SCU clears the air. Campus is now tobacco-free.
The Mission Campus is tobacco-free, as of July 1. The new smoke-free policy prohibits on-campus smoking or use of cigarettes, hookahs, cigars, pipes, and any other tobacco product, including e-cigarettes and chewing tobacco. Nationwide, more than 1,500 campuses have enacted a smoke-free policy. SCU is in the process of installing temporary and permanent signs on campus to alert visitors to the new rules.

Spin Masters

In searching for patterns that would differentiate one species of webspinners from the next, Professor Janice Edgerly-Rooks wondered: What if you put their steps to music? Would you be able to hear the differences?

A Strong Red

Santa Clara’s signature red has been around since the late 1800s. Before it was made official, though, we were almost the blue Broncos.

Unspooling Stories

Art historian Andrea Pappas explores the sneaky feminism woven into colonial embroideries.

The Pope, AI, and Us

Santa Clara’s Markkula Center joins the Vatican in contemplating—what else?—the ethics of AI and other disruptive tech.