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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…
When HumBio senior Peyton Klein ‘25 first stepped onto Stanford's campus as a freshman, the landscape of campus life and community looked a little different from what it had been. The world, including life at Stanford, had been reshaped by the…
Friendships might be seen by some as a ‘nice-to-have’–a social bonus rather than a necessity. Yet in reality, loneliness and isolation have become widespread public health crises, even as we live in an era of endless digital connections (U.S.…
On February 20, 2025, the Human Biology program co-sponsored a seminar given by Dr. Emily Merchant in the series hosted by the Program in Science, Technology, and Society. A historian of science and technology in the twentieth and twenty-first…
Did you know that your performance in the gym, on the court, or in the field could hinge as much on your pre-workout snack as on your training? For students enrolled in Dr. Rachele Pojednic’s HumBio 132, Sports Nutrition, this is just the…