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Cryptography PhD by day, ballroom president by night
Ro Nema researches zero-knowledge proofs and advanced encryption – and runs the Stanford Ballroom Club.
BTS brings Stanford and Bay Area together for three sold-out shows
The K-pop phenom is coming to Stanford Stadium this weekend. Learn more about the group’s staggering popularity and how the concerts are creating opportunities for students and contributing to the regional economy.
Stanford Live’s new season celebrates past, present, and future
The upcoming season brings more than 70 music, dance, art, and comedy shows to campus, with themes ranging from American history to the future of live performance.
Musical legends who played the Farm
From jazz greats to rock icons to K-pop royalty, Stanford’s concert history runs deep. Take a visual journey through the performances.
Annual photo contest highlights Earth’s wonders
Images from the Doerr School of Sustainability’s 2026 photo contest capture the extraordinary effort humans put into exploring our planet.
In this history class, the final project is a pop song
When an IntroSem class asked students to write pop songs instead of term papers, it changed how they saw the past.
New exhibition asks, ‘What have you held?’
Resident artist Erika Chong Shuch brings the campus community and the public together for 1,000 Ways to Hold, which blends ceramics, sound engineering, and social connection. The exhibition is on view at the Anderson Collection.
What’s new this spring at the Cantor Arts Center
Exhibitions featuring contemporary multimedia works and traditional Wabanaki basketry reveal how deeply humans and nature are entangled.
Environmental stories come to life through student filmmakers
In EARTHSYS 285, Stanford students learn documentary filmmaking while partnering with local communities to create visual stories about environmental issues.
Screenwriter teaches the art of creative community
IDA visiting artist Chinaka Hodge’s winter quarter course explored screenwriting basics through a Bay Area lens.
Celebrating 100 years of rare book collecting on campus
An anniversary exhibition at Green Library showcases fine‑press works and the donors and librarians whose gifts and efforts led to the founding of Stanford’s Special Collections.
How to appreciate art when you’re on vacation
If you’ve ever stood in a crowded museum gallery wondering if you were doing it right, these seven tips from Stanford experts will help.
What’s next for Stanford’s artist incubator
As Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts celebrates its 25th year, directors A-lan Holt and Adam Banks look toward a future of nurturing student artists.
New art exhibition explores themes of perception and technology
The exhibition features 25 artworks that showcase unnoticed phenomena that shape how we see, feel and understand the world around us.
‘Chaos Kosmos’ sculpture bridges art and medicine on campus
The new public artwork invites seeing and discovery from different perspectives.
