Anuka Mohanpuhr

The Class of 2022 Commencement ceremony is fast approaching, and it “will be held rain or shine,” according to a Wednesday email from the University sent to members of the Class of 2022. Stanford’s 131st Commencement Weekend will take place in person from June 9 to June 12. The University will hold a Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020 on June 11, and the ceremony for the Class of 2022 will take place on June 12.

The Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement (CRONA) reached a tentative agreement with Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital on Friday. The agreement is multipronged, with the most substantive changes including an increase in base wage rates, a staffing system more reflective of patient acuity and increased mental health support. It comes almost a week after Stanford nurses began striking over fairer nursing contracts.

Who is Elizabeth Holmes? Elizabeth Holmes is the founder and former CEO of the now defunct healthcare technology company, Theranos. Holmes was a student at Stanford beginning in 2002 and studied chemical engineering. She dropped out of Stanford during her sophomore year to focus her attention on developing Theranos. What was the goal of Theranos? Theranos’ goal was to perform various diagnostic tests off a single drop of blood from an individual’s fingertip.