by Pat Lopes Harris | Jan 30, 2014 | Academics
Posted by the Chronicle of Higher Education Jan. 30, 2014. By Steve Kolowich San Jose State University’s experiment with online video lectures featuring professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—by way of edX, the nonprofit provider of massive open...
by Pat Lopes Harris | Jan 29, 2014 | Academics
Hurt your elbow? Can’t lift your backpack? SJSU students have created a forearm support device perfect for this situation and they are well on their way toward realizing their dream of transforming their idea into a business opportunity. This month, they were...
by Pat Lopes Harris | Jan 29, 2014 | Academics
Associate Professor Marjorie Freedman, Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging, received a 2013 Guardians of Health Award from the California Center for Public Health Advocacy. The award recognizes individuals who have had an impact on the “health of...
by Pat Lopes Harris | Jan 23, 2014 | Academics
Blue skies and “Ask Me” volunteers greeted the thousands of Spartans who returned to San Jose State today for the start of spring term 2014. A special welcome goes out to more than 540 new transfer students and 640 new graduate students, joining approximately 30,000...
by Pat Lopes Harris | Jan 22, 2014 | Awards and Achievements
A Spartan has won a Grammy! Baritone saxophonist, composer and Professor Aaron Lington is a member of the Pacific Mambo Orchestra, a 19-piece Big Band whose debut release was nominated for Best Tropical Latin Album. That placed PMO alongside the likes of Marc Anthony,...