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Capstone and thesis submission (undergraduate honors, master's)

There’s a forever home for your capstone, honors thesis, or master’s thesis—archived in the Stanford Digital Repository and accessible online via SearchWorks, the library catalog. It’s free and the process takes just a few minutes.

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Who is eligible

• Stanford undergraduate students who have produced a senior capstone project, honors thesis, or similar culminating work are welcome.
• Stanford master’s students outside of the School of Engineering who have written a thesis may deposit their work.
• The Stanford Digital Repository (SDR) is a service available to all Stanford students, faculty, and staff who produce research, scholarly works, or institutional records of long-term value. 

What to expect

• Once you log in, look for the name of the capstone or thesis collection on your dashboard. (Don’t see it on the dashboard? Check with your program contact to request depositor access to the collection.)
• After you submit, your deposit may be queued for review and approval. If so, you will receive a notification when the review is completed. On approval, your deposit will be available online at a persistent URL (PURL) and will be findable in SearchWorks, too.
• Go ahead and share your PURL with your friends and family, and add it to your resume, too!

Watch this brief overview video demonstrating how to deposit your work into the SDR.

More helpful resources

• Dissertation and thesis submission (PhD, JSD, DMA, engineering master's)  
• Guide to student publishing
• Directory of student works collections in the SDR
• SDR services website

Questions? 

Reach out to the SDR team by email .

Honors Thesis

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Honors programs are organized by departments and programs. They allow students to engage in advanced, independent research, analysis and articulation with faculty guidance, usually in the senior year. Engaging in original research on a topic of a student’s own devising is one of the most exciting experiences of a college education. Working closely with a faculty advisor allows the teacher-student dynamic to become far more collegial. In the most satisfying experiences, students can make genuine contributions to knowledge, challenging the way scholars in the field think about the topic.

Learn more about Planning for Honors

Senior Capstones, Honors, and Synthesis Projects

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As you plan for senior year, you may wish to work on an independent project to solidify the academic knowledge and other educational experiences acquired during your time at Stanford. Capstone Projects and Honors Theses can be a rewarding way to apply what you've learned and finish your Stanford career with a flourish.

Capstone Projects

All undergraduates matriculating as first year students in 2021-22 or later, and graduating in 2024-25 or later must complete a senior capstone requirement, as defined by each department. The capstone project provides students with considerable flexibility and independence.

A capstone project may allow for deeper engagement with a given major, in the form of an  Honors Thesis , a senior paper or project, or an arts performance or exhibition. Alternatively, some capstone projects (often referred to as  Senior Synthesis Projects ) are more interdisciplinary in nature or involve community partnerships.

You can find support for capstone projects from your academic departments or other campus programs such as the  Haas Center for Public Service  and  VPUE Research Grants .

Honors Theses

Usually, by “honors”, Stanford means departmental honors. For most majors (but not quite all), honors means a research honors thesis: a substantial project where you identify your own research topic, carry out the research, and write up your results. Arts programs provide additional paths for pursuing honors through performances or exhibitions. Just about every major offers an honors track, and in addition, several programs allow students from any major to participate in an interdisciplinary honors program (see below for the current list).

Pursuing an honors thesis requires a high degree of initiative and dedication. It also requires significant amounts of time and energy. It can be one of the most challenging, and rewarding, experiences of your academic career. Your  Academic Advisors  are always happy to discuss your thoughts and considerations about pursuing honors with you .

You can start discussing the idea of a thesis with people as early as your first year at Stanford (though most people who pursue honors don’t find their ideas until sophomore or junior year), and as you move through classes up through your junior year, think about what types of questions you might be interested in answering with a thesis. Your faculty are the best people to consult when thinking about honors, as having a mentor who can guide you in the project is essential.

Honors programs generally require an application, a minimum GPA, and some selected classes, as well as the thesis or capstone project. Most application deadlines are in the Winter Quarter of your junior year, but may range from sophomore spring to senior fall. Check the program website for the basics, look out for information sessions, and arrange to meet with program leaders for more information.

The top honors theses are recognized annually in an awards ceremony. You can find links to Stanford News stories of recent ceremonies (and get a sense of the range of possibilities) on the  Medals Ceremony  website.

For Departmental Honors, visit the department site or the majors site to see if your department offers an honors program.  Majors Site

The current Interdisciplinary Honors programs are:

• Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
• Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law  (CDDRL)
• Ethics in Society
• Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• International Security Studies  (CISAC)
• Science, Technology, and Society

Here for the "other" Honors?

Please note that Stanford does not use Latin honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude, cum laude), but does award Distinction (based on GPA) to graduating seniors. In addition, Stanford has a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, a nationwide honor society that recognizes students for the excellence and breadth of their undergraduate scholarly accomplishments, and Tau Beta Pi, the national Engineering Honors Society.

Awards and Graduation Honors Phi Beta Kappa Tau Beta Pi

Senior Synthesis Projects

At Stanford, we use the term  "Senior Synthesis Project"  to refer to a senior capstone project that does not readily fall within the category of a research or creative arts honors project. A senior synthesis project draws on your first three years of undergraduate experience, focusing on your academic work but perhaps also integrating your other interests. This is a capstone project that you envision will complement, build upon, or react to those recent experiences. It is distinct from the capstone required by your major.

Senior synthesis projects emphasize reflection on your academic experiences at Stanford and ideas that go beyond what is required in departmental course offerings, with strong faculty mentorship. Check with your program whether such a project is supported, and what process you should follow.

• How do I pursue an independent project?
• Planning for Departmental Honors
• Working with a Faculty Honors Advisor
• How to begin a research, arts, or senior synthesis project

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An outstanding opportunity for independent research, creativity, and achievement

Honors program, honors thesis research guidelines and syllabus.

It is designed to encourage a more intensive study of economics than is required for the normal major, with course and research work of exceptional quality.

• Honors students participate in an Honors Research Symposium during spring quarter.
• Those nominated for prizes making oral presentations.
• Students graduate with a BA in Economics with Honors which is noted on their diplomas and transcripts.

Requirements

For the full list of requirements, please read the Honors Thesis Research Syllabus.  

What to Submit

By the third Wednesday of autumn quarter of the senior year , prospective candidates for the honors program must submit to the Undergraduate Student Services Officer, at econ-undergrad [at] stanford.edu (econ-undergrad[at]stanford[dot]edu) :

• an  application  signed by the thesis advisor and Honors Program Director and
• a one-page description of the proposed thesis topic plus a one-page proposed timeline (uploaded to the electronic application)
• declare Econ BAH in Axess.

Some funds are available on a competitive basis for  financing research expenses  for Honors theses and must be applied for in advance of the academic year in which the research is undertaken.

How to Apply

Juniors interested in the honors program are urged to talk to the department's Honors Program Director,  marcelo [at] stanford.edu (subject: Interested%20in%20Econ%20Honors%20Program) (Marcelo Clerici-Arias) , at the beginning of the autumn quarter.

Photo by Stefan Norgaard, Overlooking the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2019

An honors thesis is your chance to conduct in-depth, original, academic research on a topic you are passionate about.

Why write an honors thesis.

Students who do honors work are able to investigate and write on a subject of interest to them while working closely with a faculty member. Such a project requires a high degree of initiative and dedication.  It also requires significant amounts of time and energy, as well as demonstrated skills in research and writing. It can be one of the most challenging, and rewarding, experiences of an undergraduate’s career.  The skills that students gain and demonstrate in writing an honors thesis -- including conceptualizing, researching, organizing, and writing -- are valued by many employers and graduate program.

Before being accepted to the honors program in Urban Studies, a student must:

• Declare a major in Urban Studies and complete at least 30 of the 70 required units including all prerequisites and core classes;
• Complete  URBANST 202A  (offered Winter Quarter);
• Have an overall GPA of 3.3 and a GPA of at least 3.5 in Urban Studies;
• Submit an application , including an unofficial transcript, a one-page abstract, and the signatures of an adviser and, if applicable, a second reader. If the adviser is not a member of Stanford's Academic Council, the student must have a second reader who is an Academic Council member. The application must be submitted to the program office no later than the end of May in the junior year, and it must then be approved by the Director of the Urban Studies honors program. 

Units and Registration:

• You must register for a total of 5-10 units for honors work URBANST 199, Senior Honors Thesis  during your senior year, in addition to 5 credits of  URBANST 203, Senior Seminar . If you are a Public Service Scholar, you should also register for  URBANST 198, Senior Honors Research in Public Service , which is 3 units in the autumn, 3 units in the winter, and 1 unit in the spring.
• You may spread the 5-10 units of URBANST 199 out however you wish during senior year; most students take 5 units in the winter of senior year, and 5 units in spring (URBANST 203 covers their thesis work during the fall). To register for thesis units, use the “Independent Study Search” in Axess. If your advisor’s name is not listed, notify the Urban Studies Student Services Specialist .
• Honors students are expected to make progress on their thesis in URBANST 203, Senior Seminar, offered fall quarter of senior year; the credits for this seminar count toward the 70 units required for graduation. However, URBANST 198, Senior Honors Research in Public Service, and URBANST 199, Senior Honors Thesis, do not count towards the 70-unit requirement for graduating with a B.A. in Urban Studies. This aspect of honors work is expected to be above and beyond regular standards for graduation.
• Honors students should apply in Axess to graduate with honors. Once an application is accepted by the program, the Student Services Specialist will approve the student on Axess.

Advisers and Second Readers:

• You must have an adviser who approves your proposal before you are accepted to the honors program in Urban Studies. If your adviser is not a member of Stanford’s Academic Council, you must also have your proposal approved by a second reader who is an Academic Council member.  You should consult regularly with your adviser (and second reader) throughout the period in which you are working on your honors thesis.

Required Courses:

• All juniors who plan on writing honors theses must take  URBANST 202A , Junior Seminar: Preparation for Research. Sophomores who plan to be away during winter quarter of their junior year should take URBANST 202A in the winter of their sophomore year. Students who wish to write an honors thesis and cannot fulfill this requirement must petition the Director of the Urban Studies Honors Program in writing, explaining the circumstances and describing how they will acquire the necessary research skills.
• There is no fixed minimum or maximum length for an honors thesis. The typical honors thesis in Urban Studies is 50-100 pages, plus notes and bibliography.
• To graduate with honors, you must receive at least an “A-” in your honors work and have a GPA in Urban Studies courses of at least 3.5 at the time of graduation.
• You will receive an “N” (“Continuing”) grade for URBANST 199, Senior Honors Thesis, until you have submitted the final version of your honors thesis and a letter grade is assigned. Axess then automatically changes the earlier “N” grades to the final grade.
• Your adviser and (if applicable) your second reader assign the final grade on your thesis. The Director of the Urban Studies Honors Program will arbitrate any disagreement.

Submit an electronic pdf copy of your thesis to the urbanstudies [at] stanford.edu ( Urban Studies Program office ) by noon on the Monday two weeks before Memorial Day.  

Please submit an electronic copy of the thesis (as a Word document or pdf) to the  mkahan [at] Stanford.edu ( Director of the Urban Studies Honors Program )  at the same time. Please note that this is a SINGLE DEADLINE FOR ALL HONORS THESES. Urban Studies will forward the completed thesis to your adviser(s) for grading, along with a form indicating whether the thesis was submitted on time and recommending grading penalties for lateness (1/3 of a letter grade for every day late). Your advisers may set earlier deadlines at their discretion.

Please complete the  Urban Studies thesis submission form  to submit your thesis.

Your final draft should include:

• A table of contents (if the thesis is divided into chapters or major sections) and a bibliography or list of works cited. 
• The pages should be numbered. 
• Other matters of form, such as footnotes vs. endnotes, and the method of presenting figures and tables, should be decided in consultation with your adviser.
• The first (front) page of your thesis should be the TITLE PAGE. It should provide your name, your adviser's name, the title of the thesis, the date you are submitting it, and should indicate that it is an honors thesis in Urban Studies at Stanford. It does NOT need spaces for signatures.

You are encouraged to submit your thesis as well to the  Stanford Digital Repository , which will archive your thesis and make it available through the Stanford Library website.

Browse previous honors theses

Senior Colloquium

Honors students present their work orally to advisers, faculty, students, friends, and family at the annual Urban Studies Senior Colloquium. This event is held the week of end-quarter period in the spring. Based on the presentations, the Urban Studies program may nominate a student to receive the Award for Excellence in Honors Thesis Presentation from the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Undergraduate Research Programs.

Honors Program

The Honors program in Biology is research-based and requires students to complete a substantial piece of original biological work which they describe in a formal Thesis and present at the departmental Achauer Honors Research Symposium and through the Biology Virtual Showcase website.

