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Fundraiser May 22nd at the Counter!
Hi penpals and friends of SSP! As many of you know, Stanford Science Penpals started a little over 3 years ago. We began as a team of two...


My Science Story: Fiona Tamburini
Fiona Tamburini is a graduate student in the Genetics PhD program at Stanford. Fiona studies how the microbes that live in our bodies -...


Update: What does a scientist look like? Kids are drawing women more than ever!
A new study (published March 20, 2018 here and written up in Science here) demonstrated that when asked to draw a scientist, in the past...


My Science Story: Susanna Brantley
Susanna Brantley is a graduate student in the Developmental Biology program at Stanford. She studies how the environment surrounding...


My Science Story: Amber Moore
Amber R. Moore is a graduate student in the Immunology program at Stanford. She studies how infection during pregnancy can change immune...


Introducing Stanford Ask a Scientist!
Hello Science enthusiasts! Have you ever wanted to ask a scientist a question, but don't know one personally? Have you ever wondered what...


Scientists’ Daily Lives series #1: Do scientists work in groups?
Most people know that being a scientist means working in a lab doing research every day, but people probably know less about what that...


Citizen science: Working on real scientific projects in your home or community
Are you passionate about science and looking for ways to become involved in real scientific studies? If so, you’re not alone! Due to the...


What does a scientist look like?
Take a moment to imagine what a scientist looks like. Did you imagine an older white man, possibly with crazy white hair, wearing a lab...


Letters to our high school selves
On Thursday October 12th, Stanford Science Penpals teamed up with a bunch of science outreach groups at Stanford for a Science...
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