Topic: Santa Clara University

An American pope? What could help, or hinder, two cardinals' chances.

The US cardinals' experience dealing with the sex abuse crisis is seen alternately as a strength and a weakness. But other factors make any American a dark horse candidate to be the next pope.

Change Agent Could the blackout be fuel for India's energy entrepreneurs?

New technologies created by India's energy entrepreneurs could provide affordable clean energy through community-scale micro-grids, solar home systems, and solar lanterns that displace the need for subsidized kerosene and provide a hundred times the lumens for a fraction of the cost.

Apple, Samsung to face off in trial over control of US smartphone market

Apple Inc. filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co. last year alleging the world's largest technology company's smartphones and computer tablets are illegal knockoffs of its popular iPhone and iPad products.

Tech stocks CEO summit: Can it solve Apple, Samsung patent dispute? (+video)

Tech stocks giants ordered to have CEOs try to settle their bitter patent dispute. Like several tech stocks, Apple and Samsung are dueling over patents for mobile devices.   

If feds can bust Megaupload, why bother with anti-piracy bills?

A growing battle over copyright on the internet came to a head this week as digital protests scuttled two anti-piracy bills, police arrested Megaupload's millionaire filesharing pirate, and hackers brought down the Department of Justice website.

Stanford's Institute of Design: School for world changers

Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, create 'empathy driven' curricula, which push design that improves lives.

Wal-Mart: Is Amazon replacing it as low-price leader?

Wal-Mart, the longtime price leader, can't undercut online retailer Amazon this holiday season, an analyst says.

Opinion: Universities can survive only with radical reform

Schools must break out of their insular mind-set.

Barnes & Noble interview with Khaled Hosseini

California Supreme Court to hear challenges to gay-marriage ban

Opponents argue that the ballot initiative amounts to a revision of the state constitution.

Gay activists protest Mormon church

Beyond the anger over the church's support for a gay-marriage ban in California, some seek dialogue.

Doing well by doing good? It's not easy.

A business class in California helps a US entrepreneur bring peanut paste to Haiti's hungry kids.

NAACP turns to a leader from a newer generation

Benjamin Jealous was chosen amid divides over how to reenergize the organization.

Opinion: Haunted by too many choices

One way to explain our low-grade dissatisfaction.

Nonprofit slips in race for cheap laptop for world's poor kids

Problems at One Laptop Per Child show how social entrepreneurs can blaze trails but miss the payoff.