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Santa Clara University students shine in contest to build better solar home

Mercury News

October 16, 2009.  Team California, comprised of students from Santa Clara University and the California College of the Arts, won third place at the U.S. Department of Energy's 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. The students beat universities such as Tufts University, Rice University, and Cornell University, making their home one of the most energy-efficient, beautiful, and comfortable solar-powered homes in the world.

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Protesters outside Napolitano speech at SCU call for immigration overhaul

Mercury News

October 15, 2009. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano returned to her alma matter SCU to speak about global security and was met by 1,000 noisy but peaceful protesters.

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The Unavoidable Ethical Dilemmas of Pandemic Flu

The Washington Post

October 14, 2009.  Kirk O. Hanson, the executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, writes a guest column about the ethical issues surrounding the H1N1 flu.

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The Race to Zero

Popular Mechanics

October 2009.  Santa Clara University and California College of the Arts students and the Refract House the students are building for the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon are the focus of this article.

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Partly Cloudy

The Wall Street Journal

September 16, 2009.  The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University was featured in a story on how part-time M.B.A. programs  are dealing with the downturn in the economy and helping students pay for tuition.

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University Press Releases

Measuring the "Other" Bottom Line

Conference at Santa Clara Universitys Center for Science, Technology, and Society to Explore Metrics to Measure the Social Impact of Socially Beneficial Businesses Full Story »

Finance Professor Hoje Jo Named Moskowitz Prize Winner

Hoje Jo, associate professor of finance, and his two co-authors have won the prestigious Moskowitz Prize for quantitative research into socially responsible investing. It is the second year in a row a Santa Clara University Professor has won the award. Full Story »

Innocence Projects at Santa Clara University and California Western to Share $2 Million Grant to Help Exonerate Wrongfully Convicted Inmates in California

The Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) at Santa Clara University School of Law and the California Innocence Project (CIP) at California Western School of Law in San Diego will receive a $2.4 million grant to administer a massive DNA testing program titled the "Post-Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program." Full Story »

EPA Recognizes Santa Clara University as a Leading Green Power Purchaser

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Santa Clara University as one of the top universities to reduce its carbon footprint. Full Story »

Common Ground for People of All Faiths

Oct. 30 Conference at Santa Clara University explores the role of contemplation in religion and health. Speakers will address how Silicon Valley leaders and others use meditation to combat stress and improve productivity and health. Full Story »