dot-Com Banker Who's Stuck in the PastRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Wired News

    ... Wall Street research reforms made after the tech bubble burst. He's wrong. At a technology conference at Stanford University yesterday, Quattrone said the industry should petition to remove the regulations that prevent sell-side research analysts ...

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  18. Redwood City cafe to closeRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Burlingame Daily News

    ... to work at the Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley in East Palo Alto, manage restaurants and kitchens at Stanford University, or serve and cook on cruise ships. Tips at the cafe are pooled to pay for the uniforms and knives students need when seeking ...

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    Related Topix: Menlo Park, CA, Redwood City, CA, Dining, Life, Food, Dining

  19. Nationally rated tennis siblings have local tiesRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | ArgusLeader.com

    ... said Alex, the defending men's champion and No. 1 seed, who just completed a successful freshman year at Stanford University. 'My brother (Chris) and I won the doubles last year, and I won the singles. It's a great tournament - a lot of fun and ...

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  20. Leave your pets at home when the weather is warmRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Statesman Journal

    ... than the exterior because the car acts like a greenhouse and traps the sun's heat. The API cites a Stanford University study that determined that even if it's only 72 degrees outside, a car's internal temperature can rocket to 116 degrees within an ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Salem, OR, Salem Metro