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"Balancing Privacy and Opportunity in the Internet Age" will be the topic of a series of panels before members of three California legislative committees this Thursday at Santa Clara University School of Law.

On Sunday, Dec. 8, the theater group El Teatro Corazon, Santa Clara University and Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish of San Jose will present the 17th annual sacred drama, dance and song program "La Virgen del Tepeyac: The Apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe."

The Santa Clara University Board of Trustees has approved the re-election of President Michael Engh, S.J., for a second six-year term.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Food and Agribusiness Institute at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business, which has launched the careers of hundreds of leaders in winemaking, commercial farming, packing, and food processing.

A new, free curriculum developed in conjunction with Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics is using contemporary texts to help the ancient words of scripture make sense to kids. Build. Plant. Grow., available online at www.scu.edu/bpg, pairs the Sunday readings with classic children’s books and uses both to highlight a virtue that anyone can practice.

The de Saisset museum staff at Santa Clara University just released its first iBooks Textbook, a digital publication designed to give visitors a more enriching look at art and artifacts from the early days of Santa Clara Valley and Mission Santa Clara de Asís. Moving Forward: Santa Clara’s Story of Transformation is the first Multi-Touch book highlighting the history of one of California’s historic missions.

A new collaboration between SCU Law's Entrepreneurs' Law Clinic and angel investing group Keiretsu Forum will give students a front-row seat at the table during the process of evaluating startups for investment.

Professors from the Retail Management Institute at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business and the university's department of psychology are available for comment on trends, challenges and tactics expected be used by consumers and retailers this season.

Four recent graduates of Santa Clara University have dedicated a year of their life to working in the Northwest U.S. as volunteers with Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest.

The first free, unlimited-enrollment massive open online course (MOOC) offered by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University will start Nov. 4. The four-week introductory course, “Business Ethics in the Real World,” will offer practical advice on confronting unethical situations in the workplace -- from white lies on resumes and manager pressure to falsify reports, to bosses accepting bribes or questionable company actions against industry competitors. The course is designed for everyone from a new business student to a seasoned chief executive.

Santa Clara University is proud to congratulate Team Santa Clara for a strong finish in engineering in the 2013 Solar Decathlon. Santa Clara University placed 5th in engineering and 11th overall in the international competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

The supervising attorney of the Workers' Rights Clinic at the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center at Santa Clara University School of Law has received the Unsung Hero Award from the Santa Clara County Victim Support Network.

A new scholarship program at Santa Clara University is putting $5 million to work to enhance the University’s mission.

More than a dozen provocative and thoughtful speakers will participate in the annual Bannan Institute lectures throughout the academic year, under the theme "What Good is God?"

Reza Aslan, author of the New York Times and Amazon No. 1 best-seller Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus, will be at Santa Clara University for a conversation with Catherine Murphy, author of The Historical Jesus for Dummies, on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Mayer Theatre.

Santa Clara University School of Law Associate Professor Colleen Chien has been selected to serve in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, as senior advisor for intellectual property and innovation to the U.S. chief technology officer.

Santa Clara University’s School of Engineering is now in the top 10 undergraduate engineering programs offered by master’s universities across the country. In the newly released U.S. News & World Report rankings, SCU jumped four spots to No. 10. Santa Clara University maintained its second place overall among master’s universities in the West.

A new report by Santa Clara University School of Law Prof. Colleen Chien casts skepticism on the idea that there is a silver lining to the activities of “patent trolls.”

A team of SCU engineering students is designing a mobile application that – among other tricks – allows a homeowner to remotely shut off lights and close windows. It’s tied to an intuitive control system receiving input from sensors located throughout a house that relies solely on the sun for all of its energy.Radiant House is SCU’s newest entry in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, an international competition for 20 selected college teams. This year, participants from Arizona to Austria will face the challenge of designing, building and operating the most cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive solar-powered house.

The de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University explores how artists can help build sustainable communities through the creative reuse of materials in Reduce, Reuse, Re-Imagine. The exhibition is on view now through Dec. 6, 2013 and Jan. 11 to Feb. 2, 2014.

Santa Clara University announced the selection of James Lyons as the new vice president for university relations.

Applications for the Fall 2014 GSBI® Accelerator program open on September 2 and will be accepted through October 31. Up to 20 global ventures will be selected to attend the lauded ten-month social-enterprise capacity-development program.

Some of the top minds charged with analyzing and setting policy for sports in the United States will be on hand to discuss the problems and solutions to sports-related concussions Sept. 12, at the fourth annual Sports Law and Ethics Symposium at Santa Clara University.

