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Neale Mahoney named director of Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research

Mahoney aims to continue the legacy of the institute’s impact through continued connections of its talented people with policy leaders at the state, national, and global levels.

Ten years of team science

Leaders of the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute reflect on a decade of boundary-breaking study of the brain and what lies ahead for Stanford’s widespread neurosciences community.
Proteomics staff scientist Garvey McKenzie works with a mass spectrometer at the unveiling of the Stanford Center for Imaging Mass Spectrometry (SCIMS) at the SUMS shared resource.

Stanford’s shared facilities make world-class equipment accessible to researchers

The operations groups within the university’s Community of Shared Advanced Research Platforms (c-ShARP) organization are increasing access to and understanding of top-of-the-line scientific facilities at Stanford.
Stanford ChEM-H Building

Announcement

Research Communication from VPDoR for Chairs and Directors

March 6, 2024

This month, I am sharing updates on the following topics:

- Neale Mahoney named next director of SIEPR
- A 2024 VPDoR Priority: Research Agreements Project
- Clarification of Indirect Costs (IDC) Rate’s application to remote work
- Sherlock storage expansion
- Marsh O’Neill Award nominations

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800+

Academic Staff – Research

15

Independent Laboratories, Centers, and Institutes

$1.8B

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30+

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