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=== Non-central campus === On the founding grant: *[[Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve]] is a {{convert|1200|acre|ha|adj=on}} natural reserve west of the central campus owned by the university and used by wildlife biologists for research. Researchers and students are involved in biological research. Professors can teach the importance of biological research to the biological community. The primary goal is to understand the system of the natural Earth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Preserve |url=https://jrbp.stanford.edu/about |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=jrbp.stanford |language=en-US |archive-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429001445/http://jrbp.stanford.edu/about |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory]] is a facility west of the central campus operated by the university for the Department of Energy. It contains the longest [[linear particle accelerator]] in the world, {{convert|2|mi|km}} on a {{convert|426|acre|ha|adj=on}} area of land.<ref>{{cite web |title=About SLAC |url=http://www6.slac.stanford.edu/AboutSLAC.aspx |access-date=April 4, 2021 |website=slac.stanford.edu |language=en-US |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730012428/http://www6.slac.stanford.edu/AboutSLAC.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Off the founding grant: *[[Hopkins Marine Station]], in [[Pacific Grove, California|Pacific Grove]], California, is a [[marine biology]] research center owned by the university since 1892. Based on US Pacific Coast, it is one of the oldest marine laboratories. It includes 10 [[research laboratories]] and is also used for archaeological exploration purposes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Howe |first=Kevin |date=May 10, 2011 |title=Pacific Grove |url=https://www.montereyherald.com/2011/05/10/pacific-grove-to-mark-105th-anniversary-of-chinese-village-fire/ |access-date=July 19, 2021 |website=montereyherald.com |language=en-US}}</ref> A graduate student of the anthropology department discovered evidence that the location was home to a Chinese American fishing village in the early 1900s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Julian |first=Sam |date=August 17, 2010 |title=Graduate student uncovers Hopkins' immigrant history |language=en-US |work=news.stanford |url=https://news.stanford.edu/news/2010/august/hopkins-081710.html |access-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519101015/https://news.stanford.edu/news/2010/august/hopkins-081710.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> *Study abroad locations: unlike typical [[Student exchange program|study abroad]] programs, Stanford itself operates in several locations around the world; thus, each location has Stanford faculty-in-residence and staff in addition to students, creating a "mini-Stanford."<ref>{{cite web |title=Faculty-in-Residence : Bing Overseas Study Program |url=https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/bosp/teach/faculty-residence |access-date=December 20, 2013 |website=bosp.stanford.edu |language=en-US |archive-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223025249/https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/bosp/teach/faculty-residence |url-status=live }}</ref> *Redwood City campus for many of the university's administrative offices in [[Redwood City, California]], a few miles north of the main campus. In 2005, the university purchased a small, {{convert|35|acre|ha|adj=on}} campus in Midpoint Technology Park intended for staff offices; development was delayed by the [[Great Recession]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Falk |first=Joshua |date=July 29, 2010 |title=Redwood City campus remains undeveloped |language=en-US |publisher=The Stanford Daily |url=http://www.stanforddaily.com/2010/07/29/redwood-city-campus-remains-undeveloped/ |access-date=April 4, 2011 |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210145924/https://www.stanforddaily.com/2010/07/29/redwood-city-campus-remains-undeveloped/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chesley |first1=Kate |title=Redwood City approves Stanford office building proposals |url=http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/september/redwood-city-development-091013.html |access-date=July 27, 2014 |work=Stanford Report |publisher=Stanford University |date=September 10, 2013 |archive-date=March 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331015240/http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/september/redwood-city-development-091013.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, the university announced a development plan,<ref name="redwood-dec2015">{{cite news |last1=Kadvany |first1=Elena |date=December 10, 2015 |title=Stanford's Redwood City campus moves closer to reality |language=en-US |agency=Palo Alto Weekly |url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2015/12/10/stanfords-redwood-city-campus-moves-closer-to-reality |access-date=December 19, 2015 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222163605/http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2015/12/10/stanfords-redwood-city-campus-moves-closer-to-reality |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Redwood City campus opened in March 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=University |first1=Stanford |title=Stanford Redwood City campus evokes warmth of university |url=https://news.stanford.edu/2020/01/31/visited-stanford-redwood-city/ |access-date=September 19, 2020 |work=Stanford News |date=January 31, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=June 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602071559/https://news.stanford.edu/2020/01/31/visited-stanford-redwood-city/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *The Bass Center in [[Washington, D.C.]] provides a base, including housing, for the Stanford in Washington program for undergraduates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bass Center Overview {{!}} Stanford in Washington |url=https://siw.stanford.edu/bass-center/overview |website=siw.stanford.edu |access-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-date=September 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905220812/https://siw.stanford.edu/bass-center/overview |url-status=live }}</ref> It includes a small art gallery open to the public.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Art Gallery at Stanford in Washington {{!}} Stanford in Washington |url=https://siw.stanford.edu/art-gallery/about-gallery |access-date=September 19, 2020 |website=siw.stanford.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> *China: Stanford Center at Peking University, housed in the Lee Jung Sen Building, is a small center for researchers and students in collaboration with [[Peking University]].<ref name="pekingcenter">{{cite web |title=About the Center |url=http://scpku.stanford.edu/about/ |website=Stanford Center at Peking |publisher=Stanford University |access-date=July 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707043657/http://scpku.stanford.edu/about/ |archive-date=July 7, 2013}}</ref><ref name="LeeJung">{{cite web |title=The Lee Jung Sen Building |url=http://scpku.stanford.edu/building/ |website=Stanford Center at Peking University |publisher=Stanford University |access-date=July 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702083007/http://scpku.stanford.edu/building/ |archive-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref> {{wide image|Lake Lagunita Stanford January 2013 panorama 5.jpg|880px|align-cap=center|Lake Lagunita in winter; the Dish, a large radio telescope and a local landmark, is visible in the Stanford-owned foothills behind the lake and is the high point of a popular campus jogging and walking trail.}} {{clear}}
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