The program offers a unique opportunity for independent research, creativity, and achievement. The Department of Biology is very proud of the achievements of our undergraduate researchers and of the fact that so many of our students take advantage of this opportunity (typically between 50-60% of our students write Honors Theses each year!). Honors research also offers a chance to interact more closely with faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and fellow undergraduates. 

Beginning with the class of 2025, Honors in Biology will be one of the options for completing a capstone for the Biology majo r.

In addition to the information available on this page, the Honors Handbook is an excellent resource. Whether you're a freshman just starting to think about participating in research, a senior gearing up to write your thesis, a PI mentoring a Biology Honors student, or a second reader on an honors thesis, this guide is for you!

Jump to: Requirements How to Apply The Thesis Honors Symposium Presentation of Your Work Firestone Awards

Requirements

Honors program requirements.

Six components are required to graduate with Honors in Biology and fulfill the capstone major requirement:

You must have a minimum GPA of at least 3.0 within the major by the time you graduate. This includes every course on your degree progress checklist (including foundational breadth). The only courses excluded from your GPA are research courses (BIO 199 or 199X). 

10 units of BIO 199 or 199X  from your Honors lab completed in junior and senior years.

If this poses a financial challenge, we will consider exceptions on a case-by-case basis only for students who have completed comparable experience through federal work-study for up to 4 units.

An approved Honors proposal, submitted according to the deadlines listed below.

Students must successfully complete Bio199W, taken in the Winter quarter of their senior year.

A PDF of your Honors Thesis, which should be read and approved by at least two Academic Council members (the Research Sponsor/PI and a designated Second Reader, at least one of whom must be from the Department of Biology).

Presentation of your research (oral presentation or poster) at the Achauer Honors Research Symposium and on our Biology Virtual Showcase website.

How to Apply

The honors application.

To apply for Honors, students must submit the following materials:

If you will be applying to the Honors program in the 2024-25 academic year (Spring 2026 graduates), please fill out this form , so that we can add you to the Honors Canvas site. We use this site for communication as well as for the submission of your Honors application.

If you have any questions, please email the Director of the Honors Program, Dr. Jamie Imam (jamiec@). 

Honors Proposal Form with signatures from: 

• Research Sponsor/PI
• Second Reader. If your PI is not a Biology faculty member, your second reader must be.
• Third Reader, if applicable. This is required if your PI is not a member of the Academic Council.
• Biology Department Faculty Advisor. Your Faculty Advisor may also serve as your Second Reader, but must sign twice - once as Second Reader and again as Faculty Advisor.

You must have a GPA of at least 3.0 within your major courses (including BIO 80-series, lab, and STEM requirements) excluding additional research units not counted toward electives by graduation.

Include your 5-6 page proposal using the format indicated on the Honors Proposal Form (fillable). Proposals longer than 10 pages will not be accepted.

In order to meet the honors proposal deadline, students should submit these documents to faculty at least 1-2 weeks ahead of the deadline to allow enough time for review and revision!

Honors proposals deadlines for upcoming cohorts: 

• Spring 2025 graduates: Thursday, February 29, 2024, 11:59 pm (deadline passed)
• Spring 2026 graduates: Thursday, February 27th, 2025, 5:00 pm
• Spring 2027 graduates (tentative): Thursday, February 26th, 2026, 5:00 pm

If you are planning to graduate in a quarter other than Spring, please reach out to the Student Services office or the Honors director to discuss your plans to determine whether it will be feasible to complete the Honors program.

It is your responsibility to obtain the necessary signatures on the proposal form. Many faculty travel extensively, so make sure your Research Sponsor, Readers, and Faculty Advisor will be on-campus to read your proposal and sign your form well ahead of the deadline.

Tip : We recommend submitting your materials to your readers at least 1-2 weeks (though more notice is better!) ahead of these deadlines to give them adequate time for review.

Honors Thesis

The Honors Thesis is similar to a scientific paper, with the intended audience being a Biology faculty member or student who is not necessarily in your specific field. It must be at least 15 pages, not including data appendices and reference lists, but most theses are more than 20 pages. Use either 1.5 or double spacing and a 12-point font. More specific details can be found in the Honors handbook.  Your Research Sponsor should also be able to provide specific guidance regarding the content and organization of your Thesis. Be sure to get your Sponsor's advice on early drafts. It is also advisable to keep in contact with your Second Reader, so they can see a draft in sufficient time to provide constructive feedback as well. Please use this  Word document as the template for your thesis . All items highlighted in yellow are meant to guide you through the format, and should be deleted for your final thesis!

Thesis Writing Support!

Bio199W is a course offered by the Biology department in the Winter quarter designed specifically to support you in writing your thesis and it also fulfills your WIM requirement. Students completing Honors as their Biology capstone should plan to enroll in Bio199W during the Winter quarter of their senior year.

Thesis Submission

The final step is to submit your thesis online using Stanford's Digital Repository.  Your thesis should be in PDF format with the file titled "LastName_FirstName_BioThesis.pdf." The PDF should include a copy of your signed signature page (the Student Services Office can send you a scanned copy if needed). Detailed instructions for submitting your thesis are in the document linked below: Instructions for Submitting Your Thesis to SDR Your thesis must be uploaded by the thesis submission deadlines! 

Thesis Submission Deadlines

Following are the deadlines for thesis submission for students graduating during the upcoming academic years:

• Spring 2025 graduates: Thursday, May 1, 2025, 3:00 pm
• Spring 2026 graduates: Thursday, May 7, 2026, 3:00 pm

The following items must be submitted to Canvas in addition to the upload to SDR: 

• Signature page with verified electronic signatures from your readers.
• Thesis Release Form signed by you and your research sponsor.

Presentation of your work

The achauer honors symposium.

Honors students graduating in Spring Quarter are required to participate in the Biology Achauer Honors Research Symposium held on Friday, May 16, 2025, time TBA. 

All Honors graduates are expected to attend all of the oral presentations during the Achauer Honors Symposium, so as soon as you have finalized your Spring Quarter study list, make alternative plans for any class that meets during the symposium!

Poster Presentation

With the exception of students selected to give an oral presentation at the Honors Symposium, all honors students must create a scientific poster and short recorded presentation. For information on how to construct a poster, see the  Poster Guidelines , visit VPUE's website for  additional information about poster design and presentation , or check out  examples of strong posters from recent years  (webauth required). Poster files should be submitted on Canvas prior to the symposium. 

Note: students must still submit their posters for printing separately (if the symposium is in-person) - the department does NOT handle this.

Oral Presentations

Most students will present their work via poster. In lieu of creating a poster, 4 Spring graduates will be selected to give oral presentations at the symposium. If you are interested in giving a presentation, submit an  application  by April 24, 2025 (Thur, 3:00 pm) .

Virtual showcase website

S tudents also share about their work on a project page on our Biology Virtual Showcase website . You can read a summary about each project, see the poster, and hear a short recording from the student. See projects from the most recent cohort, or browse prior cohorts under “Past projects.” Stanford login required.

Firestone Medal

Thesis readers may nominate their Honors student(s) for the Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research , using the Honors Thesis as the basis for the award.  Students cannot apply for this distinction .

In order for students to be considered for the award, the reader needs to submit a nomination to Student Services by Thursday, April 24, 2025 . Information about the nomination process will be sent directly to readers.

The Biology Department's nomination deadline is ahead of the University award deadline, to ensure adequate time for review before we have to submit award winner information to VPUE.

The Political Science Research Honors Program leads to a Bachelor of Arts with Honors (B.A.H.) in Political Science. Students pursuing the B.A.H. are expected to complete the standard Political Science major as well as conduct research under the supervision of a faculty member, culminating in an honors thesis.

Application Process

To participate in the Research Honors Program in Political Science, students must apply and be accepted to the program during the winter quarter of their junior year. A complete application includes:

• The Political Science Research Honors Program application form , signed by your chosen honors advisor. The advisor must be a Political Science faculty member or a courtesy faculty member (non-lecturer).
• An essay outlining your research interest.
• A letter of recommendation from a member of the Political Science faculty or from a teaching assistant in a Political Science course. Letters of recommendation can be sent directly by email to adavido [at] stanford.edu (subject: Research%20Honors%20Program%20Letter%20of%20Recommendation) (Alexandra Davidovich) .
• A copy of your unofficial transcript.

Students are expected have research experience prior to applying to the honors program. The Political Science Summer Research College (SRC) program is one way to acquire this experience. SRC is a ten-week program in which students are paid to work with faculty on their ongoing research projects. The SRC application typically opens in Winter quarter. Students may also pursue research with faculty during the academic year.

Prerequisites for Admittance

• GPA of 3.5 or higher
• POLISCI 1 The Science of Politics
• POLISCI 150A Data Science for Politics (students may substitute CS 106A, Econ 102A, Stats 101, or Stats 60)
• Research experience

Research Honors Program Requirements

To graduate with honors in Political Science, students must:

• Secure an honors advisor at the time of application to the research honors program. The honors advisor must be a Political Science faculty member or a courtesy faculty member (non-lecturer).
• Complete POLISCI 299A Research Design in the Spring quarter of junior year.
• Complete  POLISCI 299B Honors Thesis Seminar in the Autumn quarter of senior year. 
• Complete POLISCI 299C in Winter quarter of senior year and POLISCI 299D in Spring quarter of senior year. Enroll in both of these with your honors thesis advisor.
• Earn a grade of ‘B’ or higher in in POLISCI 299A and 299B. Students unable to meet these requirements may be removed from the program. (see below for Academic Year 2020-21 Grading Policy)
• Submit a completed thesis, approved by the adviser, in the Spring quarter of senior year. The thesis must receive a grade of ‘B+’ or higher. The thesis grade will also serve as the grade for POLISCI 299C and 299D. (see below for Academic Year 2020-21 Grading Policy)

Up to 20 units of honors coursework may be applied toward the additional related coursework requirement for the major.

Honors Grading Basis Policy (Academic Year 2020-21 only) 

To graduate with honors in Political Science, students may elect to take honors courses (299A-D) with the following grading bases:

A) Letter Grade: Should students elect this option, a grade of B in 299A and 299B, and B+ on the thesis will be required to graduate with honors.

B) CR/NC: Should students elect this option, the instructors of 299A/299B must certify that the coursework completed is of at least B quality, and the thesis advisor must certify that the thesis is of at least B+ quality to graduate with honors.

If a student’s performance in 299A or B or on the thesis does not meet the standards for honors described above, up to 20 units of honors coursework may be applied toward the additional related coursework requirement for the major as long as the student earns at least a C (if the letter grade option is chosen) or CR (if the CR/NC option is chosen) but the student will not graduate with honors.

Award Recipients

• Honors Thesis Title:  The Future of American Populism: Voices of Neglect, Distrust, and Resentment Across the Southwest.
• Honors Thesis title: The Impact of Hispanic Ethnicity on Vote Choice.
• Honors Thesis title:  The Early Impact of Medical Expansion on Cancer Mortality: A Comparison of Expansion in Kentucky and Non-Expansion in Tennessee
• Honors Thesis title: The "Politics" of Family Business: A Social Network Analysis of Turkey's Koç Family & Their Political Connections
• Honors Thesis title: Measuring the American Voter: Experimental Evidence from the 2008 ANES on Improving Survey Data Quality
• Honors Thesis title:  Offline Norms and Online Behaviors: A Study of How Audience Perception Shapes Online Black Political Engagement
• H onors Thesis title:  Why Your Air Will Not Get Better: Path Dependence and Capture in Air Quality Regulation
• H onors Thesis title:  Empirical Effects of Judicial Involvement in Plea Bargaining
• Honors Thesis title:  Moderating Candidates or Maintaining the Status Quo? An Evaluation of California's Top-Two Primary
• Honors Thesis title:  "The Lesser of Two Evils:" Trustworthiness and Turnout in the 2016 Election
• Honors Thesis title:  Time Heals All: Timing and Competitiveness of Primary Elections
• Honors Thesis title:  For Fear of Fake News: The Effect of Warnings on Trust of Partisan Information
• Honors Thesis title:  Election or Appointment? A Quantitative Study of the Effects of Judicial Selection Method on Judicial Voting in Criminal Procedure Cases
• Honors Thesis title:  The State of the Soldier: An Analysis of Veteran's Affairs Medical Centers
• Honors Thesis title:  Predicting the Animal Welfare Policy Preferences of Federal Legislators
• Honors Thesis title:  Analyzing Racial Sentencing Disparity in State Criminal Courts
• Honors Thesis title:  Mass Media on the Path to Peace:  The Role of the Press in Sino-US Rapprochement
• Honors Thesis title:  Threat Types and Switching Tactics: the Effects on Domestic Audience Costs
• Honors Thesis title:  Regime Type and FDI in Extractive Industries
• Honors Thesis title:  Representation in Hong Kong
• Honors Thesis title:  Do Counterinsurgents Make Good Neighbors?  Insurgent Organization, Spillover Effects, and Violence in Iraq
• Honors Thesis title:  Ethnic Discrimination in the Singapore Labor Market: Evidence from a Field Experiment
• Honors Thesis title:  A Judiciary Punt Syndrome? Analyzing the Supreme Court's Use of the Remand Procedure
• Honors Thesis title:  Legislators in Suits: Analyzing how lawyers make their case to the Supreme Court
• Honors Thesis title:  Destined to Disappoint? A Cross-Country Analysis of Executive Approval and Political Institutions
• Honors Thesis title:  Redefining Constituency: How 140 Characters is Turning Representatives into Surrogates

Honors Programs

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The honors programs are designed to allow undergraduates with strong academic records and enthusiasm for independent research to engage in a significant project leading to a degree with honors.

