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The people of Santa Clara University all have good stories to tell. Here is a random selection of snapshots of students, faculty, staff, and alumni who make the school extraordinary.

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The risk factor

Finance Professor Sanjiv R. Das

Leavey School of Business

Professor Sanjiv Das has developed more accurate ways to assess risks for investors. Read the full profile »

Prof. Silvia Figueira, computer engineering

Associate Professor of Computer Engineering Silvia Figueira

Opening doors to further education

Encouraging students to go beyond a bachelor's degree Read the full profile »

Building a better life-saver

Casey Kute '08

B.S. mechanical engineering

Casey Kute, inspired by 9/11, set out on a mission of her own: build a robot that saves lives. Read the full profile »

Putting principles into practice

Liza Dadiomov, Molly McIlhenny, Corinne Kirmil (all '10)

The SLURP Project

Liza Dadiomov, Molly McIlhenny, and Corinne Kirmil live on the seventh floor of Swig Hall—a place otherwise known as Slurp, the Sustainable Living Undergraduate Research Project. Read the full profile »

Aaron Ramirez '08

Senior design paves the way to a promising career

Encouragement and year-long design project lead to an exciting career. Read the full profile »

Watching students get it

Associate Professor Richard Scott '88

Mathematics and Computer Science Department

Mathematics professor Rick Scott helps students understand abstract concepts. Read the full profile »

SCU Stories

Kyle Ozawa and Sam Baker '08

Where business meets social justice

Kyle Ozawa and Sam Baker didn't want their fellow business students to miss the opportunity to learn from a foreign culture.

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Kyle Ozawa and Sam Baker '08