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Upcoming Opportunities

Keep your mind moving with events online and near you.

Apr
07
Virtual
Alumni Speaker/Panel

EventGreenland Beyond the Headlines: Exploring Indigenous Wisdom and Sustainability (external link)

  • Date: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
  • Location: Virtual - Zoom link provided closer to event date
Subjects:
  • Cultural
  • Environment/Sustainability
  • International Affairs
  • Native or Indigenous
  • Social Justice/Human Rights
Apr
10
In-Person
Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventStanford Faculty Speaker | Janine Zacharia | Era of Noise: Fake News to Future of Journalism (external link)

  • Date: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
  • Location: Pacific Unitarian ChurchCity: Rancho Palos Verdes
  • Region: CA - Greater Los Angeles
Subjects:
  • Advice & Insights
Apr
13
Virtual
Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventLawyers’ Monopoly Webinar Series 2: Lessons from the Field: On-the-Ground Efforts to Effect Positive Regulatory Innovations (external link)

  • Date: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
  • Location: online
Subjects:
  • Law/Public Policy
Apr
17
In-Person
Alumni Speaker/Panel

EventSOLD OUT -- Global Outlook with Ambassador Michael McFaul '85, MA '86 (external link)

  • Date: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
  • Location: UC Irvine, (Room to be announced)City: Irvine
  • Region: CA - Orange County
Apr
18
Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventStanford Faculty Speakers & Brunch | Sara Mrsny, PhD '20, and Dan Edelstein | Back to COLLEGE Salon (external link)

  • Date: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
  • Location: Seascape Golf ClubCity: Aptos
  • Region: CA - Northern California
Subjects:
  • Education
  • Humanities
Apr
19
In-Person
Faculty Speaker/Panel, Performance, Social/Networking

EventAn Evening with Playwright David Henry Hwang, '79, at East West Players Production of "Flower Drum Song" - SOLD OUT (external link)

  • Date: 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM PDT
  • Location: Culinary Center and Aratani Theater at the Japanese American Cultural and Community CenterCity: Los Angeles
  • Region: CA - Greater Los Angeles
Subjects:
  • API (Asian/Pacific Islander)
  • Arts/Media
  • Cultural

Asking the Big Questions

Explore the latest Stanford research about topics ranging from the arts to longevity to artificial intelligence.

Longevity in the News

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from Stanford Alumni Association

A Reunion Homecoming Classes Without Quizzes session by Martha Deevy, associate director and senior research scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL), and Karen Breslau, editor of SCL Magazine

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Meet Some of Our Faculty Experts

Our world-renowned Stanford faculty and scholars bring deep knowledge and rich expertise that set our learning programs apart.

If you’re currently on Stanford’s faculty and interested in engaging with alumni, we’d like to hear from you. Learn more here.

Eric Appel

Materials Science and Engineering

Eric is an associate professor of materials science and engineering, a senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, and an associate professor, by courtesy, of pediatrics (endocrinology) and of bioengineering.

Risa Wechsler

Kavli Institute of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

Risa is the Humanities and Sciences Professor and the director of the Kavli Institute of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC), and a professor of physics and of particle physics and astrophysics.

Caroline Winterer

History

Caroline is the William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies and a professor of history and, by courtesy, of classics and of education. She is the 2025 recipient of the Richard W. Lyman Award.