This option is particularly valuable for students who intend to pursue a Ph.D. because it provides research experience that helps prepare a student for doctoral-level work. Typically, these programs are competitive in terms of their admission and also require that the student find a faculty member to supervise the work.

Honors programs currently exist in  Aeronautics and Astronautics, Architectural Design, Atmosphere/Energy, Bioengineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Biomedical Computation, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Environmental Systems Engineering, Individually Designed Major in Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering .  The University policy is that Departmental honors programs demand independent creative work at an advanced level that are in addition to major requirements.

Honors Criteria: Honors information is listed below for each major program.

Aeronautics and Astronautics

The Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ honors program is designed to allow undergraduates with strong records and enthusiasm for independent research to engage in a significant project leading to a degree with departmental honors. Students who meet the eligibility criteria and wish to be considered for the honors program should apply to the program by the end of the junior year. All applications are subject to the review and final approval by the Aero/Astro Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

Application Requirements

• One-page written statement describing the research topic and signed adviser form
• GPA of 3.5 or higher in the major
• Unofficial Stanford transcript (from Axess)
• Signature of thesis adviser

Honors criteria:

• Maintain the 3.5 GPA required for admissions to the honors program.
• Arrangement with an Aero/Astro faculty member who agrees to serve as the thesis adviser. The adviser must be a member of the Academic Council.
• Under the direction of the thesis adviser, complete at least two quarters of research with a minimum of 9 units of independent research; 3 of these units may be used towards a student’s Aero/Astro Focus Elective requirement.
• Submit an honors thesis (20-30 pages). Thesis must be signed by faculty major advisor and the undergraduate program director
• Signature and title pages of finished thesis should be emailed to [email protected] by end of May.
• Attend Research Experience for Undergraduates Poster Session or present in another suitable forum approved by the faculty adviser.

Architectural Design

The AD honors program offers eligible students the opportunity to engage in guided original research, or project design, over the course of an academic year. For interested students the following outlines the process:

(1) The student must submit a letter applying for the Honors option endorsed by the student's primary advisor and honors advisor and submitted to the student services office in CEE. Applications must be received in the fourth quarter prior to graduation. It is strongly suggested that students meet with the Architectural Design Program Director well in advance of submitting an application.

(2) The student must maintain a GPA of at least 3.5.

(3) The student must complete an honors thesis or project. The timing and deadlines are to be decided by the program or honors advisor. At least one member of the evaluation committee must be a member of the Academic Council in the School of Engineering.

(4) The student must present the work in an appropriate forum, e.g., in the same session as honors theses are presented in the department of the advisor. All honors programs require some public presentation of the thesis or project.

Atmosphere and Energy

The A/E honors program offers eligible students the opportunity to engage in guided original research, or project design, over the course of an academic year. For interested students, please adhere to the following guidelines:

(1) Write up and submit a 1-2 page letter applying to the Honors Program in A/E. In the letter, describe the problem that you will investigate. Sign the letter and obtain signatures from your current primary advisor and your proposed Honors advisor, if different, and submit the letter to the student services office in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). The application must include an unofficial Stanford transcript. Applications must be received in the fourth quarter prior to graduation. It is strongly suggested you meet with your proposed Honors advisor well in advance of submitting an application.

(2) You must maintain a GPA of at least 3.5. 

(3) You must complete an honors thesis or project over a period of three quarters. The typical length of the written report is 15-20 pages. The deadline for submission of the report is to be decided by the Honors advisor, but should be no later than the end of the third week in May.

(4) Your report must be read and evaluated by your Honors advisor and one other reader. It is your responsibility to find and obtain both the advisor and reader. At least one of the two must be a member of the Academic Council in the School of Engineering.

(5) You must present your completed work in an appropriate forum, e.g., in the same session as honors theses are presented in the department of the advisor. All honors programs require some public presentation of the thesis or project.

(6) You may take up to 10 units of CEE 199H toward your thesis (optional). However, you must take ENGR 202S or its equivalent (School of Engineering Writing Course) sometime during your time at Stanford (required). Units for the writing class are beyond those required for the A/E major.

(7) One printed copy and an electronic copy of the thesis, including a cover page and signature page signed by the Honors advisor, must be provided to the CEE Student Services office no later than two weeks before the end of your graduation quarter.

Bioengineering

Honors programs allow undergraduates with strong academic records and enthusiasm for independent research to engage in a significant project leading to a degree with departmental honors. This program provides a unique opportunity for qualified BIOE majors to conduct independent research at an advanced level with a faculty mentor and submit a final thesis.

Honors Eligibility Criteria:

• GPA of 3.5 or higher
• Arrangement with a BIOE faculty member (or a faculty member from another department approved by the BIOE Undergraduate Curriculum Committee) who agrees to serve as the honors research advisor, plus a second faculty member who will read the thesis and give feedback before endorsement. One of the two must be a member of the Academic Council and in the School of Engineering.

Requirements in order to receive departmental honors:

• Declare the Honors in Axess (BIOE-BSH)
• Maintain an overall GPA of 3.5 as calculated on your unofficial transcript.
• Complete at least two quarters of research with a minimum of nine units of BIOE 191 or BIOE 191X for a letter grade; up to three units may be used towards your BIOE depth electives requirements.
• Submit a final thesis (20-30 pages) that includes both a cover page and a signature page signed by a faculty research advisor and second reader.  Student services will help in obtaining the final approval signature from the Chair of the undergraduate program, Dr. Deisseroth. Please send this final thesis as a PDF via email to BIOE student services. 

Students present their thesis synopsis at the Bioengineering Poster Fair during Spring quarter of Senior year.  The event date will be communicated via email and typically happens at the end of May.

Application Instructions :

Students who meet the eligibility criteria and wish to be considered for the honors program must submit the following materials to the Bioengineering Student Services Office in Winter quarter of their junior year. 

• Completed Honors Program Application signed by honors research advisor and thesis reader
• 1-2 page thesis proposal
• 4-year plan highlighting your honors research
• Supplemental form (one-page max)
• Unofficial Stanford transcript (in Axess)

Applications are subject to review and final approval by the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Applicants and thesis advisors will receive a decision notification via email.

Biomedical Computation

The Biomedical Computation program is pleased to offer an honors option for qualified students, resulting in a B.S. with Honors degree in Engineering (ENGR-BSH, Biomedical Computation). An honors project is meant to be a substantial research project during the later part of a student’s undergraduate career, culminating in a final written and oral presentation describing the student’s project and its significance. There is no limit to the number of majors that can graduate with honors; any BMC major who is interested and meets the qualifications will be considered.

• Students apply by submitting a 1-2 page proposal describing the problem the student has chosen to investigate, its significance, and the student’s research plan, and an application found on the BMC website at https://ourbioe.stanford.edu/undergrad-students/biomedical-computation/… ; This plan must be endorsed by the student’s research and academic advisors, one of whom must be a member of the Academic Council. In making its decision, the department will evaluate the overall scope and significance of the student’s proposed work.
• Students must maintain a 3.5 GPA.
• Students must complete at least two quarters of research with a minimum of 9 units of research for a letter grade. All quarters must be on the same project with the same advisor. A summer quarter will count as one quarter of research. (Ideally, funding should not be obtained through summer research college sources, but rather through the UAR’s Student Grants Program ( http://studentgrants.stanford.edu ). In no case can the same work be double-paid by two sources.)
• Students must complete a substantial write-up of their research in the format of a publishable research paper. This research paper is expected to be approximately 20-30 pages and must be approved by the student’s research advisor and by a second reader. Email the signature and title page to BIOE student services prior to end of May.
• As the culmination of the honors project, each student will present his or her results in a public forum. This can either be in the honors presentation venue of the home department of the student’s advisor, or in a suitable alternate venue.

Differences between BS and BSH Degree Work:

All BMC majors are currently required to complete two quarters of research and an associated WIM write-up. The honors option is intended for students who want to set a higher bar for their research and final project: Projects will be more rigorously screened prior to approval, a longer duration of research is required, and the final write-up and presentation are expected to be more in-depth. Additionally, there is a GPA threshold for achieving honors.

Biomechanical Engineering

The School of Engineering offers a program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Biomechanical Engineering with Honors. This program provides a unique opportunity for qualified BME majors to conduct independent study and research related to biomechanical engineering at an advanced level with a faculty mentor.

Honors Criteria:

• Arrangement with an ME faculty member (or a faculty member from another department who is approved by the BME Undergraduate Program Director) who agrees to serve as the honors advisor, plus a second faculty member who will read and approve the thesis. The honors advisor must be a member of the Academic Council in the School of Engineering. Either the advisor or second faculty member should be associated with the BME degree, and the student’s research should have a strong biomechanical engineering component. Please note that there can be no overlap between research performed for the Honors certification and the research capstone. Therefore, students planning on pursuing an Honors certification are recommended to take the ME or BIOE Senior capstone options.

Application: Applications are subject to the review and final approval by the BME Undergraduate Program Director. Applicants and thesis advisors will receive written notification when a decision has been made. Students conferring their degree in the Spring quarter should submit application documents by the autumn quarter deadline to the Student Services Office, building 530, room 125 (students conferring any other quarter can adjust their timing accordingly). An application consists of

One-page written statement describing the research topic

• Unofficial Stanford transcript
• Signature of thesis advisor and thesis reader agreeing to serve on the committee
• Deadline: No later than the second week of the academic quarter two quarters before the graduation quarter (Autumn quarter for those graduating in Spring).

In order to graduate with Honors:

• Declare ENGR-BSH (Honors) program in Axess
• Maintain 3.5 GPA
• Submit a completed thesis draft to the advisor and reader by first day of graduation quarter
• Present the thesis work at a Bio-X poster session (or similar on-campus scientific poster session)
• Further revisions and a final endorsement by the advisor and reader are to be completed by May 15 th (see advisor if graduating in alternative quarter); submit both one bound copy and one electronic copy of the thesis, including signed advisors signature page, to the Mechanical Engineering Services Office.

Chemical Engineering

This program offers an opportunity for undergraduate majors with a GPA of 3.5 or higher to undertake research at an advanced level with a faculty mentor, graduate students, and other undergraduates. This three-quarter sequential program involves (1) submission of a research proposal for faculty review, (2) appropriate faculty approvals, (3) enrollment in CHEMENG 190H and concurrent enrollment in the undergraduate honors seminar CHEMENG 191H, (4) in-depth research over a minimum of three quarters, (5) completion of a faculty-approved thesis, and (6) participation in the Chemical Engineering Honors Symposium held annually during the Mason Lecture Series, Spring Quarter. The last requirement may also be fulfilled through an alternative, public, oral presentation with the approval of the department chair. Work should begin a minimum of four quarters prior to graduation.

