Stanford University

United States of America
Academic & Scientific

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Stanford University, located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, is one of the world's leading teaching and research universities. Since its opening in 1891, Stanford has been dedicated to finding solutions to big challenges and to preparing students for leadership in a complex world.

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News
Bahamas: A Stanford-led study suggests ecosystem investments to minimize storm damage
A new Stanford-led study provides information on how to invest in natural coastal ecosystems that the Bahamian government, community leaders and development banks are applying in post-disaster recovery and future storm preparation in the Bahamas.
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Community cooperation following disasters key to recovery, Stanford study finds
A new study finds that disasters attributed to other community members — like contagious epidemics — weakened cooperation, increased distrust and led to a long-term reduction in organization building. By contrast, disasters attributed to an act of nature evoked a sense of shared fate that fostered cooperation.
Publication
Leadership dispatches: Chile's extraordinary comeback from disaster
This book looks at how nation's leaders, in government, business, religion, academia, and beyond, facilitated Chile's recovery

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