Carla Shatz, Director of Stanford Bio-X, is carrying out research that could help adults learn new skills as easily as children do. Her work could help adults learn languages, improve memory, or improve brain function after stroke. Shatz says the collaborative environment at Stanford that makes...

Grant Miller, associate professor of medicine, has been working to help residents of a state in India access micro nutrients that they are lacking. The work, which involves a fortified rice, includes several Indian ministries, non-profit organizations, and faculty from across Stanford campus to...