A neuroscientist who leads a prestigious graduate school and biomedical research institute in New York City was named Thursday as Stanford University's next president, a position he said he would use to champion basic research and the value of a liberal arts education. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, president of The Rockefeller University, will become Stanford's 11th president on Sept. 1, the California university's Board of Trustees announced. Tessier-Lavigne, 56, will succeed President John Hennessy, who plans to return to teaching and research this summer after almost 16 years at Stanford's helm. The trustees said he was the unanimous choice of a 19-member committee charged with finding Hennessy's replacement.

February 4, 2016 ・ From Associated Press