Where Public-Impact Research Meets Real-World Solutions
Join us at our second annual Research Week as we explore RSCA Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity across campus and disciplines.
Innovation Showcase
Monday, April 15, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. | Location: Paseo de Cesar Chavez
The Innovation Showcase features SpartUp Incubator’s top startups sharing their products, services, and technologies. Faculty and student inventions and prototypes will be on view. Come see what these innovative Spartaneurs are creating and learn how SpartUp can help you launch your entrepreneurial journey!
Guided Art Tour with Alena Sauzade
Monday, April 15, 2024 from Noon to 1 p.m. | Location: Natalie and James Thompson Gallery
Take a guided art tour with the Art Gallery Director and Collections Manager Alena Sauzade. Alena will share information on current faculty and student exhibitions. Learn more about the amazing creative work of the SJSU community.
Can't make it? Tour the Natalie and James Thompson Gallery and Student Art Galleries during their open hours.
2024 Engineering Showcase and Celebration
Monday, April 15, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Location: Student Union Ballroom
Join the College of Engineering to celebrate student innovation, research and design. View student presentations, network with the next generation of engineers and other Silicon Valley professionals, and learn how industry support can lead to extraordinary possibilities.
Student RSCA Forum with HonorsX
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 pm. | Location: Student Union Meeting Room 3A and via Livestream
HonorsX students will present their research work with a panel-style Q&A after! Light snacks and beverages will be provided. The theme for this year is “Who are we 2030? Envisioning sustainable societies.” Representatives from each interdisciplinary student group will share their research in five short presentations.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Location: Hammer Theatre
Hosted by the College of Graduate Studies, the SJSU Grad Slam is an exciting and fast-paced event where graduate students present their research in 3 minutes and with one slide, to a non-specialist audience. Ten finalists will compete in front of a live audience and a panel of judges.
For information about our 2024 Grad Slam cohort or to register for the livestream, please see our event website.
College of Social Sciences Student Research Symposium
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Location: Student Union Meeting Room 2A
Explore captivating student research projects in the College of Social Sciences! Students will present research representing diverse disciplines, varying research methods, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
SJSU Author & Artist Celebration with Special Recognition for Inventors
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Location: Room 225, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
A celebration to honor faculty and staff who have published a book, exhibited a significant work of art or submitted a patent application in 2023. Enjoy refreshments while hearing from a distinguished speaker lineup in honoring the diversity of scholarship of our impressive faculty and staff. This event will be livestreamed.
For more information about the event or previous honorees, please visit the website.
Earth Day Resource Fair
Thursday, April 18, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. | Location: Tower Lawn
The Environmental Resource Center is thrilled to announce our annual Earth Day celebration. We're turning up the heat on plastic pollution with the theme “Planet vs. Plastics!” Food, info on internships, and highlights of faculty and Bay Area organizations' environmental research activities will be available. All SJSU students, faculty, and staff are welcome.
Thursday, April 18, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Location: Student Union Ballroom
Celebrate the amazing research, scholarship, and creative activity that takes place at SJSU! The Early Career Investigator Award winners and the Industry-Sponsored Research Award winner will be honored, and students will present over 80 posters characterizing inspiring and groundbreaking work.
Artificial Intelligence Futures Forum
Friday, April 19, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Location: San José State University Student Union Theater
Join us for an enlightening forum on artificial intelligence (AI) futures. The first
hour will feature SJSU faculty efforts in developing, researching, applying, and assessing
AI. President Teniente-Matson will then moderate a keynote panel with industry leaders:
Smita Hashim, Chief Product Officer at Zoom;
Dr. Raman Achutharaman, Group Vice President of the Joint Operations Leadership Team
at Applied Materials; and Ahmad Thomas, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group.
This event will prove to be engaging and lively!
19th Annual College of Science Student Research Day
Friday, April 19, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. | Location: Duncan Hall breezeway facing the ISB Plaza
Working directly with College of Science (COS) faculty, many undergraduate and graduate students are engaged in original research projects on a wide range of scientific topics. Since 2005, student researchers have presented the results of their original work through posters during this event. Approximately 100 posters will be displayed and student authors will be present.
Sciencepalooza!
Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Location: Duncan Hall Breezeway
SJSU and Synopsys Outreach Foundation team up for our 25th annual event serving East Side Alliance students and families with activities, food, music, and all things STEM!
San José City Hall Rotunda Concert and Sound Projection
Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. | Location: San José City Hall Rotunda
The San José City Hall Rotunda Concert and Sound/Visual Projection consists of a live performance of music for a mixed ensemble (flute, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, percussion, and violin) and electronics. It places site-specific spatial acoustics and performer/audience distribution at the foundation of the creative compositional process. Composers/faculty members Pablo Furman and Christopher Luna-Mega explore various aspects of the concept of the Rotunda under the lens of San Jose's public works and the general soundscape.
See the event page for more information.
