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  • Santa Clara University School of Engineering Introduces Minor in Responsible AI

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., January 31, 2025 91ֱ — Recognizing the critical need for ethically sound and socially responsible artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, Santa Clara University’s School of Engineering has launched an undergraduate minor in Responsible AI, collaborating with the College of Arts and Sciences and Leavey School of Business. The program aims to equip students with both technical proficiency and a deep understanding of the ethical implications of AI, fostering a new generation of AI professionals dedicated to developing technology for the greater good.

  • Following an extensive national search, Santa Clara University Provost and Executive Vice President James M. Glaser announced that Kendra V. Sharp has been appointed the next dean of the School of Engineering. She will begin her term in March 2025 91ֱ.

  • SANTA CLARA, Calif, March 15, 2024 – In an effort to meet the growing demand from Silicon Valley companies and prospective graduate students, Santa Clara University’s School of Engineering is proud to announce the launch of its Online Certificate in Robotics and Automation and Online Certificate in Applied Bioengineering programs.

  • Stephen Finn stands in front of SCDI

    A $10 million gift bolsters Santa Clara University’s new STEM campus, SCU’s future.

  • Healy works on equation at the classroom whiteboard.

    Set to retire this summer, the founder of three major SCU electrical engineering labs reflects on six decades of teaching.

  • ngineering students Louise Mantilla 22, left, and Michelle Wong 22, are part of a team designing a prototype that stimulates the brain with near infrared light. Photos by Jim Gensheimer.

    Santa Clara students, faculty, partner with Ferry Foundation to design solutions that enrich quality of life for those living with dementia, Alzheimer’s.

  • John Ocampo sitting on couch

    Tech leader’s history of ‘right place, right time’ defines career that began at 91ֱ. Gift of $25 million will fund interdisciplinary space in north wing of Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation.

  • Photo of Allie Sibole 14 on Jeopardy game show.

    Allie Sibole ’14 didn’t win on Jeopardy! But it was still a priceless experience.

  • Christmas gift wrapped with santa clara paper

    Anonymous donors have just one request.

  • Mark Aschheims students building cob test walls in a SCU civil engineering lab; CRI board member Anthony Dente is at far right.

    Engineering professor Mark Aschheim launched students in key research that underpins new cob building code.

  • Manas Prakash Sadhwani talking into a microphone

    In accepting an award from SCU's Career Center for how he will bring his whole self to work, graduate engineering student Manas Prakash Sadhwani cites a diverse set of influencers, among them Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Ghandi, and SCU's course "Gender and Engineering," that have shaped his approach to working with others.

  • Manas Prakash Sadhwani talking into a microphone

    In accepting an award from SCU's Career Center for how he will bring his whole self to work, graduate engineering student Manas Prakash Sadhwani cites a diverse set of influencers, among them Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Ghandi, and SCU's course "Gender and Engineering," that have shaped his approach to working with others.

  • Roshan Mehdizadheh Corsiglia ’06, M.S. ’07

    As Global Governance Executive for Real Estate at Google, Roshan Mehdizadheh Corsiglia ’06, M.S. ’07, applies her talent for the big picture to oversee multi-billion dollar projects and millions of square feet. For her vision, innovation, and creativity, she was named a Silicon Valley’s Top 100 Women of Influence in 2019 and San Francisco Business Times Woman of Influence 2019.

  • Roshan Mehdizadheh Corsiglia ’06, M.S. ’07

    As Global Governance Executive for Real Estate at Google, Roshan Mehdizadheh Corsiglia ’06, M.S. ’07, applies her talent for the big picture to oversee multi-billion dollar projects and millions of square feet. For her vision, innovation, and creativity, she was named a Silicon Valley’s Top 100 Women of Influence in 2019 and San Francisco Business Times Woman of Influence 2019.

  • A giant cluster of about 3,000 stars called Westerlund 2 captured by the Hubble Space Telescope

    Solving urgent problems is part of the family legacy for Frank J. “Cepi” Cepollina ’59.

  • Electrical engineering Ph.D. candidate Kamak Ebadi's algorithm for simultaneous localization and mapping has been used on Mars and is now being put to the test in subterranean environments as part of an international challenge.

  • Two autonomous robots illuminate a target found in a mining tunnel

    Electrical engineering Ph.D. candidate Kamak Ebadi's algorithm for simultaneous localization and mapping has been used on Mars and is now being put to the test in subterranean environments as part of an international challenge.