Santa Clara University School of Law on Monday welcomed its newest class of first-year J.D.-candidate students, who bring a wealth of personal and professional diversity to the Jesuit, Catholic institution in Silicon Valley.

The de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University explores the work of world-renowned kinetic and constructivist sculptor Fletcher Benton through two exhibitions: Fletcher Benton: The Artist’s Studio and Fletcher Benton: In Motion. Both shows are on view from Aug. 16 to Dec. 6, 2013.

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Santa Clara University is one of Sierra magazine's top 50 “Cool Schools” for 2013. The Sierra Club's official magazine ranks universities that lead sustainability initiatives and make an effort to protect and preserve the environment. SCU made the list at 36 for a number of factors including the amount of faculty and departments engaged in sustainability-related research, peer-to-peer educator programs, renewable energy, and alternative transportation. SCU has also set an ambitious goal to be climate neutral by the end of 2015.

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Twelve social entrepreneurs will be coming to Santa Clara University’s campus Aug. 15 to 23 to receive rigorous training and mentoring from the Jesuit university’s highly successful, 11-year-old program, the GSBI Accelerator.

Santa Clara University's Board of Trustees elected three new trustees to a three-year term each.

More than 50 years after earning his first degree from Santa Clara University, former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta returned to his alma mater to deliver the 162nd undergraduate commencement speech and ask the Class of 2013 to hold government leaders accountable.

The first female president of the University of the Pacific urged Santa Clara University advanced-degree recipients to live their lives aligned with their values.

Santa Clara University engineering students are holding monthly Google+ Hangout On Air with elementary schoolers in Irvine, Calif. These live video chats teach the kids about what goes into designing and building a solar home, and allow the elementary students to ask questions. The SCU Solar Decathlon team is building a 1,000 square foot home on the SCU campus before loading it on trucks and hauling it to Irvine for the Department of Energy competition this October.

Five SCU students have received national awards for study abroad.

Santa Clara University soon will begin making a historic change to its beautiful campus: Converting Palm Drive and Alviso Street into a pedestrian mall that will highlight the Mission Church as the centerpiece of the campus.

Key research relied upon by the Obama Administration for its plan to combat "patent trolls" was conducted by Santa Clara University School of Law Assistant Professor Colleen Chien.

What is difficult and worthwhile "always seems impossible until it's done," Google's chief legal officer David Drummond told the 340 graduating students from Santa Clara University School of Law.

A longtime benefactor and board member of the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University has helped launch a $230,000 endowed scholarship fund for the Berkeley-based school, in honor of Oakland Bishop Emeritus John S. Cummins.

A year-long program to improve outcomes at San Jose-area Catholic schools is being offered through a new Academy of Blended Learning, a collaboration between the Diocese of San Jose and the School of Education and Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University.

Sister Dianne Bergant, CSA, a noted professor of Old Testament studies and expert in biblical literature, will be the commencement speaker at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University (JST) May 25.

Long-time criminal-justice reformer David Onek has been named the new executive director of the Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) at Santa Clara University School of Law.

A 10-week summer program at Santa Clara University will teach business basics and career planning to college students looking to use their humanities or sciences studies in a business environment.

Applications are now being accepted for GSBI Online, the online version of Santa Clara University's highly regarded, 11-year-old training program for worldwide social-entrepreneur ventures, the Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI).

Lisa Kloppenberg, the former dean of the University of Dayton law school and an expert on mediation, dispute resolution, and reform of law-school education, has been chosen to be the next dean of Santa Clara University School of Law.

Emmy Award-winning sports journalist, Tom Farrey, will be the master of ceremonies at a May 1 event honoring the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) and its CEO Jim Thompson, for contributions to the ethics of sports. The event is the Institute of Sports Law and Ethics' inaugural ETHOS award dinner.

The Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) at Santa Clara University School of Law and Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe, LLP announced that a California federal district court judge overturned the wrongful conviction of client George Souliotes for arson and triple murder. Souliotes, 72, has served 16 years of his sentence of three life terms without parole.

Leon and Sylvia Panetta, founders of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy in Monterey, Calif. will be honored at Santa Clara University’s 162nd commencement ceremony on June 15, at which the former Secretary of Defense will give the commencement address.

Pamela A. Eibeck, an award-winning engineering educator and the first woman president of the University of the Pacific, will address Santa Clara University’s graduate students at their 2013 commencement ceremony on Friday, June 14.

