COVER STORY Danger Ahead
You’ve heard the alarms
about global warming—rising sea levels,
catastrophic weather
patterns, species
disappearing. It could
really happen,
say Stanford scientists,
who are working
on a better way forward. by Joan O’C. Hamilton
The Lionheart
Whether he’s reimagining a university,
reviving New York culture or
promoting global understanding,
for Vartan Gregorian
there’s no such word as can’t.
BY jesse oxfeld
The Bard, the Bunny and the Beat
Scholars dig for hard-to-find relics at Stanford’s special
collections, home to ancient maps, beloved classics—and a poet’s sneakers. BY Theresa Johnston
The Emergence of Nicole Krauss
With her bestseller, The History of Love, a young novelist makes a case for literature that simmers with emotion. BY
ANN MARSH