Chemical engineering majors who wish to be considered for the honors program should see departmental student services in Shriram Center, room 129, no later than the beginning of Winter Quarter of their junior year for more information about the application process, for a research proposal template, and for other assistance. An application must be submitted by February 27, 2023 (Winter Quarter of the junior year), and must include a proposal describing the research project, a transcript of courses taken at Stanford, and endorsement by both the student’s research thesis adviser and a faculty reader. The research adviser or the reader or, alternatively, a faculty sponsor, must be a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering. A faculty review committee will select the successful candidates. To qualify for departmental recommendation for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with Honors, degree students must:

• Maintain an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher as calculated on the unofficial transcript.
• Complete at least three quarters of research with a minimum of 9 units of CHEMENG 190H Undergraduate Honors Research in Chemical Engineering for a letter grade; up to three units may be used towards the Chemical Engineering depth elective requirements. All quarters must focus on the same topic.  Maintain the same faculty advisor and faculty reader throughout, if feasible.
• Enroll in CHEMENG 191H, Undergraduate Honors Seminar, concurrently with each quarter in 190H (Undergraduate Honors Research in Chemical Engineering).
• Participate with a poster and oral presentation of thesis work at the Chemical Engineering Honors Poster Session held during the Mason Lectures week, Spring Quarter, or, at the Undergraduate Program Committee’s discretion, at a comparable public event. Submit at the same time to student services one copy of the poster in electronic format.
• Submit final drafts of a thesis simultaneously to both the advisor and the reader and, if appropriate, to the Chemical Engineering faculty sponsor, no later than April 3, 2023 (or the first school day of the second week of the quarter in which the degree is to be conferred).
• Complete all work and thesis revisions and obtain indicated faculty approvals on the Certificate of Final Reading of Thesis forms by April 28, 2023, or end of the first month of the graduation quarter.
• Submit to departmental student services the final copy of the honors thesis in electronic format, as approved by the appropriate faculty. Include an original, completed, faculty signature sheet immediately following the title page. The 2022-2023 deadline is May 1, 2023.

All requirements for the honors program are in addition to the normal undergraduate program requirements.

Civil Engineering

Qualified engineering students can receive a B.S. with Honors in Civil Engineering by undertaking a more intensive course of study that includes an in-depth research project. To apply, you must find a faculty member in the CEE department who will serve as supervisor for your undergraduate honors thesis; the two of you must agree upon a topic for the thesis project.

In the fourth quarter before graduation (typically, spring quarter of junior year), you must submit to the CEE Student Services office for approval a written proposal describing the research to be undertaken. At the time of submittal you must have a GPA of at least 3.3 for coursework taken at Stanford, and this GPA must be maintained until graduation. You must complete a written thesis of high quality, obtaining input from the School of Engineering Writing Program via ENGR 202S or its equivalent. Up to 10 units of CEE 199H may be taken to support the research efforts. The completed thesis must be submitted to the thesis advisor for review by the end of the 4th week of the student's graduation quarter. Your advisor must approve and sign off on your written thesis. In addition to a written thesis, you are strongly encouraged to present your research results in a seminar. Two copies of the signed thesis must be provided to the CEE Student Services office by the end of the 9th week of the student's graduation quarter (May 31, 2024 for students graduating spring 2024).

Computer Science

Selected computer science undergraduates whose academic records and personal initiative indicate that they have the necessary skills to undertake high-quality research in computer science may apply to the honors program. Applicants must be majoring in Computer Science, must have a GPA of at least 3.6 in courses that count toward the major, and must achieve senior standing (135 or more units) by the end of the academic year in which they apply. Coterminal MS students are eligible to apply as long as they have not already received their undergraduate degrees. Beyond these requirements, students who apply for the honors program must also find a faculty member who agrees to serve as the thesis advisor for the project. Thesis advisors must be members of Stanford’s Academic Council.

Students who meet the eligibility requirements and wish to be considered for the honors program must submit a written application to the Computer Science undergraduate program office by May 1 of the year preceding the honors work. The application must include a letter describing the research project, a letter of endorsement from the faculty sponsor, and a transcript of courses taken at Stanford. Each year, a faculty review committee will select the successful candidates for honors from the pool of qualified applicants.

In order to receive departmental honors, students admitted to the honors program must do the following, in addition to satisfying the standard requirements for the undergraduate degree:

• Complete at least 9 units of CS191 or 191W under the direction of their project sponsor.
• Attend a weekly honors seminar in winter quarter.
• Complete an honors thesis deemed acceptable by a committee consisting of the thesis advisor and at least one additional faculty member.
• Present the thesis at a public colloquium sponsored by the department.
• Maintain the 3.6 GPA required for admission to the honors program.

Electrical Engineering

The Electrical Engineering Department offers a program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with Honors. This program offers a unique opportunity for qualified undergraduate majors to conduct independent study and research at an advanced level with a faculty mentor, graduate students, and fellow undergraduates.

Admission to the honors program is by application. Declared EE majors with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.5 in Electrical Engineering are eligible to apply. Applications must be submitted by Autumn quarter of the senior year, be signed by the thesis adviser and second reader (at least one must be a member of the EE Faculty), and include an honors proposal. Students need to declare honors on Axess.

In order to receive departmental honors, students admitted to the honors program must:

• Submit an application, including the thesis proposal, by Autumn quarter of senior year signed by the thesis advisor and second reader (at least one must be a member of the Electrical Engineering faculty).
• Declare the EE Honors major in Axess before the end of Autumn quarter of senior year.
• Maintain a grade point average of at least 3.5 in Electrical Engineering courses.
• Complete at least 10 units of EE 191 or EE 191W with thesis advisor for a letter grade. EE 191 units do not count toward the required 57 units, with the exception of EE 191W if approved to satisfy WIM.
• Submit one electronic and one hardcopy of the honors thesis approved by the advisor and second reader to the EE Degree Progress Officer by May 15.
• Attend poster and oral presentation held at the end of Spring quarter or present in another suitable forum approved by the faculty advisor.

The EE department is participating in the Bing Honors College (BHC) in Summer Quarter. If students would like to participate in this program, please sign up for BHC here: https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/bhc/apply

Engineering Physics

Minimum overall GPA of 3.5.

Independent research conducted at an advanced level with a faculty research advisor and documented in an honors thesis. 

The honors candidate must identify a faculty member who will serve as his or her honors research advisor and a second reader who will be asked to read the thesis and give feedback before endorsing the thesis. One of the two must be a member of the Academic Council and in the School of Engineering.

Application Deadline: No later than November 1, in the autumn quarter of the senior year. The application documents should be submitted to the Student Services Officer and consist of three items:

• One-page description of the research topic
• Application form signed by the honors thesis advisor

Applications are reviewed by a subcommittee of the faculty advisors for Engineering Physics majors. Applicants and thesis advisors will receive written notification when the application is approved.

Requirements and Timeline for Honors Degree in Engineering Physics:

• Declare the honors program in Axess (ENGR-BSH, Subplan: Engineering Physics)
• Obtain application form from the Student Services Officer.
• Apply to honors program by November 1 in the autumn quarter of the senior year.
• Maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.5.
• Optional: Under direction of the thesis advisor, students may enroll for research units in ENGR 199(W) or in departmental courses such as ME 191(H).
• Submit a completed thesis draft to the research advisor and second reader by April 15.
• Present the thesis work in an oral presentation or poster session in an appropriate forum (e.g., an event that showcases undergraduate research and is organized by the department of the advisor, the school of the advisor, or the university).
• Incorporate feedback, which the advisor and second reader should provide by April 30, and obtain final endorsement signatures from the thesis advisor and second reader by May 15.
• Submit an electronic version, including title and signature page signed by both the honors advisor and second reader, to the Student Services Officer by end of May.

Environmental Systems Engineering

Qualified engineering students can receive a B.S. with Honors in Environmental Systems Engineering by undertaking a more intensive course of study that includes an in-depth research project. To apply, you must find a faculty member in the CEE department who will serve as supervisor for your undergraduate honors thesis; the two of you must agree upon a topic for the thesis project.

In the fourth quarter before graduation (typically, spring quarter of junior year), you must submit to the CEE Student Services office for approval a written proposal describing the research to be undertaken. At the time of submittal you must have a GPA of at least 3.3 for coursework taken at Stanford, and this GPA must be maintained until graduation. You must complete a written thesis of high quality, obtaining input from the School of Engineering Writing Program via ENGR 202S or its equivalent. Up to 10 units of CEE 199H may be taken to support the research efforts. The completed thesis must be submitted to the thesis advisor for review by the end of the 4th week of the student's graduation quarter (April 26, 2024 for students graduating spring 2024). Your advisor must approve and sign off on your written thesis. In addition to a written thesis, you are strongly encouraged to present your research results in a seminar. One hard copy and one e-version of the signed thesis must be provided to the CEE Student Services office by the end of the 9th week of the student's graduation quarter (first week of May 31, 2024 for students graduating spring 2024).

Individually Designed Major in Engineering

Qualified IDMEN students may pursue a Bachelor’s degree with Honors (IDMEN-BSH) following the general guidelines outlined below, and consulting with advisors to set a topic and any further parameters regarding directed reading or research, special honors seminars, and the format of the honors work. The honors thesis, and any coursework associated with the honors degree, is above and beyond the scope of the major itself and cannot be counted as part of the basic IDMEN-BS requirements (with an exception for students who include in their initial proposal a Honors project that they also want to use as their Capstone project. The thesis work must be teamed with planned research, with the honors/capstone proposal approved by both advisors and the IDMEN committee).

• The student must submit a letter applying for the Honors option endorsed by the student’ primary advisor and honors advisor; the letter should be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs in 135 Huang no later than mid-October of the senior year.
• The IDMEN honors advisor may require coursework beyond what is required for the BS without honors.
• The student must maintain a GPA of at least 3.5.
• The student must complete an honors thesis or project. The manner of evaluating the work will be set by the honors advisor and a second reader, one of whom must be a member of the Academic Council in the School of Engineering. The deadline to submit the thesis or project will be decided by the honors or program advisor but should be set by mid-May at latest.
• The student must present the work in an appropriate forum, e.g., in the same session as honors theses are presented in the department of the advisor.
• An e-copy of the approved thesis or project, including the title and signed signature page, must be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs by the end of May.

Materials Science & Engineering

This program offers an opportunity for undergraduate Materials Science and Engineering majors with a GPA of 3.5 or higher to pursue independent research at an advanced level, supported by a faculty advisor and graduate student mentors. The main requirements are as follows:

• Application to the honors program (must be pre-approved by faculty advisor)
• Enrollment in MATSCI 150 and participation in an independent research project over three sequential full quarters
• Completion of a faculty-approved thesis
• Participation in either a poster or oral presentation of thesis work at a Stanford Symposium/event, or, at your faculty adviser’s discretion, in a comparable public event.

Since this requires three full quarters of research in addition to a final written thesis and presentation following completion of the work, students must apply to the program no less than four quarters prior to their planned graduation date. Materials Science and Engineering majors pursuing a typical four-year graduation timeline should meet with student services no later than the Winter quarter of their junior year to receive information on the application process.

•   All requirements for the honors program are in addition to the normal undergraduate program requirements.

To apply to the MSE Honors program:

• Have an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher (as calculated on the unofficial transcript) prior to application.
• Seek out a MATSCI faculty advisor and agree on a proposed research topic. If the research adviser is not a member of the MSE faculty, or not a member of the School of Engineering Academic Council, students must have a second adviser who fulfills these requirements.
• Compose a brief (less than 1 page) summary of proposed research, including a proposed title, and submit along with unofficial transcript and signed application/faculty endorsement.
• Submit application to MATSCI student services (Durand 113) at least four quarters prior to planned graduation.

To complete the MSE Honors program:

• Overall GPA of 3.5 or higher (as calculated on the unofficial transcript) at graduation
• Complete at least three quarters of research with a minimum of 9 units of MATSCI 150 for a letter grade (students may petition out of unit requirement with faculty advisor approval). All quarters must focus on the same topic. Maintain the same faculty advisor throughout, if possible.
• Present either a poster or oral presentation of thesis work at a Stanford event or, at the faculty adviser’s discretion, in a comparable public event.
• Submit final drafts of an honors thesis to two faculty readers (one must be your research adviser, and one must be an MSE faculty member/SoE Academic Council member) at least one quarter prior to graduation. Both must approve the thesis by completing the signature page.
• Submit to MATSCI student services (Durand 104) one copy of the honors thesis, and the title and signed signature page (in electronic or physical form) at least one quarter prior to graduation.

Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with Honors. This program provides a unique opportunity for qualified mechanical engineering majors to conduct independent study and research at an advanced level with a faculty mentor.

• GPA of 3.5 or higher in the major
• Arrangement with an ME faculty member who agrees to serve as the thesis advisor. The advisor must be a member of the academic council.
• Application Deadline: No later than the second week of the autumn quarter of the senior year.
• Application:
• One-page written statement describing the research topic and signed advisor form (see ME Student Services for form)
• Unofficial Stanford transcript (from Axess)
• Signature of thesis advisor
• Submit all of the above to the Student Services Office, Building 530, room 125 
• Applications are subject to the review and final approval by the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Applicants and thesis advisors will receive written notification when a decision has been made.

