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Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) [11] [12] is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States.It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford, the eighth governor of and then-incumbent senator from California, and his wife, Jane, in memory of their only child, Leland Jr.
Stanford University was founded in the late 19th century by Leland and Jane Lathrop Stanford, in honor of their late son: Leland Stanford Jr.After Leland's death a lawsuit was pursued against his estate, and alongside the Panic of 1893 put Stanford's continued existence in jeopardy.
Jessica Hellmann, professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, director of the Institute on the Environment; Daniel Herschlag, senior associate dean at Stanford University School of Medicine, graduate education and postdoctoral affairs and professor of biochemistry and, by courtesy, of chemistry
Edward McNeil Farmer (A.B. 1923, A.M. 1926), professor in the Graphic Arts Department at Stanford University from 1923 to 1964 [8] George E. Frakes (A.B. 1954), professor emeritus of history and geography at Santa Barbara City College; H. Bruce Franklin (Ph.D. 1961), professor of English and American studies at Rutgers University
The Stanford Graduate School of Business is the graduate business school of Stanford University, a private research university in Stanford, California.Stanford GSB is a member of the M7, an informal network of business schools regarded as among the most prestigious in the United States.
The Stanford University School of Medicine is the medical school of Stanford University and is located in Stanford, California, United States.It traces its roots to the Medical Department of the University of the Pacific, founded in San Francisco in 1858.
Stanford Law School (SLS) is the law school of Stanford University, a private research university near Palo Alto, California. Established in 1893, Stanford Law had an acceptance rate of 6.28% in 2021, the second-lowest of any law school in the country. [5] George Triantis currently serves as Dean.
The Stanford University Libraries (SUL), formerly known as "Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources" ("SULAIR"), is the library system of Stanford University in California. It encompasses more than 24 libraries in all. Several academic departments and some residences also have their own libraries.