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Yellow and purple wildflower bloom amid tall grass on a slope
Photo by LiPo Ching/Stanford University
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Foundational research creates the new knowledge necessary to 
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The social sciences in H&S offer an exciting environment for you to bring together technical and human-centered approaches; work side by side with world-class faculty mentors; and engage with some of the biggest challenges facing society today.

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Image of a rainbow behind a large, bare oak tree with a man setting up to take a photo

Photographer LiPo Ching captures a rainbow on a winter day at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. Ching produced stunning images of the preserve for a photo story about seasonal change at this unique H&S education and research site.

Photo by Dan Quinn, JRBP docent

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