In order to receive departmental honors:

• Declare the honors program in Axess
• Maintain the 3.5 GPA required for admissions to the honors program
• (Optional): Under direction of the thesis advisor, complete at least 9 units of ME191H (Honors Thesis) during the senior year.
• Submit a completed thesis draft to the advisor and Student Services Office by April 1
• Present the thesis synopsis at the Mechanical Engineering Poster Session held in April (usually the 3 rd week)

Complete any further revisions, obtain final endorsement by the advisor, and submit both one bound copy and one electronic copy of the thesis, including signed advisors signature page, to the Mechanical Engineering Services Office by May 1. 

Honors Thesis

• Honors theses are  due at Noon on the day of the  University Dissertation/Thesis Deadline  for the quarter in which you are graduating. You must be a registered Stanford student during the quarter in which you graduate.
• Your thesis must be signed by two readers: your primary advisor and a second reader. The primary honors advisor should be on the faculty at Stanford (consulting/adjunct faculty are okay). The second reader should be a faculty member or other researcher familiar with your general area of inquiry.
• Your thesis must contain signatures for each reader in the following format (with parenthetical and bracketed text filled in as appropriate)

"To the Directors of the Program on Symbolic Systems: I certify that I have read the thesis of (Printed Name of Student) in its final form for submission and have found it to be satisfactory for the degree of  Bachelor of Science with Honors. Signature  Date (Printed Name of Reader) (Printed Name of Reader's Department )"

• If signatures cannot be obtained hand-written, then your reader(s) may sign by email sent to  symsys-directors [at] lists.stanford.edu (symsys-directors[at]lists[dot]stanford[dot]edu)  prior to the deadline for thesis submission, using the wording above. Any electronic signature must be sent from the reader's officially listed university email account. The signature page should read "Signed electronically" on the signature line of your turned-in thesis, with all other information present as above.
• In hard copy, bound, two-sided, on 8 1/2 x 11" paper, delivered to: Associate Director, Symbolic Systems Program, Mail Code 2150, Margaret Jacks Hall, Suite 127, Stanford, CA 94305-2150
• In a pdf version through  Stanford Digital Repository . Submission details will be provided by the Student Services Officer in the weeks prior to the thesis deadline. 

Honors Theses Examples

• Recent honors theses in our program are available in the Stanford Digital Repository, at  https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/ty986nn2846 .
• Stanford University Undergraduate Honors Thesis Prizes - Symbolic Systems Recipients
• Glushko Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Research in Symbolic Systems

STS Honors Theses

The Stanford Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) invites undergraduate students from all majors to apply for admission to its Honors Program . Since the program was launched in 1978, STS honors students have carried out a variety of innovative research projects that address the intersection of science, technology and society. The Stanford SearchWorks Catalog contains more than fifty STS honors theses dating from 1991. We hope that you will take some time to explore our honors students research. 

Explore STS Honors Theses in  SearchWorks

Award Winning Theses

The Firestone and Golden Medals are awarded to the top 10 percent of Stanford honors theses completed in a given year. The Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research recognizes theses written in the social sciences, natural sciences and engineering. The Golden Medal for Excellence in Humanities and Creative Arts similarly distinguishes theses in the humanities or creative projects in the fine arts. Many of our STS Honors Program students have received this prestigious recognition.

STS Honors Program Medal Recipients

2024 Tianyu Fang , "Cybernetic Reformers: Young Intellectuals and Rural Research in Post-Mao China", Science, Technology, and Society, advised by Fred Turner (Communication).

2023 Erica May Naa Okaikor Okine , “Demanding Beauty: A Critical Analysis of Quality of Life for Women with Facial Disfigurement”, Science, Technology, and Society, advised by Tanya Luhrmann (Anthropology).

2022 Veronica Ayala , "It Takes A Village... and More: Southeast Los Angeles as a Model for Alleviating Infrastructure Deficits and Environmental Injustices Through Community Based Resistance", Science, Technology, and Society, advised by Sibyl Diver (Earth Systems Program).

2021 Hannah Scott , “Light and Sound, Not Song and Dance: Cybernetic Subjectivity in the Environmental Art of the Pulsa Group, 1966–1973” Science, Technology, and Society, advised by Fred Turner (Communication).

2020 Harika Kottakota , “Who ‘Speaks’ for Autism and Who is ‘M[i]ss[i]ng’? Examining Autism Narratives and Advocacy in the Era of Genomics,”  Science, Technology, and Society, advised by Duana Fullwiley (Anthropology).

2019 Elle Billman , “More than Medical Records: Uncovering How Childhood Cancer Survivors Learn About and Interact with their Cancer Histories,”, Science, Technology & Society, advised by S. Lochlann Jain (Anthropology). 

2018  Janna Huang , “A Break in the Cloud: Finding the Local in the Global Internet,”, Science, Technology, and Society, advised by Paul Edwards (Science, Technology, and Society and Center for International Security and Cooperation).

2017 Sophia Laurenz i, “The Gray Matter of Young Adulthood: Neuroscience, Social Trends, and Justice Reform”, Science, Technology, and Society, advised by Angela Garcia (Anthropology).

2016 Vienna Harvey , “The Role of Ethics in the Design and Regulation of Autonomous Vehicles,”, Science, Technology , and Society, advised by Robert McGinn (Management Science and Engineering).

2014 Jeff Chen , "Exploring Consumer Behavior: How Prior Product Experience and Consumer Feedback Impact Online Search For Product Information, " , advised by Advised by Mark Granovetter (Sociology).

2012 Sanna Ali, “Unlocking the Power of Your Genome: Financial and Regulatory Challenges," Science, Technology and, Society, advised by Russ Altman (Bioengineering).

2011 Danny Crichton , "Academic revolution and regional innovation: The case of Computer Science at Stanford 1957-1970", Science, Technology, and Society, advised by Barton Bernstein (History) and Rebecca Slayton (Science, Technology, and Society).

2010  Greg Gaskin , "Embracing Complexity: Using Qualitative Research Methodology to Understand the Process of Implementing a Hybrid Personal Health Record in a Hospital Setting", Science, Technology, and Society, advised by  Amar Das (Medicine) and Rebecca Slayton (Science, Technology, and Society).

2008  Lee Trope "Preventing Cervical Cancer: Stakeholder Attitudes Toward Fast HPV-Focused Screening Programs in Roi-Et Province, Thailand", Science, Technology, and Society, advised by Paul Blumenthal (Obstetrics and Gynecology), Paul Wise (Pediatrics), and Rebecca Slayton (Science, Technology and Society).

2006 Jonathan Pearlstein , "Implementing Electronic Health Records in Ambulatory Care Organizations: Expectations, Perceptions and Conflicts", Science, Technology, and Society, advised by Amar Das (Medical Informatics) and Rebecca Slayton (Science, Technology and Society).

2005  Alejandro Diaz , "Through the Google Goggles: Sociopolitical Bias in Search Engine Design", Science, Technology, and Society, advised by  Robert McGinn (Science, Technology, and Society; Management Science and Engineering), Terry Winograd (Computer Science), and Aneesh Aneesh (Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee).

2004 Harini P. Raghupathi , "Clinical Adaptations to Diagnostic Reproductive Technologies: Toward a Hegelian Synthesis on Sex-Selective Abortions in Tamil Nadu, India", Science, Technology, and Society, advised by Robert McGinn (Science, Technology, and Society).

2003 Lilly Irani , "A Different Voice: Women Exploring Stanford Computer Science", Science, Technology, and Society, advised by Eric Roberts (Computer Science).

2000 Erin Raye Anderson, "Bicycles for South African Women: A Case Study of Cross-Cultural Technology Transfer", Science, Technology, and Society, advised by  Robert McGinn (Management Science and Engineering).

1997 Michael J. Putnam "Computerization, Human Rights Advocacy and Organizational Change: A Case-Study of the Czech Helsinki Committee", Science, Technology, and Society, advised by Robert E. McGinn (Science, Technology, and Society).

To learn more about Undergraduate Honors Theses awards visit Stanford Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education .

EE Undergraduate Honors Program

The Electrical Engineering (EE) department offers a program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with Honors. This program offers a unique opportunity for qualified undergraduate majors to conduct independent study and research at an advanced level with a faculty mentor, graduate students, and fellow undergraduates.

Requirements

• Submit an  Undergraduate Honors Program Application , including the thesis proposal, to the Degree Progress Officer via email by autumn quarter of senior year. The application must be signed by the thesis advisor and second reader (one must be a member of the Electrical Engineering faculty).
• Maintain a grade point average of at least 3.5 in Electrical Engineering courses or in all courses.
• Complete at least 10 units of EE 191 or EE 191W with the thesis advisor for a letter grade.  EE 191 units do not count toward the required 60 units, with the exception of EE 191W if approved to satisfy WIM.
• Submit one final copy of the honors thesis approved by the thesis advisor and second reader to the EE Degree Progress Officer by May 15.
• Attend poster and oral presentation held at the end of spring quarter or present in another suitable forum approved by the faculty advisor.

The EE department is participating in the  Bing Honors College  (BHC) in Summer Quarter. If you would like to participate in this program, please sign up for  BHC .

Contact Information Laura Wuethrich Degree Progress Officer 650-723-3194 [email protected]  

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Stanford undergraduate students received awards for their theses at a ceremony over Commencement weekend. The Firestone and Robert M. Golden Medals and the David M. Kennedy Honors Thesis Prizes were given to 38 winners representing 32 undergraduate departmental and interdisciplinary honors programs.

The event, hosted by Harry Elam, vice provost for undergraduate education, took place Saturday, June 15, on campus.

The Firestone and Golden Medals are awarded to the top 10 percent of honors theses completed in a given year. The Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research recognizes theses written in the social sciences, natural sciences and engineering. The Golden Medal for Excellence in Humanities and Creative Arts similarly distinguishes theses in the humanities or creative projects in the fine arts. The medalists each received an engraved bronze medal, citation and a monetary award.

Winners of the Kennedy Honors Thesis Prize with their advisors. From left: Lucy O’Brien, Sang Ngo, Deepti Kannan, David Kennedy, Aron Ramirez, Gordon Chang, Philip Clark and Amy Zegart. (Image credit: Courtesy Stanford VPUE)

The Kennedy Prize is awarded annually to the single best thesis in each of the four areas of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering and applied sciences. Recipients of this award have accomplished exceptionally advanced research in the field and have shown strong potential for publication in peer-reviewed scholarly works. The prize was established in 2008 in recognition of history Professor David M. Kennedy’s mentoring of undergraduate writers. Winners each received an engraved plaque and a monetary award.

The projects conducted by the winners capture the breadth of the undergraduate experience at Stanford. They included research on such topics as natural logic reasoning, the molecular mechanisms underlying tumorigenesis, the behavioral economics of social media, and the role of civic identity in the making of the Mexican Beverly Hills. Other winners created sculptural portraits, crafted exceptional poems and excelled as musicians, actors and directors.

The awardees, their thesis titles, honors program or department, and advisors follow:

David M. Kennedy Honors Thesis Prizes

Social Sciences: Philip Clark , “Climbing to ‘Strategic Commanding Heights,'” Center for International Security & Cooperation (CISAC), advised by Amy Zegart (Political Science)

Engineering & Applied Sciences: Deepti Kannan , “Physical Modeling of Chromatin with Heterogeneous Nucleosome Spacings,” Engineering Physics, advised by Andrew Spakowitz (Chemical Engineering) and Rhiju Das (Biochemistry)

Natural Sciences: Sang Ngo , “Tumor Establishment Requires Tumor Autonomous and Non-autonomous Decoupling of EGF Signaling from Apoptosis,” Biology, advised by Lucy O’Brien (Molecular and Cellular Physiology)

Humanities: Aron Ramirez , “There Goes the Neighborhood? Civic Identity and the Making of the Mexican Beverly Hills, 1981-1998,” History, advised by Gordon Chang (History) and Albert Camarillo (History)

Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research

Jade Arellano , “Caring in Crisis: Homelessness and the Humanitarian Exception,” Anthropology, advised by Paulla Ebron (Anthropology) and Miyako Inoue (Anthropology)

Elle Billman , “Uncovering How Childhood Cancer Survivors Learn About and Interact with their Cancer Histories,” Science, Technology & Society, advised by S. Lochlann Jain (Anthropology)

Simon Evered , “Optical Control of the Motion and Spin of Cold Atoms for Quantum Simulations with Long-Range Interactions,” Physics, advised by Monika Schleier-Smith (Physics) and Jason Hogan (Physics)

Atticus Geiger , “Can Natural Language Inference Models Perform Natural Logic Reasoning?” Symbolic Systems, advised by Chris Potts (Linguistics and, by courtesy, Computer Science) and Thomas Icard (Philosophy and, by courtesy, Computer Science)

