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Student researchers Wanyu (Mary) Xiang and Amelia Koenig of the Agroecology, Climate Resilience, and Food Justice (ACRAF) Lab presented their work at the Sustainability & Environmental Justice Student Research Symposium on March 11, 2025. Their research highlighted critical disparities in … Continue reading →

Katie Duffy wins the Student Life Award, Jules Holland wins the Peter-Hans Kovlenbach, Social Justice Award and Kimber Wood wins Riordan Community Service Award.  Photo Caption: Santa Clara University undergraduates Katie Duffy (first from bottom left), Kimber Wood (fourth from … Continue reading →

On February 9, an SCU research team presented preliminary research results to Sacred Heart Community Services food pantry staff, based on surveys and interviews that identified key themes for education materials and campaigns for pantry volunteers and clients. The feedback … Continue reading →

Isabelle Solórzano (‘24, Environmental Science, Biology minor) recently secured a competitive NASA DEVELOP internship, and will soon start working with NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View. She will join a project researching the impacts of wetland declinations and deforestation … Continue reading →

SCU’s Environmental Justice and Common Good Initiative (EJ & CGI) Food and Climate Justice Program lead, Chris Bacon (Associate Professor and Chair Environmental Studies and Sciences Department) Collaborated Veggielution to develop a $217,000 project funded by the County of Santa … Continue reading →

Feeding hope, serving dignity: How nonprofit groups fight food insecurity in Silicon Valley is one of the best news stories engaging the people, problems, paradoxes, and potential solutions to address the shockingly high levels of hunger, poverty, and social exclusion in Silicon … Continue reading →

We are looking for several students to join our team starting 9/30/2025 – through June 2026 (potentially longer). Apply here this form before 5/9/25 @ 11:59pm Campus location On  campus and virtual  Department contact person Chris Bacon  Title Food Justice … Continue reading →

We recently learned that Professor Eduardo López Herrera, partner and mentor of Santa Clara University’s  Agroecology, Climate Resilience and Food Justice Lab faculty, staff, and students, passed away on October 23, 2021 in his native city of Estelí. Msc. Eduardo … Continue reading →