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Feature / November 02 2026 Open Question Do Phone Bans in Schools Make a Real Difference? Kate Green Tripp Wudan Yan
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Bigger Tent, Sharper Focus: SIL Launches New Investment Strategy News / Matthew Gentzkow , Michael Eddy
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Can Digital Literacy Interventions Build AI Know-how? Feature / Emma Foehringer Merchant Open Question
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What Would It Take to Reduce Air Pollution from Brick Manufacturing Across South Asia? Interview / Stephen Luby , Kate Green Tripp
Global Solutions-focused Summit on Expanding Access to Kidney Transplantation held at Stanford News / Kate Green Tripp , Marina Kaneko
Stanford's Gabriel Weintraub Finds Huge Potential for GenAI to Enhance Job Quality Article / Seb Murray
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Investment Advisory Council Provides Strategic Insights to Guide Three Investment Cycles News / Kate Green Tripp
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What Would It Take to Create a More Equitable and Fair Indigent Criminal Defense System in the U.S.? Interview / John J. Donohue , Eric A. Baldwin , Kate Green Tripp
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Stanford Impact Labs Grows Portfolio of Investments in Solutions-Focused Social Science Research News / Kate Green Tripp
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