Maya Ackerman is an associate professor of computer science and engineering and faculty scholar with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Don’t think about pink elephants.

When Olivia Leonardis ’25 transferred to Santa Clara University, she had seemingly found a balance between her dual love of words and numbers—deciding to major in civil engineering and minor in ...

When I first heard about the Santa Clara Investment Fund (SCIF), I knew it was the type of organization I wanted to be a part of. Since I am passionate about finance, I was looking for like-minded, ...

Last year, Californians passed Proposition 36 in a landslide election, severely increasing the penalties for theft and drug crimes. After years of viral videos of Walgreen’s smash and grab robberies ...

Prosthetic hands can cost thousands of dollars. Steven Reimer ’24 designed one for less than $300. His research will provide free prosthetics to amputees in India. Prosthetic hands can cost thousands ...

Professor On Shun Pak and his team of student researchers use microrobots to model the swimming motion of bacteria in the hopes of engineering more effective cancer treatments. Professor On Shun Pak ...

CNET interviewed Professor Tsay about this instance of reverse product placement, and the goals of Apple TV+. From the article: Dr. Andy Tsay, a professor of business and analytics at the Leavey ...

Steven Reimer M.S. ’24 stepped back from the table after placing the final sensor on the patient’s arm. Two years of hard work had led to this moment. He had traveled 8,000 miles to Jaipur, India to ...

I rina Raicu is the director of the Internet Ethics program (@IEthics) at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. On Monday, March 24, I will be participating in a conversation ...

Brian Patrick Green is the director of technology ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are his own. “Life is about choices.” Artificial intelligence (AI) offers us the promise of ...

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