Research
The stories below highlight diversity-related research by Stanford scholars, from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. In addition to these stories, you can find more information about ongoing research and scholarship by exploring Stanford research centers and academic programs dedicated to advancing understanding of gender, race, ethnicity, religious identity and other dimensions of human diversity.
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Traditional fire management could help revitalize American Indian cultures
In collaboration with tribes in Northern California, researchers examined traditional fire management practices and found that these approaches, if expanded, could...
August 27, 2019
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Venture capital funds led by people of color face more bias the better they perform, Stanford researchers find
In a new study led by Stanford psychologist Jennifer L. Eberhardt, in collaboration with the private investment firm Illumen Capital, researchers found that when venture...
August 12, 2019
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One therapy bests others at motivating kids with autism to speak
Pivotal response treatment involving parents works better than other existing therapies at motivating children with autism and significant speech delays to talk,...
August 05, 2019
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Do VCs Really Favor White Male Founders?
A finance professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Strebulaev had encountered plenty of anecdotes to support this assumption. Often-cited statistics also...
July 11, 2019
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Stanford grad students develop award-winning app that streamlines U.S. Air Force training
An interdisciplinary team of Stanford graduate students is developing an app to improve training for U.S. military personnel. The technology – originally created to help...
July 07, 2019