Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Yoshihiro “Yosh” Uchida
SJSU mourns the loss of Yoshihiro “Yosh” Uchida, a beloved Spartan who passed away on Thursday, June 27 at the age of 104. Yosh, as many affectionately called him, earned his bachelor’s degree in biological sciences in 1947 and an honorary doctorate in 2004 from SJSU, and is one of the most renowned and accomplished Spartans in the history of the university. President Teniente-Matson and five Spartans share their thoughts on Yosh's passing.
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Data and GIS for Democracy
The Spatial Analytics and Visualization Institute at San José State is partnering with PIT-UN to offer six Data and Democracy workshops in August aimed to show election workers and policymakers how to use open source GIS software to assist in enabling free and democratic elections.
Deep Dive in 5: Dave Ebert Lives Every Week Like It’s Shark Week
Shark Week runs from July 7-13. To celebrate, we spoke with Dave Ebert, program director of the Pacific Shark Research Center and research faculty at SJSU’s Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, who has discovered and named 53 new species of sharks.
Expressions Presents: Breaking: Inside the Journalism Production Process
San José State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications prepares Spartans to take responsibility for every part of the storytelling process through student publications such as Spartan Daily, Update News and The Spear.
Expressions Presents: Gamifying Democracy: Board Games and the 2024 Presidential Election
Experimental Democracies, an event spearheaded by SJSU lecturers Steve Durie and James Morgan alongside experimental philosopher Jonathan Keats, delves into gamifying democracy.
Expressions Presents: Yoga Play: Stretching Towards Mindful Consumerism
Sukanya Chakrabarti, associate professor of Theatre Arts in the Department of Film and Theatre, directed “Yoga Play,” a critique on consumerism, earlier this year.
$3.5 Million Dollars in Federal Funding Awarded to SJSU Researchers for STEM-Related Projects
San José State researchers have received $3.5 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense (DOD) and National Science Foundation (NSF) to support seven STEM research projects.
“A” is for “Author:” Maya Ealey’s Illustrated Resource Guide
Writer and designer Maya Ealey, ’14 BFA Graphic Design, has created “The Anti-Racist Vocab Guide: An Illustrated Introduction to Dismantling Anti-Blackness.”
Take it to the Bank: SJSU Stars in Money Magazine’s 2024 Best Colleges Rankings
Money magazine ranked SJSU 4.5 out of 5 stars for the second year in a row in the 2024 Best Colleges in America rankings. SJSU also appeared on Money’s rankings for Best Public Colleges, Best Colleges in the West and Best Colleges with High Acceptance Rates.
“Mannequin” Film Unites Alumni, Students and Bay Area Professionals
Spartan filmmaker Mark Tran, ’07 Radio-Television-Film, united students, alumni and Bay Area professionals to collaborate on his new film, “Mannequin.”
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