Ricardo Guajardo , “Elucidating the Molecular Basis of Plexin B Level-Dependent Signaling in Neural Circuit Assembly,” Biology, advised by Liqun Luo (Biology)

Ruru “Juan Ru” Hoong , “The Behavioral Economics of Social Media: A Study of Self-Commitment Devices and the Facebook Privacy Paradox,” Economics, advised by Matthew Gentzkow (Economics)

Joanna Langner , “Treading Water as a Potential Risk Factor for Femoroacetabular Impingement of the Hip,” Human Biology, advised by Garry Gold (Radiology) and Feliks Kogan (Radiology)

Angela Lee , “Social Media Mindsets: The Impact of Implicit Theories of Social Media Use on Psychological Well-Being,” Psychology, advised by Alia Crum (Psychology) and Jeffrey Hancock (Communication)

Jihyeon Lee , “Finding Brick Kilns from Space: A Geovisual Search Pipeline,” Computer Science, advised by Stefano Ermon (Computer Science), David Lobell (Earth System Science) and Marshall Burke (Earth System Science)

Madeline Lisaius , “Mapping the Real and Imagined: Deforestación in Waorani Territory,” Earth Systems, advised by William Durham (Anthropology) and Eric Lambin (Earth System Science)

Lloyd Lyall , “Ethno-Religious Diversity and Recovery After Conflict in Post-ISIL Iraq: A Geospatial Approach,” International Relations, advised by James Fearon (Political Science/International Relations)

Nitya Mani , “Maximal Cuts in H-Free Graphs,” Mathematics, advised by Jacob Fox (Mathematics)

Carson Poltorack , “Arginine Withdrawal Engages ATF4-Mediated Transsulfuration and Protects Cancer Cells from Oxidative Death,” Biology, advised by Scott Dixon (Biology)

Jacob Randolph , “Moderating Candidates or Maintaining the Status Quo? An Evaluation of California’s Top-Two Primary,” Political Science, advised by Adam Bonica (Political Science)

Catherine Sanchez , “A Cluttered Past: Exploring the Relationship Between Early Life Stress & Hoarding Disorder,” Human Biology, advised by Carolyn Rodriguez (Psychiatry) and Jennifer Wolf (Education)

Lauren Seabrooks , “It Motivated Me More Than It Crushed Me: Children of Incarcerated Parents in a Highly Selective University,” Education, advised by Jelena Obradovic (Education)

Daniel Tang , “Exploring the Mind-Body Connection: Optical Interrogation of Insular Cortex During Risky Decision-Making in Mice,” Bioengineering, advised by Karl Deisseroth (Bioengineering) and Brian Knutson (Psychology)

Abigail Taussig , “Synthesis and Characterization of Open-Metal Site Grafting to Metal-Organic Frameworks for Solid Electrolyte Applications,” Chemical Engineering, advised by Zhenan Bao (Chemical Engineering) and William Tarpeh (Chemical Engineering)

Alex Trivella , “Thwarting Electoral Revolution: The Communal State and Authoritarian Consolidation in Venezuela,” Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, advised by Beatriz Magaloni (Political Science) and Harold Trinkunas (Center for International Security and Cooperation/Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies)

Sienna White , “No Impediment to the Sediment: A Numerical Model for Sediment Flux and Flocculation in San Francisco Bay,” Atmosphere and Energy, advised by Oliver Fringer (Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Vicky Yeung , “Can You, and Should You, Buy an Innovation Hub?” Economics, advised by Nicholas Bloom (Economics)

Tas Yusoontorn , “Vanadium-catalyzed Coupling of Allenols with Electrophilic Halide Sources for the Formation of α-Halo-α′,β′-Unsaturated Ketones,” Chemistry, advised by Barry Trost (Chemistry)

Terence Zhao , “626: The Rise of an Asian American Suburb and the Future of Housing and Place in America,” Urban Studies, advised by Gordon Chang (History)

Robert M. Golden Medal for Excellence in the Humanities and Creative Arts

Deanna Anderson , “Indigo Overthrow/Women in Comedy,” Arts Institute, advised by Peggy Phelan (Stanford Arts Institute, Theater and Performance Studies, and English), Rebecca Ormiston (Stanford Arts Institute) and Jennie Waldow (Art and Art History)

Gianna Clark , “Acting, Directing & Devising Performance,” Theater and Performance Studies, advised by Jisha Menon (Theater and Peformance Studies)

Alma Flores-Pérez , “ Voy a decir a la maestra : Navigating, Reinforcing and Challenging Language Boundaries in a Spanish-Immersion Preschool,” Linguistics, advised by Penelope Eckert (Linguistics)

Cameron Hubbard , “Greatness, Classical and Modern,” Philosophy, advised by Christopher Bobonich (Philosophy)

Siena Jeakle , “Indigo Overthrow/Women in Comedy,” Arts Institute, advised by Peggy Phelan (Stanford Arts Institute, Theater and Performance Studies, and English), Rebecca Ormiston (Stanford Arts Institute) and Jennie Waldow (Art and Art History)

Emily Ming King , “Poetry as Decreation: Impersonality and Grace in T. S. Eliot and Simone Weil,” English, advised by Mark McGurl (English), Alexander Nemerov (Art and Art History) and Anna Mukamal (English)

Vivienne Le , “Interdisciplinary Art Practice,” Art and Art History, advised by Gail Wight (Art & Art History)

Victor “Viv” Liu , “‘It’s Like the Moment in These Paintings Never Existed’: Martin Wong, History, and the End of the Lower East Side, 1988-1990,” Art and Art History, advised by Marci Kwon (Art & Art History)

Vivian Lou , “Piano Performance,” Music, advised by Frederick Weldy (Music) and Stephen Hinton (Music)

Oluwasemilore Sobande , “‘Can You Read?’: Incarnations, Narrative Forms and Navigations in Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! and Toni Morrison’s A Mercy ,” African and African American Studies, advised by Michele Elam (English) and Jennifer Devere Brody (Theater and Performance Studies)

Catherine Xie , “Reimagining Sexual Violence Through Theater: Narrative, Memory and History in Venus and How I Learned to Drive ,” Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies (FGSS), advised by Estelle Freedman (History)

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IR Honors Program

The International Relations Honors Program offers qualified IR students the opportunity to conduct a major independent research project under faculty guidance. You may choose a faculty thesis advisor from throughout the university. The Program will equip you with the professional "tools" to conduct independent research, analyze the findings, and write a final research thesis. The successful completion of an IR Honors thesis project requires a high degree of initiative and dedication and a significant investment of your time and energy.

The Program is interdisciplinary and enables you to undertake a wide variety of research projects. Previous students have written theses on topics such as: international political economy, international security, regional integration, human rights, domestic issues in foreign countries, international education and regional Issues (this list is by no means exhaustive).

Prerequisites:

• A declared International Relations major with a minimum 3.5 overall grade point average
• Successful experience writing a research paper
• An Honors Thesis proposal
• A Thesis Advisor
• IR Program approval

Advisor(s):

• Your Thesis Advisor must be a Stanford Academic Council faculty member (the IR Office can confirm Academic Council status for you).
• Your Thesis Advisor is responsible for assigning your grade for INTNLREL 198 (see below). 

Requirements:

• The spring quarter of your junior year you will take the INTNLREL 200A: IR Honors Field Research course, which is mandatory for all IR Honors students (3 units).  
• The autumn quarter of your senior year you will enroll in INTNLREL 200B: IR Honors Seminar, which will focus on the analysis of research findings and initial steps in writing the thesis (3 units).  At the end of the quarter, you should expect to have 1-2 chapters of your thesis submitted in draft form.
• The winter quarter of your senior year you will take INTNLREL 200C: IR Honors Thesis Writing, in which you will continue to write your honors thesis and present your research (1 unit). You will also receive feedback on your work from Honors cohort members and provide feedback on their work.
• Over the autumn, winter, and spring quarters of your senior year, you will enroll in a total of 8-15 units of INTNLREL 198: Senior Thesis with your Thesis Advisor. Students must enroll in at least one INTNLREL 198 unit during each of these aforementioned quarters, as long as they are enrolled at Stanford University.  Enrollment in units will be monitored (Note: INTNLREL 200A/B/C do not count within these 8-15 units).
• Present your thesis findings at the IR Honors Conference in the spring quarter of your senior year (usually in mid-May).
• Complete 15-22 total honors units (200A/B/C and 198). Honors units are taken above and beyond the IR major 70-unit requirement. Note: 200B can satisfy your IR WIM and SEM/COL requirements.
• You must receive at least a B+ in INTNLREL 198: Senior Thesis to graduate with honors. If you are making satisfactory progress on your thesis, you will receive an N grade for INTNLREL 198 in the autumn and winter quarters and a final letter grade for spring quarter, which will be retroactively assigned to autumn and winter quarters. 
• You must receive at least a B in INTNLREL 200A, INTNLREL 200B, and INTNLREL 200C.

Other Policies:

• If you are not making satisfactory progress with your thesis or otherwise fulfilling the requirements of the IR Honors thesis program, then you may be removed from the program.  
• There is no fixed length for your Honors Thesis, but most IR Honors Theses are between 70-100 pages, plus notes and bibliography.  
• If you are conducting interview or survey research, you must contact the Human Subjects Protocol Panel at  http://humansubjects.stanford.edu .
• If you have completed all of your IR degree requirements, you may register as  Permit for Services Only  (PSO) in the spring quarter of your senior year while completing your thesis (international students cannot register for PSO status).

RECOMMENDED TIMELINE

JUNIOR YEAR

• Attend an IR Honors information session in February.
• If you haven’t already, enroll in a course related to the subject you wish to pursue in your honors work.  
• If you haven’t already, take a writing seminar to help develop research and writing skills.
• Formulate a preliminary thesis topic and consult with faculty members who might serve as your thesis advisor. Confirm your Thesis Advisor, finalize your thesis topic, and develop a work plan with your Thesis Advisor.
• Contact UAR early winter quarter if you wish to apply for a grant to conduct summer research.
• Submit your IR Honors Program application by the deadline (usually late February).
• Once again, if you are conducting interview or survey research, you must contact the  Human Subjects Protocol Panel  for appropriate protocol at  http://humansubjects.stanford.edu .
• In spring quarter, enroll in INTNLREL 200A: IR Honors Field Research.
• Sharpen your proposal and start your research.  The more research you do over the summer, the more you can concentrate on writing once you get back to campus. 
• We strongly recommend that you participate in  Bing Honors College , which is a free program that provides you with the opportunity to work on your theses with a cohort of Honors students and faculty advisors for three weeks in September before the start of your senior year.  

SENIOR YEAR       

Autumn Quarter

• All Honors students should enroll in the Autumn quarter course INTNLREL 200B: IR Honors Thesis Seminar, which will focus on the analysis of research findings and initial steps in writing the thesis.  At the end of the quarter, you should expect to have two chapters of their thesis submitted in draft form.
• Enroll in INTNLREL 198: Senior Thesis with your Thesis Advisor for 2-5 units.  
• In consultation with your advisor, establish a detailed timeline for draft completion progress.

Winter Quarter

• Enroll in INTNLREL 200C: IR Honors Thesis Writing.
• Enroll in INTNLREL 198: Senior Thesis with your Thesis Advisor for 2-5 units.  Continue to meet with your Faculty Advisor(s) as agreed.  

Spring Quarter

• Enroll in INTNLREL 198: Senior Thesis with your Thesis Advisor for 2-5 units. You should plan to submit to your Thesis Advisor(s) a first draft of your completed thesis by the second week of the quarter so that comments and revisions can be made.
• Present your honors thesis findings at the IR Honors Conference in mid-May.
• Submit an electronic copy of your thesis to your Thesis Advisor(s), one bound copy and one electronic copy to the IR Program Office, and one electronic copy to the Stanford library by the announced due-date (usually early June).  To be considered for a thesis prize, you should submit your completed thesis to your Thesis Advisor(s) by the awards deadline (usually in mid-May).

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CISAC Undergraduate Honors Program

The CISAC Interschool Honors Program in International Security Studies  provides an opportunity for seniors from all undergraduate schools and majors to conduct rigorous, scholarly research on international security issues, and to graduate with Honors in International Security Studies. The conferral of Honors is in addition to the student's major, which may be in any department or program. Students are admitted to the Honors Program on a competitive basis, with applications due winter quarter of junior year. The CISAC Honors Program has drawn students from 28 different departments and programs since its inception in 2000 and has an alumni network of over 200 students. Alumni consistently cite multiple strengths of the program, including the inclusion of undergraduates in CISAC's vibrant intellectual environment, highly personalized attention from faculty, the program's unique focus within the university and beyond, and the program's interdisciplinary character.

