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    Stanford University

    Stanford University is a private research university in Stanford, California, founded in 1885. It enrolls 17,529 students and holds an endowment of $40.8 billion. In 2022 it established the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, its first new school in roughly seven decades, with a founding gift from John and Ann Doerr.

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    President
    Jonathan Levin
    Major gifts tracked
    $1.1 billion

    Leadership

    Jonathan Levin, President. Jonathan Levin is Stanford University's thirteenth president.

    Major gifts to Stanford University

    DonorAmount
    John and Ann Doerr$1.1 billion

    Key facts

    Founded
    1885source
    Endowment
    $40.8 billion (2025)source
    Enrollment
    17,529 students in fall 2023source

    WYDE coverage of Stanford University

    WYDE Newsroom has published 3 articles about Stanford University, from Aug 8, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026. Stanford University is the subject of 2 stories and a recipient in 1 story. The most recent is Ken Griffin Gives Carnegie Mellon a Record $3 Billion, the Largest US University Gift.

    Philanthropy

    Ken Griffin Gives Carnegie Mellon a Record $3 Billion, the Largest US University Gift

    Citadel founder Ken Griffin's $3 billion Carnegie Mellon donation, the largest higher education gift in US history, funds a new Miami campus and computer science in Pittsburgh.

    Sep 30, 2026 · 2 min read · Recipient

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    AI

    Stanford and Arc Institute Researchers Used AI to Design 16 Working Viruses, a First

    A Science paper published Thursday describes generative models writing complete phage genomes that were then built in a lab and killed E. coli, and Johns Hopkins biosecurity experts writing in the same issue say no oversight framework covers this.

    Aug 8, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

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