The most important briefings of the day.
Karl Deisseroth, professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, shares the news of his Nobel Prize with his kids.
@JoshDubowAP Crowd was small but if you’d shown the section below you, in the shade and on the home side, the crowd was significantly heavier. Meantime in Los Angeles …
Never thought I’d use ‘grumpy’ and @ChickfilA in the same sentence. Until #Millbrae. No ‘my pleasure.’ No ‘you’re welcome. No ‘thank you.’ Next to no condiments. Parking non-existent. Worst #chickfila visit in decades.
@peterbakernyt@djusatoday Confident but also humble. When I mentioned several times I was enjoying your excellent book, he nonchalantly agreed. Only after reading your nice comment in the acknowledgements did I realize he had anything to do with it.
@tamarakeithNPR When I sent him a photo my son took of anti-meat protestors on the field at a WSU-Cal game, his immediate response was: I’m going to send this to Tam Keith.
@mcollinsNEWS@USATODAY Thanks for such a thoughtful and accurate portrait of my dear friend @djusatoday. Rose Bowl, March Madness & U.S. Open trips and D.C. visits won’t be the same.
@finebaum You asked about dominance in a sport? Consider @Stanford gymnastics: won every title but one since 2019 + trophies in 1992, 1993, 1995, 2009, 2011, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Cardinal now have NCAA titles 50 straight years. https://t.co/mEeqwK3kNq
THE CHAMPS ARE COMING HOME! 🛩️
Join us outside Maples Pavilion at 4:30 p.m and let’s celebrate our latest national title and 50 years of NCAA Champions together!
#GoStanford
@byjoelanderson Helpful to know that the aim of a Suoer Bowl is for sports reporters and talking heads to have fun. Apparently, tens of thousands locals and visitors had plenty to do.
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"It's a murky market, there's not much transparency to it. There are certainly schools and programs that seem willing to do whatever it takes to get there. We think we can do it our way, and be competitive."
– Andrew Luck on navigating NIL as Stanford's GM.
@wilnerhotline If you’re implying that college presidents set academic calendars, that’s incorrect as a blanket statement. In many cases, the faculty senate sets the calendar. Regardless, beyond the quarter-vs-semester issue, there’s some but not tons of flexibility.