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By Maria Judnick and Lindsey Kalkbrenner , 20 Jan 2023

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A Sustainable Playbook for 2023

The Center for Sustainability’s ideas to help the SCU campus change for a better tomorrow.

Sarah Young ’24, 9 Jan 2023

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Roll Call

SCU boasts 115 student-athletes who earned WCC All-Academic honors.

Lauren Loftus, 9 Jan 2023

2 min read

Euro Trip

The Santa Clara Men’s Basketball went on a roundtrip across Europe tossing hoops, catching sun, and taking home wins and memories to last a lifetime.

Features

How It Started, How It’s Going

For decades, the internet has shaped the way we communicate, but two years of us being extremely online hit fast forward on its real-world impact.

Trauma Paves the Way

Can we stop poor outcomes by tracing trauma’s path in the brain? SCU’s Lindsay Halladay wants to map it.

Always Turn Toward the Sun

How has the pandemic affected what kids know? SCU’s Kirsten Read is researching what happened when less people read to our kids.

What We Don’t Know

Clinical Professor of Law Thiadora “Dori” Pina has made it her mission to mentor and empower first-generation students at the law school.

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Generation Un-Grind

Now that hustle culture has crashed and burnt us all out, how are young people viewing their future work?

A Number’s Worth

Chuck Cantoni ’57 may be the oldest person to swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco—all to raise money for research into a potentially deadly brain condition.

The OG Green

SCU Men's golf fans set foot on the holy land of golf this summer capping off a trip of a lifetime.

Music Above All

Erin Pearson ’05 was recruited to play soccer for Santa Clara University. But her passion for music was pulling her in a different direction.

Collaboration is Key

Jacqueline Whitham ’21 chose to support cross-disciplinary collaboration and research at SCU through $3.8 million from her family’s foundation.

Being the Light

Majid Karam ’95 finds a constant in the light mined from his family’s memories and experiences moving from war-torn Lebanon to United Arab Emirates to America in his new book.

Fight Club

The founding senseis of the Santa Clara karate club are retiring after 50 years.

Long Schott

Stephen Schott ’60 adds “top-selling author” to his long list of achievements in sports, real estate, philanthropy, and more.

Making Weight

These boxers are fighting to revive the rich legacy of underdog boxing triumphs at Santa Clara.

The Buzz of Life

Whether clinging to the underside of a leaf or bumbling near flowers, insects bring color to our world and food to our plates. Bees in particular have taken the spotlight.