Applying to the Honors Program: Application forms can be found here when they open for submission in late November. Applications are due in mid-February. There is also an info session on the application process and the program itself in mid-January.

The program has five requirements:

• POLISCI 114S - International Security in a Changing World
• MS&E 193 - Technology and National Security
• INTNLREL 115 - Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
• Policy Relevant Internship: Policy relevance is broadly defined. In addition to policy-focused institutions like government bodies or think tanks, this can include work at corporations and technology companies engaged in international business with significant policy implications. This internship must be completed prior to the start of senior year.
• Honors College: The CISAC Honors College, which takes place during early September in Washington D.C., is associated with the Bing Honors College and is free-of-charge for all students enrolled in the program.
• IIS 198: This 1-unit course takes place in the spring quarter of students' junior year and provides an introduction to the thesis research process.
• IIS 199: This year-long, 3-5 unit course guides students through the thesis drafting process.
• Honors Thesis: Completion of an original research thesis represents the culmination of the Honors Program. Submission of theses to the Stanford Electronic Repository is a requirement for Honors conferral.

Successful completion of any two of these three courses is required for Honors conferral.

An internship with a security-related organization provides students with real-world policy experience that informs their honors research. In addition to policy-focused institutions like government bodies or think tanks, this can include work at corporations and technology companies engaged in international business with significant policy implications. Internships are typically completed prior to the junior year application cycle, but those completed the summer between junior and senior years may count towards this requirement, if approved by the Honors Program director. If students have not completed an internship before the summer between junior and senior years, CISAC may be able to assist in placing them and offer a small stipend for living expenses if need is demonstrated. Please note research conducted on campus for a Stanford faculty member on an academic subject will not qualify as an internship. Please contact [email protected] if you have questions regarding whether or not an internship opportunity would fulfill this requirement. FSI has an internship program with an application deadline in mid-February each year: https://fsi.stanford.edu/studentprograms/internships/global-policy-inte…

Honors students are expected to participate in the CISAC Honors College, a two-week program that takes place in Washington, D.C. and on the Stanford campus in September, prior to the start of the fall quarter of senior year. Students will have the opportunity to learn about international security policy and discuss their thesis ideas with government officials, legislators, journalists, and think tank scholars.

Students are required to attend a weekly Honors Seminar, IIS 199, throughout their senior year. This seminar provides a foundation in scholarly writing and research methodology, as well as opportunities to workshop thesis chapter drafts. It is typically held on Thursdays from 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM.

Throughout senior year, students will engage in research and writing, ultimately producing an honors thesis that makes a substantive contribution to the understanding of an international security issue. Each student's research is directed by an individual adviser specializing in his or her field of study. To see what previous honors students have researched while at CISAC, please visit SearchWorks  here .

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Students must:

• Fulfillall   course requirements  in their individual departments by the time of graduation , in addition to the units required for the Honors Seminar series, IIS 199 (a minimum of 3 units/quarter).
• Demonstrate sufficient depth and breadth of international security coursework by completingtwo out of three required courses  (POLISCI 114S: International Security in a Changing World; MS&E 193: Technology and National Security; and INTNLREL 115: Spies, Lies, and Algorithms). If needed, students may enroll in these required courses during their senior year. Those who apply without having taken the required courses will, if admitted, be required to complete the courses before graduation. 
• Have a  minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.3  at the time of application, which must be maintained throughout the program.
• Provide a  letter of recommendation  written by a Stanford faculty member or teaching assistant with whom the student has worked closely. This recommender may or may not be the student’s prospective advisor.
• Select at least one Honors advisor who is a member of Stanford's Academic Council (typically, a Professor of any level, a Senior Fellow, or a Center Fellow). Students who wish to be advised by someone who is not a member of the Academic Council should also identify a co-advisor who is a member. Advisors should have research interests that closely align with those of the student. Approval of the prospective advisor must be submitted as part of the Honors application, in the form of an Honors Consultation Form .
• Complete a one-quarter policy relevant internship  with a governmental office, international organization, or non-governmental organization engaged in work with implications for international security policy. For those who have not completed an internship before admission into the program, CISAC may be able to assist with placement and may offer a small stipend for living expenses, if need is demonstrated. Students should provide, as part of their application, a letter of reference/evidence of internship completion from an internship supervisor or human resources department noting the student’s title, internship dates, and responsibilities.
• Be   on campus  all three quarters of senior year.

Questions? Contact  [email protected] .

About the Program

How does the program support the writing of my thesis?

One of the core features of the CISAC Honors Program is the 3-5 credit course  IIS 199 . The course meets weekly throughout the year to discuss various components of thesis writing, and includes frequent opportunities for feedback from instructors and peers. Guest speakers will also provide insights into research design and methodology to assist you with your thesis development.

What is Honors College?

Honors College is a two-week program that takes place in Washington, D.C. and on the Stanford campus in September, prior to the start of the fall quarter of senior year. Students will have the opportunity to learn about international security policy and discuss their thesis ideas with government officials, legislators, journalists, and think tank scholars.

I am an athlete or have residential responsibilities that would require me to miss part (or all) of Honors College. Is that a problem?

Yes. All students are required to attend the entirety of Honors College. Please be sure to discuss any potential conflicts by contacting  [email protected] prior to applying.

Can I take the two required courses (POLISCI 114S, MS&E 193, or INTNLREL 115) during my senior year?

Yes, although we highly encourage you to complete them during or prior to your junior year.

Can I study abroad or elsewhere in the U.S. while in the Honors Program?

No. You must be on campus for the fall, winter, and spring quarters of your senior year.

I am not yet a junior, but I would like to be kept informed of Honors Program-related matters. What should I do?

To be notified of program updates and to receive application reminders, please sign-up  here   to be added to our Prospective Honors Program email list.

About Applying

Are non-Stanford students eligible to apply? 

No. You must be a current Stanford junior, applying for the program for your senior year.

Is the program open to all majors?

Yes. The CISAC Honors Program is interdisciplinary and welcomes applicants from all majors. However, please be certain that you will be able to complete all of the requirements of your major while participating.

Are there any citizenship requirements?

I am considering applying, but I would like more information to determine if the program is right for me. Who should I speak to?

For general information, please contact [email protected] . We also encourage you to speak to your academic advisor. Additionally, we typically hold an information session in mid-January each year, which provides an opportunity for you to ask questions of the Honors Program instructors.

Can I apply if I plan to co-term?

Those planning to co-term may apply to the honors program. Because of the significant time commitment involved, students may find it difficult to participate in both a co-term degree and the Honors Program. We encourage you to carefully consider this time commitment before applying.

Can I be in the program for a year other than my senior year (such as junior year)?

Can the same person sign my Honors Consultation Form and write my letter of recommendation?

About Internships

I haven’t completed a policy-relevant internship yet. What should I do?

Students may complete the internship at any time prior to the start of their senior year. If you need assistance finding or arranging an internship, please contact  [email protected] . We also encourage you to subscribe to the  FSI Student Programs Weekly Newsletter  or visit  https://solo.stanford.edu , both of which list potential internship opportunities.

How do I know if my internship will qualify?

Email [email protected] for confirmation. Internships are typically with a governmental office, international organization, or non-governmental organization directly involved in international security policy.

Does CISAC provide funding for internships?

We may be able to provide a small amount of financial support for expenses related to your internship. Please contact [email protected]  for instructions and an application.

Does doing independent research with a faculty member or participating in Summer Research College count as an internship?

Leave of Absence

Can I take a leave of absence during the Honors Program?

No. Students must be enrolled at Stanford for all three quarters of their senior academic year (fall/winter/spring) to participate in CISAC Honors. If you are admitted to the program and decide to take a leave of absence, the deadline for letting us know and withdrawing from CISAC Honors is August 1. We typically have a waitlist of applicants and need to notify them by that date of whether they will be offered admission. If you choose to withdraw before then, we'd appreciate your letting us know sooner. 

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Gianluca Iaccarino: Don’t be afraid of the non-linear career path

Gianluca Iaccarino is a professor of mechanical engineering and the director of the Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering.

In this interview, he traces his atypical academic career journey, his research using computing and data to tackle problems in fields with technological and societal impact, and the advice he gives curious and uncertain students. Here are excerpts:

A circuitous path to a life’s passion

Many faculty members have always known that becoming a professor was their calling. I’m the opposite: the poster child for a non-linear career path. As a child in Italy, my father – a ship captain – told me I could do anything I liked … except work on ships. My mother, a housewife, always encouraged my brother and me to study but wasn’t convinced engineering was the right choice for me. It was my uncle, an engineer himself, that provided some initial inspiration, but it took me some time to get there; science, technology, engineering and math was not a mission or passion for me then.

Figuring out I was meant to be an engineer happened in quite a random way. My third year of college I took a fluid mechanics class. It was the first time something clicked in me – and from then on, it was all forward momentum. It felt effortless to finish college with my aeronautics degree; I even won an award for my honors thesis. I started working in a civil service position at a research center that was the Italian equivalent of NASA just north of Naples. Being in that research environment was a game-changing experience – I was exposed to so many opportunities to learn because of this center’s connection to similar centers throughout Europe.

Still, I had no intention of moving or trying something different at that point. After all, this was a dream job! In Italy – as it likely is in many places – the dream is finding a good job that lasts a lifetime. This civil service position was exactly that kind of job. But then I became ill; I got cancer at 27 years old and it was serious. My life stopped for a year and a half while I went through two major surgeries and chemo. When I started to recover, I felt a real desire to do something else with my life. It wasn’t even about changing my career; it really was about changing my life. That restlessness led me to look to the United States.

A fortuitous visit pays off years later

I thought about where I might go – and Stanford came to mind. The first time I ever came to the U.S. was in 1996, to an intense four-week summer research program along with people from all over the globe. During that program, I was working directly with a Stanford Engineering faculty member, Dr. Parviz Moin, on a NASA software for aerodynamics predictions. I was able to find and correct a bug – a serious error that was preventing the software from being usable – in my first week.

Two and a half years after my recovery, I contacted Dr. Moin and he remembered that episode – and he offered me a job! When I arrived on campus, I had no PhD, just a bachelor’s, and no real command of the English language. I enrolled in a PhD program at the Politecnico di Bari in Italy and worked simultaneously here at the Center for Turbulence Research (a joint program between NASA Ames and Stanford) on a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.

After the completion of my PhD, I applied to various other universities but I knew I wanted to stay at Stanford, so I waited for the right opportunity. It’s not always easy for internal hires – and especially those who have a more unconventional path to academia. I was not a fresh PhD. I came from Italy. I was older. I went through two searches – the first time, no one was hired. But I was patient and persistent – and the second time I went through the hiring process, I was selected.

The chair of the Mechanical Engineering department at the time encouraged me to explore new research directions, rather than focusing on my prior accomplishments. It was good advice; I was relatively older compared to the typical junior professor, and this was the best way to set myself up for tenure. I started to think about how I might create simulations of engineering systems – like jet engines – rooted in physics, mathematics and statistics that would hew closely to reality but also account for the variability naturally induced by imprecise manufacturing processes or imperfections due to wear and tear. In one word: uncertainties – a perfect fit for my personal journey experience. Quantifying the uncertainties gives more confidence on how the technology will operate in real life.

Creating virtual systems for energy, biomedicine, aeronautics, propulsion and more

Today my research focuses on building software tools that help engineers design and test complex systems for anything that doesn’t yet exist. This work has application in areas as diverse as biomedicine, propulsion, transportation, solar energy harvesting and aeronautics.

Today I’m the director of the Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering, which is a hub that connects experts from diverse research areas – a logical fit for someone like me with a nontraditional lens. I also lead a couple of large Department of Energy projects with teams of 40 people that focus on large-scale computer and data-driven simulation. We’re currently working on a project related to space travel, demonstrating a more efficient rocket propulsion system entirely using computer simulations. I’m perpetually curious about the algorithms that support these simulations – they’re what’s behind the scenes, underpinning technology and making it possible to design innovative systems with more efficiency and power. It’s been a very satisfying area of inquiry.

Encouraging students to be confident in changing their lives

I love sharing the story of my non-linear career path with students. I need them to know it’s OK to be insecure about your choices – to start down one path and then change it. Life is dynamic and always in motion. But if you want to persist in academia, passion in research is so critical. There are so many dead-ends, wrong turns, uncertainties and difficulties that you cannot do this job without it. With passion, ideas will naturally emerge because in the back of your mind, you’re always thinking about the questions you’re working on.

We’re in the business of creative thinking, not only math and science.

