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Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years

Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, report says

The Guardian - US

Daily marijuana use raises risk of heart disease by 34%, study indicates

Daily marijuana use can raise a person’s risk of coronary artery disease by a third, according to a recent study lead by Dr. Ishan Paranjpe, a resident physician at Stanford University.

Tribune News Service

The educational background of the top-4 state executives in each state

Welcome to the Wednesday, February 22, Brew.

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Scientists Detect ‘Villains’ Disrupting Cancer Treatments

Scientists have pinpointed pieces of DNA which, they say, act like Bond villains in the way they help cancers spread. Researchers based in a number of UK and US universities found that extrachromosomal DNA, known as ecDNA, can help tumors to develop resistance to anti-cancer drugs. ecDNA is present in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Bond villain’ DNA could transform cancer treatment, scientists say

Discovery that extrachromosomal DNA act as cancer-causing genes seen as breakthrough that could lead to new therapies

The Guardian - UK

The Average Penis Size Has Increased In 29 Years (Yay), But Doctors Warn This Is Not Good (Nay)

A new study has revealed that the average penis size has increased by 24% in over three decades, and doctor's say it's concerning.

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FTX founder's bail signatories include 2 family friends

Two Stanford University academics signed on to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's $250 million bail package, enabling him to live with his parents while awaiting trial on fraud charges

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Former Stanford Law School dean among SBF cosigners

The other cosigner for the disgraced FTX founder’s $250 million bond is a senior research scientist at Stanford.

Fortune

South Africa risks US ire by staging naval exercises with China and Russia

In a controversial move that has strained its relationships with the EU and the US, South Africa will host naval exercises off its eastern coast with Chinese and Russian ships. The exercises coincide with the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

How an athlete’s digital twin can prevent injury

Combining several technologies to create a digital replica of an athlete’s body has made a giant leap forward in understanding what goes on.

360info

A $2.3 million collection of rare albums is headed to Stanford University after SDSU agreement collapses

SAN DIEGO — Hello, Stanford, goodbye, San Diego State University.

Tribune News Service

Cyclic breathing: Why experts say just 5 minutes a day can reduce stress

New research explains why cyclic breathing can calm you down — and it may be more effective than mindfulness meditation.

Inverse

Creating a safer fentanyl. How UF researchers are making the deadly drug less addictive

MIAMI — A group of scientists say they’ve created a safer version of fentanyl that could potentially diminish the drug’s addictive side effects, which have resulted in annual deaths of tens of thousands of people across the United States.

Miami Herald

Stanford geneticist pays $29m for duping VC friend into investing in bogus cure for Huntington's

The first geneticist to transplant genes from one living organism to another claimed his Huntington’s Disease cure was FDA-approved to grab cash from a friend. Really, there is no cure for HD.

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Tribune News Service

Stanford removes ‘harmful language guide’ from website following backlash

STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford University officials have decided to cast aside a newly crafted “harmful language guide” that sent the Internet into a frenzy last month for discouraging the use of words like “American,” “Hispanic” and “cakewalk.”

Tribune News Service

Internet goes berserk over Stanford ‘language guide’ that discourages use of ‘American’ and ‘survivor’

STANFORD, Calif. — From the internet to the national media to the holiday dinner table, much of the country has seemed to be up in arms in recent weeks over a newly discovered Stanford University “language guide” that discourages the use of words like “American,” “survivor” and “freshman” — steps…

Reason

A Former Obama Drug Policy Adviser Blames 'Libertarianism' for 'Fueling San Francisco's Drug Crisis'

Stanford University psychologist Keith Humphreys misconstrues libertarianism and ignores its critique of prohibition's deadly impact.

The Times of India

Journey in numbers: Mukesh Ambani completes 20 years at helm of Reliance

NEW DELHI: Mukesh Ambani, who took over the reins of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) after the sudden demise of his legendary industrialist father Dhirubhai Ambani, completes 20 years at the helm during which the company saw a 17-fold jump in revenues, 20-times surge in profit and has become a global…

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The Guardian - UK

What Jacob Rees-Mogg, Alan Sugar and the Daily Mail get wrong about home working

While the right rails against ‘lazy layabouts’ and ‘woke workplaces’, workers know productivity and happiness can improve, says professor of organisational behaviour André Spicer

The Independent UK

Stanford ‘harmful language’ list includes words ‘American’ and ‘survivor’

The university’s initiative “is a multi-phase, multi-year project to address harmful language in IT at Stanford”

Salon

Meet Elon Musk's favorite new doctor

The right's new darling is a Stanford doctor who is mistrustful of mRNA vaccines and lockdowns

Tribune News Service

Stanford fields new questions about internship program named for Nazi war criminal

New attention shined on a decades old program at Stanford University this week, when a political writer raised questions about an internship named for a long-dead industrialist who used slave labor to support the Nazi regime and was convicted of war crimes.

Fortune

Stanford law professors are entangled in Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX mess—and SBF’s father withdrew from an upcoming class

Bankman-Fried’s father—and his colleague—are reportedly consulting with the disgraced founder of the crypto exchange, who was raised on the prestigious university’s campus.

Axios

How the pandemic aged teen brains

The trauma and stress of living through the pandemic structurally changed and aged the brains of adolescents by at least 3-to-4 years, found a Stanford University study on Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Pandemic stress prematurely aged teens’ brains, Stanford study finds

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Stanford University study published Thursday found that stress from the COVID-19 pandemic prematurely aged adolescents’ brains, making them more like those of peers about three years older.

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