Nobels
This laureate won the literature Nobel but dropped out of Stanford twice.
Who is John Steinbeck?
This economist is the 13th president of Stanford.
Who is Jonathan Levin?
This street leads from Palo Alto straight to Stanford’s iconic Main Quad.
What is Palm Drive?
This pop singer got a little spacy in 2025.
Who is Katy Perry?
This annual event involves nearly the entire UComm department.
What is commencement?
This laureate played in a rock band with Tom Morello.
Who is Carolyn Bertozzi?
This Stanford president shares a last name with a U.S. president.
Who is David Kennedy?
This iconic building can give you some of the best views of campus.
What is Hoover Tower?
This band played at Stanford and had a kiss cam moment go viral.
What is Coldplay?
This Stanford commencement speaker gave one of the most popular speeches of all time.
Who is Steve Jobs?
This laureate was predicted on The Simpsons.
Who is W.E. Moerner?
This doctor is Stanford’s longest-serving president.
Who is Ray Wilbur?
This prickly place was a special project of Jane Stanford.
What is the cactus garden?
“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married” refers to what?
What is Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift engagement?
Readers loved the sideline interview with this Stanford employee this year.
Who is Andrew Luck?
Stanford is home to this many living Nobel laureates.
What is 20?
This university president is a computer scientist.
Who is John Hennessy?
This trail is also something you might find in your kitchen.
What is the Dish?
This Pulitzer-Prize winning performer played at the Super Bowl.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This person was named top boss of Athletics in July.
Who is John Donahoe?
This common home feature was part of 2020’s coverage of Stanford laureates.
What are doorcams?
This president is the namesake of this memorial union building on campus.
Who is Donald B. Tresidder?
This campus house was Frank Lloyd Wright’s first project in the Bay Area.
What is Hanna House?
This plush creature appeared everywhere this year - from the U.S. Open to the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
What are Labubus?
This Oxford word of the year was recently featured in a Q&A with a Stanford scholar.
What is “rage bait”?