Related:  Gianluca Iaccarino , professor of Mechanical Engineering and director, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering

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The deadline to submit your final approved thesis/dissertation and final paperwork for Fall 2024 is November 29. There is an all-in-one webform for the approval page and report on the final exam. Additional information, instructions, and links to the forms can be found at: https://registrar.uconn.edu/graduation/ .

Julie Jung Hyun Lee

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Julie Lee is a board-certified internal medicine physician and clinical informaticist at Stanford University. Dr. Lee's expertise in clinical informatics enables her to use informatics-driven approaches and clinically integrate AI models to improve patient health outcomes, alleviate physician burnout by streamlining workflows, and champion health equity at all levels. Dr. Lee focuses on clinical feasibility of AI implementation in healthcare systems and also leveraging patient data and AI models to identify/mitigate health disparities, making certain they function as instruments of equity rather than increasing gaps. Dr. Lee has been key to several initiatives in improving operational processes within Stanford. Her efforts include: 1) advancing the governance and operations of Clinical Decision Support, 2) strategic integration of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program into the electronic health record (EHR) to address the opioid crisis 3) human factors analysis of the usability of health information technology on physicians and patient outcomes. Additionally, she has worked on innovative solutions to improve patient-physician communications--including the creation of a dynamic EHR tool for better triage and processing by medical staff before a medical advice request reaches the doctors. Health equity is her north star, informing Dr. Lee to dedicated engagement with historically underrepresented populations in medical research and collaborative partnerships between academia and community healthcare practitioners. Her previous role as an EpiScholar with the Los Angeles Department of Public Health involved researching the impact of language and acculturation on the Latino population's dietary habits and health behaviors, with a particular focus on diabetes. She has also worked with community health centers in east Los Angeles to bridge the translational gap between academic research and frontline healthcare workers, facilitating the transfer of cutting-edge liver disease research to those treating patients with substance abuse-related liver conditions. Of major clinical interest is cardiovascular disease—she has published several papers including a landmark article on the impact of sex-specific risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women and transgender population. She is interested in improving precision health for Asians and NHPI.

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• Physician Wellness Poster Finalist, American College of Physicians (04/2024)
• Center of Digital Health Student Grant, Stanford Center of Digital Health (04/2024)
• Fellow Abstract Award, American Society of Addiction Medicine (02/2024)
• ODME Conference Scholarship, Stanford School of Medicine Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (02/2024)
• Fellowship Research Scholarship, Stanford Pediatrics Fellowship (11/2023)
• Quality Improvement Abstract Award, American College of Physicians (10/2023)
• Overall Innovation Award, Stanford Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Symposium (05/2023)
• Future Physician Leader, High Value Practice Academic Alliance (02/2021)
• Research Honors, University at Buffalo (05/2019)
• Clinical Research First Place Award, Academy of Women's Health (04/2017)
• Clarence Darrow Leadership Award, Rotaract Club of Columbia University (10/2010)
• Milken Scholar, Milken Family Foundation - Milken Institute (05/2007)

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• Fellowship, Stanford University, Clinical Informatics
• Residency, University of California, Riverside, Internal Medicine
• Internship, University of California, Riverside, Internal Medicine
• MD, University at Buffalo, Medicine
• MPH, Yale University, Epidemiology
• BA, Columbia University, Psychology
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We aimed to assess the feasibility, clinical accuracy, and acceptance of a hospital-wide continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) policy with electronic health record (EHR)-integrated validation for insulin dosing.A hospital policy was developed and implemented at Stanford Health Care for using personal CGMs in lieu of fingerstick blood glucose (FSBG) monitoring. It included requirements specific to each CGM, accuracy monitoring protocols, and EHR integration. User experience surveys were conducted among a subset of patients and nurses.From November 2022 to August 2023, 135 patients used the CGM protocol in 185 inpatient encounters. This included 27% with type 1 diabetes and 24% with automated insulin delivery systems. The most-used CGMs were Dexcom G6 (44%) and FreeStyle Libre 2 (43%). Of 1,506 CGM validation attempts, 87.8% met the %20/20 criterion for CGM-based insulin dosing and 99.3% fell within Clarke zones A or B. User experience surveys were completed by 27 nurses and 46 patients. Most nurses found glucose management under the protocol effective (74%), easy to use (67%), and efficient (63%); 80% of nurses preferred inpatient CGM to FSBG. Most patients liked the CGM protocol (63%), reported positive CGM interactions with nursing staff (63%), and felt no significant interruptions to their diabetes management (63%).Implementation of a hospital-wide inpatient CGM policy supporting multiple CGM types with real-time accuracy monitoring and integration into the EHR is feasible. Initial feedback from nurses and patients was favorable, and further investigation toward broader use and sustainability is needed.

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• Reimagining Primary Care With AI: A Future Within Reach Shah, S., et al Practice UPdate. 2024

Background The integration of large language models (LLMs) in healthcare offers immense opportunity to streamline healthcare tasks, but also carries risks such as response accuracy and bias perpetration. To address this, we conducted a red-teaming exercise to assess LLMs in healthcare and developed a dataset of clinically relevant scenarios for future teams to use. Methods We convened 80 multi-disciplinary experts to evaluate the performance of popular LLMs across multiple medical scenarios. Teams composed of clinicians, medical and engineering students, and technical professionals stress-tested LLMs with real world clinical use cases. Teams were given a framework comprising four categories to analyze for inappropriate responses: Safety, Privacy, Hallucinations, and Bias. Prompts were tested on GPT-3.5, GPT-4.0, and GPT-4.0 with the Internet. Six medically trained reviewers subsequently reanalyzed the prompt-response pairs, with dual reviewers for each prompt and a third to resolve discrepancies. This process allowed for the accurate identification and categorization of inappropriate or inaccurate content within the responses. Results There were a total of 382 unique prompts, with 1146 total responses across three iterations of ChatGPT (GPT-3.5, GPT-4.0, GPT-4.0 with Internet). 19.8% of the responses were labeled as inappropriate, with GPT-3.5 accounting for the highest percentage at 25.7% while GPT-4.0 and GPT-4.0 with internet performing comparably at 16.2% and 17.5% respectively. Interestingly, 11.8% of responses were deemed appropriate with GPT-3.5 but inappropriate in updated models, highlighting the ongoing need to evaluate evolving LLMs. Conclusion The red-teaming exercise underscored the benefits of interdisciplinary efforts, as this collaborative model fosters a deeper understanding of the potential limitations of LLMs in healthcare and sets a precedent for future red teaming events in the field. Additionally, we present all prompts and outputs as a benchmark for future LLM model evaluations.

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Transgender men and women represent a growing population in the United States and Europe, with 0.5% of adults and 3% of youth identifying as transgender. Globally, an estimated 0.3-0.5% of the population identify as transgender. Despite the increasing percentage of individuals whose gender identity, gender expression and behavior differ from their assigned sex at birth, health outcomes in transgenders have been understudied. Many transgender people seek treatment with cross-sex hormone therapy starting from a young age and frequently at high doses in order to obtain the secondary sex characteristics of the desired gender. There is a need to understand the potential long-term health consequences of cross-sex hormone therapy, given that cardiovascular disease is the leading disease-specific cause of death in this population. This review discusses the cardiovascular risks of gender-affirming hormone treatments with respect to transgender women and transgender men.

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Background Previous studies have reported an association between the timing of menarche and cardiovascular disease ( CVD ). However, emerging studies have not examined the timing of menarche in relation to role of estrogen over a lifetime and major adverse cardiac events ( MACE ). Methods and Results A total of 648 women without surgical menopause undergoing coronary angiography for suspected ischemia in the WISE (Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation) study were evaluated at baseline and followed for 6 years (median) to assess major adverse CVD outcomes. MACE was defined as the first occurrence of all-cause death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or heart failure hospitalization. Age at menarche was self-reported and categorized (≤10, 11, 12, 13, 14, ≥15 years) with age 12 as reference. Total estrogen time and supra-total estrogen time were calculated. Cox regression analysis was performed adjusting for CVD risk factors. Baseline age was 57.9 ± 12 years (mean ± SD ), body mass index was 29.5 ± 6.5 kg/m2, total estrogen time was 32.2 ± 8.9 years, and supra-total estrogen time was 41.4 ± 8.8 years. MACE occurred in 172 (27%), and its adjusted regression model was J-shaped. Compared with women with menarche at age 12 years, the adjusted MACE hazard ratio for menarche at ≤10 years was 4.53 (95% CI 2.13-9.63); and at ≥15 years risk for MACE was 2.58 (95% CI , 1.28-5.21). Conclusions History of early or late menarche was associated with a higher risk for adverse CVD outcomes. These findings highlight age at menarche as a potential screening tool for women at risk of adverse CVD events. Clinical Trial Registration URL : http://www.clinicaltrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT00000554.

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• Lagged Versus Difference Score Regression: An Example From a Community-Based Educational Seminar Evaluation Pedagogy in Health Promotion Valente, T., Lee, J., et al 2017

Spitz nevi and Spitzoid malignant melanomas are uncommon and may be difficult to distinguish histopathologically. Identification of clinical features associated with these lesions may aid in diagnosis.We sought to identify clinical characteristics associated with Spitz nevi and Spitzoid malignant melanomas.We conducted a retrospective cohort study of Spitz nevi and Spitzoid malignant melanomas from the Yale University Spitzoid Neoplasm Repository diagnosed from years 1991 through 2008. Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression were used to compare select patient- and tumor-level factors associated with each lesion.Our cohort included 484 Spitz nevi and 54 Spitzoid malignant melanomas. Spitz nevi were more common (P = .03) in females (65%; n = 316) compared with Spitzoid malignant melanomas (50%; n = 27), occurred more frequently in younger patients (mean age at diagnosis 22 vs 55 years; P < .001), and more likely presented as smaller lesions (diameter 7.6 vs 10.5 mm; P < .001). Increasing age (odds ratio 1.16, 95% CI [1.09, 1.14]; P< .001) and male gender (odds ratio 2.77, 95% CI [1.17, 6.55]; P< .02) predicted Spitzoid malignant melanoma diagnosis.Small sample size, unmeasured confounding, and restriction to a single institution may limit the accuracy and generalizability of our findings.Age and gender help predict diagnosis of Spitz nevi and Spitzoid malignant melanomas.

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• The Association Of Acculturation And Poor Nutritional Behavior Among Latinos In The Los Angeles County Health Survey 2007 Lee, J. J. Public Theses. 2013
• Artificial Physics, Swarm Engineering, and the Hamiltonian Method World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science Kazadi, S., Lee, J. J., Lee, J. 2007

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Stanford Hospital Receives Top Honors in U.S. News & World Report Hospital Rankings

by  Stanford CT Surgery Marketing Team July 17, 2024

The U.S. News & World Report recognizes Stanford Health Care among the nation’s top hospital for cardiology, heart and vascular surgery, and for pulmonary and lung surgery. 

Stanford Health Care has once again earned the highest honor from U.S. News & World Report  for clinical excellence, placing for the tenth consecutive year in the Best Hospitals Honor Roll 2024-2025 list. It ranked regionally No. 1 (tied) in California and No.1 in the San Jose Metro Area.

For the 2024-2025 rankings, U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Stanford Health Care ranked in the top 20 hospitals in the nation for Best Hospitals Honor Roll, with the following recognition in:

• 11 adult specialties as nationally ranked
• 1 adult specialty rated as "High-Performing"
• 19 procedures and conditions rated as "High-Performing"  

When it comes to heart and lung care, Stanford Health Care ranked nationally among the top hospitals in the categories of Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery ( ranked No. 11 ), and Pulmonary & Lung Surgery ( ranked No. 19 ). Of the 19 "High-Performing" procedures and conditions recognized by U.S. News , the heart and lung surgery specialties included:

• Aortic Valve Surgery
• Heart Bypass Surgery
• Heart Failure
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Lung Cancer Surgery
• Heart Attack
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair  

Rating for Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery  and Pulmonary & Lung Surgery is based on an analysis of various data points, including medical and surgical patient outcomes, volume of high-risk patients, patient experience, nurse staffing, public transparency, and advanced clinical technologies. The specialty name "Cardiology & Heart Surgery" became "Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery" in 2023-2024, reflecting a change in the U.S. News methodology . 

The U.S. News’ annual Best Hospitals rankings aim to help guide patients, in consultation with their doctors, to the best hospital for their needs. Stanford Health Care specializes in treating the most critically ill and medically complex patients in these specialties, including heart and lung surgery, and is renowned for its excellence in their care.

For more information, visit the  Stanford Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery ,  Stanford Health Care Heart Surgery Clinic , and  Stanford Health Care Thoracic Surgery Clinic websites.

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