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When Anna Grummon graduated from Stanford’s Human Biology Program in 2011, she carried with her a deep appreciation for the community that helped launch her interest in public health. After more than a decade spent deepening her knowledge through…
We’ve all seen the movies, from The Terminator to I, Robot, to WALL-E, that depict artificial intelligence (AI) as an all-powerful tool that rises against humanity or hinders our growth and development. As generative AI has rapidly evolved in…
“What is biodiversity?” Professor Rodolfo Dirzo poses the question to his Conservation Biology (HumBio 112) class, and hands shoot up confidently around the room. “Number of species,” comes the immediate response–an answer Dirzo expects, the same…
This fall, as students returned to campus life, the Program in Human Biology proudly welcomed longtime community member Dr. William Talbot as its new Program Director. For many in the Stanford community, Talbot is already a familiar face.…
After two decades of service, achievements, and contributions to the Program in Human Biology and the greater Stanford community, Dr. Catherine “Cathy” Heaney, an esteemed professor of psychiatry and member of the Stanford Prevention Research…