Today, six Bay Area counties, including Santa Clara County, announced a region-wide order to shelter-in-place, through April 7, 2020. The shelter in place mandate calls for county residents to stay inside their homes and away from others in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and to only leave for essential reasons.
Category Archives: Facilities
“Cluster Hire” at SJSU expected to lead to deeper focus on wildfire science
One of the exciting things we are doing this year at San Jose State to build academic strength and expertise is what we call a Cluster Hire, or in this case, more specifically, a Cluster Hire in Wildfire Science. With the recent wildfires that have devastated our natural ecosystems and our local communities in California, this could not be a more timely and urgent intervention into our hiring process.
New experimental economics lab doesn’t just play games
I recently attended a ribbon-cutting event celebrating SJSU’s new experimental economics facility, known as the Spartan Experimental Economics Lab (SEEL). I very much enjoyed speaking with such a venerable group of economists—including Nobel Laureate Dr. Vernon Smith, who shared the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics Sciences for his contributions to Behavior Economics—and it was even more exciting to think about how this new lab will elevate San Jose State’s stature in the fast-growing experimental economics field.
Research and innovation heading toward next level at SJSU
After a long and thorough search, we were absolutely thrilled earlier this summer to welcome Dr. Mohamed Abousalem as SJSU’s inaugural vice president for research and innovation. Because our research and innovation potential is so ripe for growth, we determined a campus-wide leadership position was needed.
Tradition, history and San Jose State football
It has been just days since San Jose State’s football team earned one of the biggest victories in its long and illustrious history. The campus is still abuzz!