  • Alumni Rathi Murthy, M.S. 95

    Rathi Murthy, M.S. ’95, is Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Gap Inc., where she thrives on “removing friction and avoiding the status quo.” Here, she answers a few questions about SCU, diversity in the workplace, mentoring, and more.

  • Alumni Rathi Murthy, M.S. 95

    Rathi Murthy, M.S. ’95, is Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Gap Inc., where she thrives on “removing friction and avoiding the status quo.” Here, she answers a few questions about SCU, diversity in the workplace, mentoring, and more.

  • Hemant Thapar

    Hemant Thapar, ’73 MS ’75, a pioneer in circuit-switched networking, data communications, and data storage, has been elected to one of his industry’s highest bodies, the National Academy of Engineering, for his groundbreaking work in data storage and retrieval.

  • Hemant Thapar

    Hemant Thapar, ’73 MS ’75, a pioneer in circuit-switched networking, data communications, and data storage, has been elected to one of his industry’s highest bodies, the National Academy of Engineering, for his groundbreaking work in data storage and retrieval.

  • Kamak Ebadi at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Kamak Ebadi first dreamed of working at NASA as a 14-year-old boy in Iran. Now, he's living his dream while pursuing his Ph.D. in electrical engineering. It didn't come easy, but planning made it happen.

  • Kamak Ebadi at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Kamak Ebadi first dreamed of working at NASA as a 14-year-old boy in Iran. Now, he's living his dream while pursuing his Ph.D. in electrical engineering. It didn't come easy, but planning made it happen.

  • Mariel Reyes

    Mariel Reyes ’02 is working to close the gender gap in Brazil's fast-growing tech sector by teaching unemployed women to code.

  • 1990 national collegiate boxing champion Vince Llorin 92 takes a victory lab. Photo by Tim Currier.

    SCU's 1990 national collegiate boxing champ, alumnus Vince Llorin '92, loves spending his time surfing and keeping Hawaii's infrastructure safe as a project manager for the State Department of Transportation highways division.

  • 1990 national collegiate boxing champion Vince Llorin 92 takes a victory lab. Photo by Tim Currier.

    SCU's 1990 national collegiate boxing champ, alumnus Vince Llorin '92, loves spending his time surfing and keeping Hawaii's infrastructure safe as a project manager for the State Department of Transportation highways division.

  • A person sitting at a desk with a computer.

    After graduating with a B.S. in civil engineering, Marissa Pimentel ’10 took a job with SCU’s Department of Planning and Projects. Here, we catch up with the busy Bronco, getting a peek into her career path and what keeps her at 91ֱ.

  • A person sitting at a desk with a computer.

    After graduating with a B.S. in civil engineering, Marissa Pimentel ’10 took a job with SCU’s Department of Planning and Projects. Here, we catch up with the busy Bronco, getting a peek into her career path and what keeps her at 91ֱ.

  • Santa Clara University School of Engineering Introduces Ph.D. Program in Bioengineering

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 7, 2023— To meet the increasing demand from students and industry, as well as to further enhance the academic quality and reputation of the Department of Bioengineering, Santa Clara University's School of Engineering has introduced a Ph.D. degree program in Bioengineering. By establishing a Ph.D. program in Bioengineering, the School of Engineering is taking a significant stride towards strengthening its research program.

  • Opening a Career Path to Biotechnology for Underrepresented Students

    March 27, 2023—A $300,000 grant from the Genentech Foundation, through their Health Equity and Diversity in STEM Innovation Fund, is enabling Santa Clara University to offer career preparation,  specialized learning modules, and stipends to underrepresented or first-generation college students to consider careers in biotechnology or biopharmaceuticals. 

  • Santa Clara University Engages Virtual Reality for Dementia Caregiving Training

    On-location filming wraps in the first milestone towards a VR training experience.

    Santa Clara University students and faculty have recently completed a groundbreaking virtual reality training program for Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers, which they will be testing at a local dementia care program and a home health agency in Washington, D.C.

  • United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Courtesy of www.un.org
    Thursday, September 8, 2022

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022—Santa Clara University will host the 2022 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) September 8 - 11, 2022. The conference is a flagship international event, bringing together people working on technology applications to address critical issues for the benefit of resource-constrained and vulnerable populations worldwide.

  • Santa Clara University Engages Virtual Reality for Dementia Caregiving Training

    On-location filming wraps in the first milestone towards a VR training experience.

    Santa Clara University students and faculty recently completed filming a groundbreaking virtual reality training program for Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers. The program walks a caregiver virtually through several scenarios in which a person living with Alzheimer’s becomes agitated, confused or aggressive during sundowning–a common symptom of the disease.