News on Stanford University

Washington beats Stanford 79-64 in Pac-10 semis

2010-03-12T23:15:15Z

<div id="subtitle">Pondexter scores 19, leads Washington past Stanford 79-64 and into Pac-10 tourney final</div><div><p>Quincy Pondexter scored 19 points and Washington defea...

Stanford upsets Arizona State 70-61 in Pac-10

2010-03-11T23:00:15Z

<div id="subtitle">Green scores 18, Fields adds 17 in Stanford's 70-61 upset of Arizona State in Pac-10 tourney</div><div><p>Jeremy Green scored 18 points, Landry Fields added 17 and Stanford surprised second-seeded Ar...

IBM, Stanford cite advance in plastic recycling

2010-03-08T21:15:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Bottle-to-bottle: IBM, Stanford tout new advance in plastics recycling</div><div><p>When you recycle a plastic bottle, it doesn't necessarily become another plastic bottle.</p><p>Because of limitations in recycling technology, a common type of plastic used in water bottles and food containers weakens so much when it's recycled that it can't be used again for the same purpose. Some...

California v Stanford

2010-03-06T20:17:04Z

STANFORD, CA - MARCH 06 : Members of the California Golden Bears look on against the Stanford Cardinal at Maples Pavillion on March 6, 2010 in Stanford, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/California's Alexis Gray-Lawson, right, shoots over Stanford's Rosalyn Gold-Onwude during the first half of an NCAA college bask...

Gene test claims to show what diet works best

2010-03-04T14:34:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Low-fat or low-carb? Gene test claims to show which diet works best; skeptics aren't so sure</div><div><p>Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan.</p><p>We're all hard-wired with DNA that controls how we burn and store calories from various foods, and the test claims to sort out this machinery. A study this week found ...

Your best diet? It might be in your genes

2010-03-04T10:31:09Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Can't lose weight on a low-fat diet? Maybe you need to cut carbs instead, and a new genetic test may point the way, maker Interleukin Genetics Inc reported on Wednesday.</p><p>The small study of about 140 overweight or obese women showed that those on diets "appropriate" for their genetic makeup ...

Jones' bank shot lifts Arizona over Stanford 71-69

2010-02-27T18:30:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Jones' bank shot at buzzer gives Arizona 71-69 victory over Stanford</div><div><p>Lamont Jones banked in a game-winning 15-foot jumper at the buzzer and scored a career-high 16 points, lifting Arizona to a 71-69 victory over Stanford on Saturday.</p><p>Stanford's Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (21) drives the lane for a shot as Arizona State's Kali Bennett (11) and Deja Mann (5) defend during the first half of an UCLA keeps Stanford winless on road after rallying for 77-73 victory</div><div><p>Reeves Nelson scored 18 points and Malcolm Lee hit a pair of free throws with 24 ...

UCLA Stanford Basketball

2010-02-04T21:15:38Z

Stanford guard Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (21) gets the rebound un the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against UCLA in Stanford,

Williams scores 23, Arizona beats Stanford 76-68

2010-02-22T13:41:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Williams' 23 leads Wildcats to 3rd straight win, 76-68 over Stanford</div><div><p>Derrick Williams scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half and Arizona held off Stanford ...

Obit Fitzgerald Basketball

2010-01-20T16:16:46Z

File - In this March 1994 file photo, Gonzaga's Matt Stanford, left foreground, hugs teammate Jeff Brown as they celebrate with head coach Dan Fitzgerald, right, after beating Stanford 80-67 i...

Team finds potential path for hepatitis C drugs

2010-02-22T17:26:43Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. scientists have identified a new class of drugs that appear to block the hepatitis C virus from replicating in laboratory experiments, researchers said on Wednesday.</p><p>The team discovered activity within a key protein of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) essential for the virus to reproduce, they reported in the online journal Science Transla...

Washington Stanford Basketball

2010-01-16T16:16:05Z

Stanford forward Kayla Pedersen (14) passes over teammate forward Jayne Appel (2) and Washington guard Kristi Kingma, second from right, during the first half of an Stanford center Jayne Appel, right, drives to the backet past Southern California center Kari LaPlante during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game in Stanford forward Jayne Appel (2) drives to the basket in front of California guard Natasha Vital (2) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game ...

Stanford Fresno St Basketball

2009-12-30T21:16:14Z

Stanford's Kayla Pedersen drives past Fresno State's Marnique Arnold during the first half of an NCA...

Stanford Connecticut Basketball

2009-12-28T11:16:37Z

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer watches the action in the second half of the Connecticut's 80-68 win over Stanford in an NCAA college basketball game in