Water Watch Words and Images by Nic Coury, 9 May 2025 9 min read Water Watch How Santa Clara University’s Water and Climate Justice Lab helps clean water flow in rural communities
Introducing the Honorable Meghan Piano Words by Lauren Loftus. Photos by Miguel Ozuna., 5 May 2025 7 min read Introducing the Honorable Meghan Piano So many Santa Clara County Superior Court judges hail from Santa Clara University School of Law. Judge Meghan Piano ’04, J.D. ’07, and her pledge to rule with empathy, may demonstrate why.
Belling the Cat WORDS BY DEBORAH LOHSE AND PRESTON CARMACK. ILLUSTRATIONS BY ORLY LOCQUIAO, 23 Apr 2025 12 min read Belling the Cat As warring parties in South Sudan ran roughshod over the country, religious leaders turned to a unique idea to make peace.
Make AI the Best of Us Words by Leslie Griffy. Illustrations by Sandra Ho., 12 Feb 2024 7 min read Make AI the Best of Us What we get out of artificial intelligence depends on the humanity we put into it.
The Co-Op SCM Staff, 29 Jan 2024 4 min read The Co-Op Santa Clara University has long been a bastion of interdisciplinary learning. A new fund is taking cross-collaboration to new heights.
Human at Heart Lauren Loftus, 28 Jan 2024 7 min read Human at Heart How Santa Clara University is distinguishing itself as a leader in one of the fastest-growing industries in the nation.
A Campus on the Rise Leslie Griffy & Lauren Loftus, 28 Jan 2024 3 min read A Campus on the Rise New buildings on campus—count ’em, six in total—aren’t the only changes brought by a successful $1 billion fundraising campaign. Come explore what’s new.
Flourishing Happens Here SCM Staff. Photos by Nic Coury., 28 Jan 2024 5 min read Flourishing Happens Here Meet a handful of the Santa Clara University students who have scholarships, and hear their reasons for thanks.
Unspooling Stories Nicole Calande, 16 Oct 2023 2 min read Unspooling Stories Art historian Andrea Pappas explores the sneaky feminism woven into colonial embroideries.
Moving On Francesca D'Urzo ’24, 01 Oct 2023 6 min read Moving On Navigating life with tics means never being in complete control. I’ve learned to overcome the movement with the very things I “shouldn’t” be able to do.
Grasping at Stars Nicole Calande, 01 Oct 2023 9 min read Grasping at Stars The wonder we feel gazing up at the night sky has long guided us. How can we reconnect when the lights dim?
Ahead of the Curve Chris Blose, 29 Sep 2023 8 min read Ahead of the Curve As the Leavey School of Business celebrates its centennial, faculty apply ethics and innovation in equal measure to tackle AI and other impactful innovations.
Spiritual Soup Words by Lauren Loftus. Illustrations by Susan Haejin Lee., 21 Mar 2023 10 min read Spiritual Soup With a little bit of this, a dash of that, and a sprinkling of something else, humans are customizing their own spiritual traditions. But when does it become less about spirituality and more about shopping?
Always Turn Toward the Sun Leslie Griffy, 04 Jan 2023 2 min read 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.
Trauma Paves the Way Leslie Griffy, 04 Jan 2023 2 min read 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.