by Brett Bralley | Jul 13, 2021 | Research and Innovation
Last month, temperatures in the Pacific Northwest reached historic and dangerous levels, like nothing the region has ever experienced before. In fact, more than 100 Oregon residents died from heat-related illnesses during the record-shattering heat wave, which drove...
by Brett Bralley | Apr 14, 2021 | Research and Innovation
California braces for yet another menacing fire season Twice a month, San José State researchers collect samples from local vegetation, or “fuels”—and what they found for April was foreboding: Craig Clements, director of the SJSU Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research...
by Pat Lopes Harris | Nov 12, 2013 | Academics
Spartans are organizing relief efforts for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which impacted more than 4.2 million people across 36 provinces when it hit the Philippines on Nov. 7. Student organizations including Akbayan SJSU, Delta Sigma Phi, Alpha Kappa Omega, Alpha...
by Pat Lopes Harris | Sep 12, 2011 | Research and Innovation
By Pat Lopes Harris, Media Relations Director Associate Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science Eugene Cordero and former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore will serve on the same panel for “24 Hours of Reality,” a full day of webcasts to raise awareness...
by Pat Lopes Harris | Sep 10, 2011 | Research and Innovation
By Pat Lopes Harris, Media Relations Director As wildfire season bears down on California, and tears across Texas, San Jose State researchers are preparing to hit the road in their quest to learn more about wildfire behavior. Firefighters will use the results to...
