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Stanford Study Questions Benefits of EHR Applications

A survey in the "Archives of Internal Medicine" by Stanford researchers is stirring debate on the benefits of electronic health record applications. – Researchers
at Stanford University
in California have released a
report saying that electronic health records may not improve patient care, even
if they include a feature called clinical decision support. CDS is a software
function that provides alerts or reminders to doctors on how to care for…


Google Tests 1G-bps Broadband Network at Stanford University

Google will launch a 1G-bps broadband network for faculty homes on Stanford University’s campus in 2011. Think of it as a flight test for its planned community deployment. – Google struck a deal with Stanford
University to build a broadband
network fueling Internet speeds of up to 1G bps for 850 homes owned by faculty
and staff on the campus.

The experiment, slated to start in early 2011, is the latest in Google’s effort
to test how ultra high-speed broadband acc…


Tiger Woods Booed During Stanford-UC Berkeley Faceoff

Stanford alum Tiger Woods got an earful of hearty heckling from the Berkeley boobirds during a college football game over the weekend. The Masters champ — who played for Stanford’s golf team before going pro as an undergrad — was made honorary captain for the Cardinals during Saturday’s matchup against bitter rival University of [...]

June 15, 1878: Muybridge Horses Around With Motion Pictures

1878: Photographer Eadweard Muybridge uses high-speed stop-motion photography to capture a horse’s motion. The photos prove that the horse has all four feet in the air during some parts of its stride. The shots settle an old argument … and start a new medium and industry.
Former California Governor Leland Stanford financed Muybridge’s photo experiments. They [...]