A new law clinic focused on the needs of early-stage Silicon Valley companies will begin serving clients this summer at Santa Clara University School of Law. A veteran attorney specializing in start-up companies, Laura Lee Norris, has been named founding director of the new Entrepreneur's Law Clinic.

Applications are being sought for up to 35 California-based enterprises to receive six months of intensive entrepreneurship training led by Santa Clara University business school faculty. The program,which begins in June, is the 4th annual California Program for Entrepreneurship, or CAPE.

The de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University explores the work of one of California’s most significant 20th- century photographers in Seeking Answers, a new exhibit of images by Wynn Bullock(1902-1975).

Santa Clara University's Center for Science, Technology, and Society announces the latest group of 15 social enterprises chosen to receive training through its signature Global Social Benefit Incubator, or GSBI.

Silicon Valley Latino magazine has named its inaugural “40under40 Latinos2Watch” list and Santa Clara University is well represented.

David Drummond, the attorney responsible for helping global search-engine company Google navigate some of the world’s most cutting-edge legal issues, will be the commencement speaker for Santa Clara University School of Law May 25.

On March 26 and March 27 the Supreme Court will hear challenges to California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages, Prop. 8, and to the federal Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law that forbids the U.S. government from recognizing same-sex marriage. Experts from the Santa Clara University School of Law are available to discuss both cases.

Santa Clara University has again ranked among the nation’s most service-oriented institutions of higher learning, being named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This is the seventh consecutive year the University has received this award.

U.S. News & World Report magazine has ranked Santa Clara University School of Law's intellectual-property law program the third-best in the country, and the law school among the top 100 nationwide.

Santa Clara University's part-time MBA program rose to No. 24 in the recent U.S. News & World Report "Best Graduate Schools Guide 2014," the news organization announced today. The annual classification ranked Santa Clara's program at 41 last year.

The Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) and the California DNA Project (CDP) at Santa Clara University School of Law announced that on March 8, the Alameda County Superior Court overturned the wrongful conviction of Johnny Williams for sex crimes after new DNA evidence proved his innocence. Mr. Williams served 14 years in prison.

About 150 Jesuit university and college presidents, students, faculty, administrators and representatives from Congress members’ and Senators’ offices attended an event Tuesday titled "Immigration: Undocumented Students in Higher Education."

In the 13th exoneration in NCIP history, SCU's Northern California Innocence Project and San Francisco law firm Keker and Van Nest helped free wrongfully convicted Oakland man Ronald Ross after nearly seven years in prison.

Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business will begin offering two new Master of Science degrees this summer, one in finance and one in entrepreneurship.

The blind Chinese civil-rights activist and attorney who protested abuses including alleged forced abortions in his homeland will be the recipient of this year’s Katharine and George Alexander Law Prize on March 18, from Santa Clara University School of Law.

Santa Clara University President Michael Engh, S.J., shared highlights of the past year and outlined new initiatives for growth and ongoing vibrancy at 91Ö±²¥, in his State of the University address.

A 27-foot “prayer rope” designed to reflect society’s unatoned sins and Bibles rescued after Hurricane Katrina are among the thought-provoking and striking works of art on display as part of the Ignatian Center's Feb. 15 - June 30 exhibit --Dialoguing with Sacred Text, an Exhibit of Sacred Texts Past, Present and Future.

The legal and privacy ramifications of the growing array of mobile technologies will be the topic of a Feb. 22 conference at Santa Clara University School of Law.

The late owners of San Jose-based Globe Printing Jack and Emma Anderson bequest $8.4 million to support student scholarships at Santa Clara University.

A local tradition for more than 40 years, Prof. Belotti’s annual forecast has garnered a large following among Bay Area business leaders, bankers, nonprofits, and more.

Santa Clara University's Institute of Sports Law and Ethics (ISLE) will award its inaugural ETHOS Award for Ethics in Sports to Jim Thompson and the organization he founded, Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA).

Findings from a major national study, co-authored by SCU faculty, of undocumented students at Jesuits colleges and universities will be unveiled and discussed at a Feb. 26, Washington, D.C. event.

At a time when a hateful video can spark mass violence in the Middle East and interreligious respect and understanding often seems unattainable, the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education is holding a series of a dozen lectures exploring the public significance of sacred texts from diverse contexts and faith traditions.

Clay in the Bay, on view at the de Saisset January 18 to March 17, 2013, brings together twelve contemporary artists from around the Bay Area who work with clay in diverse ways.

Several Santa Clara University School of Law professors are available to discuss Supreme Court decisions that are expected over the next several weeks.