Deep Impact

The crown jewel of the Silicon Valley continues to produce the bright minds of the Bay Area.

Deep Impact
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Broncos prove to be integral to the success of Silicon Valley.

What would the Bay Area be without Santa Clara University? Less entrepreneur-friendly, home to fewer innovators. In shorter supply of professionals vital to Silicon Valley. And with less economic horsepower. Those are some of the conclusions of a 2015 economic impact study—which also tracks contributions to R&D, social entrepreneurship, and more. A few numbers.

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.