SJSU Students Shine with Bold Ideas at the 2025 SVIC

Students showcasing their projects at the 2025 SVIC.

Innovation is alive and thriving at San José State University, and this year’s 2025 Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge (SVIC) showcased how our students are shaping the future. SJSU students shared projects tackling real-world challenges across various fields, including engineering, business, and biotechnology.  Continue Reading…

MiSTA 2025: Opening Pathways to the Future of Transportation

Highlights from the 2025 Mineta Summer Transportation Academy

On July 7th, 2025, twenty-nine high school students from all across the San Francisco Bay Area embarked on a unique journey that helped them see a variety of possibilities for their future as they explored university life and the transformative power of careers in mobility. Continue Reading…

2025 SJSU Economic Summit: Bridging Campus and Community

The San José State University (SJSU) Economic Summit is an annual event focusing on the analysis and forecast of economic activity at the local, state, and national level. © 2025 SJSU, photo by Robert C. Bain, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

What does the future hold for our local, state and national economies? That was the big question on everyone’s mind at the 2025 SJSU Economic Summit. On June 18, close to 400 business and community leaders, students, faculty and staff gathered at San José State’s Morris Dailey Auditorium to hear from economists and business leaders.  Continue Reading…

SJSU Students Create a New Look for MTI’s Summer Program

Transportation needs civil engineers, operators, urban planners—and graphic designers.

This spring, students in San José State University’s Graphic Design BFA program tried their hands at real-world transportation communication through a unique collaboration with the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI). With MTI’s $1,000 sponsorship of the program’s BFA Senior Show, a team of design students worked on a real-world client project: rebranding the Mineta Summer Transportation Academy (MiSTA), MTI’s flagship high school program that introduces teens to careers in transit, tech, and mobility. Continue Reading…