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Bhav Jain (2023 cohort) suggests that the U.S. healthcare system could benefit from adopting systemic changes, including updated regulations, education, and purchasing policies that prioritize environmental responsibility.

In a study led by Myra Cheng (2022 cohort), researchers found that AI chatbots are overly agreeable when giving interpersonal advice, raising an urgent safety issue.

A KHS KHeystone Project called "Through Their Eyes," started in 2021, has grown into a global movement to help hospitalized children and their parents express themselves.

Exploiting state non-compete changes, Kate Reinmuth (2022 cohort) finds stronger non-competes reduced U.S. innovation by limiting inventor mobility and knowledge spillovers.

A study co-conducted by Aneesh Pappu (2025 cohort) and Batu El (2024 cohort) reveals that multi-agent LLM teams struggle to leverage expert insights, often averaging opinions instead, leading to performance drops.

Tania Fabo (2020 cohort) calls for systemic changes to enhance access to healthy foods and promotes informed discussions on dietary choices to improve public health in America.

David Millman (2024 cohort) argues California colleges should allow both legal advisors and support persons in Title IX cases to make reporting sexual violence fair and humane.

Rahul Thapa (2023 cohort) is the co-lead author of a first-of-its-kind study to use AI to analyze very large-scale sleep data.

The U.S. government needs a strategy to safeguard the supply of elements crucial to technology, energy, and defense, writes Gabe Malek (2024 cohort).

Austin Taylor's (2025 cohort) debut novel, "Notes on Infinity", blends traditional campus themes with biotech innovation.

Kelsey Freeman’s (2022 cohort) new role with Stanford and the California Energy Commission aims to change persistent barriers that tribal nations face in accessing state clean-energy programs (Stanford Energy)

David Millman (2024 cohort) explains why a campus sexual violence bill should be passed in Virginia.

New research led by Yannai Kashtan (2020 cohort) finds gas stoves can push indoor nitrogen dioxide to unsafe levels—sometimes rivaling outdoor pollution—especially in smaller homes.

A new audio-augmented wearable from Yujie Tao (2023 cohort) uses everyday sound cues to heighten awareness and boost mindfulness in an increasingly attention-strained world.

As colon cancer rises among young Americans, Tania Fabo (2020 cohort) urges action on the structural inequities—from food access to healthcare cuts—driving unequal outcomes.

Gevin Reynolds (2025 cohort) discusses the controversy surrounding the Washington NFL team's name, and the potential for its new stadium to be renamed.

Joe Nail, Alex Romano (both 2023 cohort), and Adrien Richez (2024 cohort) honor Veterans' Day by carrying the American flag 145 miles from Death Valley to Mount Whitney.

KHS Founder and Director John L. Hennessy discusses the transformation of higher education, innovation challenges, and more.

MetaChat, a design framework by Robert Lupoiu (2021 cohort), automates high-performance photonic layouts, enabling rapid design of complex metasurfaces.

Hari Ramachandran (2020 cohort) co-created a more energy dense storage material for iron-based batteries, which could improve applications in MRI technology & magnetic levitation.