Urban Planning professor and distinguished CommUniverCitan Richard Kos has been an instrumental part of CommUniverCity’s work within the neighborhoods of downtown San José. As an instructor for the department’s capstone […]
Author: Jorge Martinez On April 10th, thirty-two San Jose State engineering students from Professor Venkatesh’s Materials Engineering class headed to Anne Darling Elementary in order to demonstrate their projects to
Author: Winnie Gee This spring, CommUniverCity partnered with the City of San Jose and seventeen Urban Planning students from SJSU to organize a series of community workshops for the East
Author: Tuula Perry After two years of development, the Neighborhood Fruit Picking Program is changing the way San Jose gleans its fruit trees! Five eager community members gathered at the
Author: Ariel Jimenez Joven Noble is a rite of passage youth leadership group which focuses on life skills. It allows youth to process the traumas of life, and assists them
Author: Jorge Martinez Over 110 people attended the BART Phase II meeting on February 19th, hosted by the Valley Transit Authority (VTA) and held at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in
SJSU is contributing to developing a vastly larger workforce of skilled STEM professionals and addressing the particular need for computer scientists and Cybersecurity professionals. Particular attention is payed to recruiting
By Preston Zhou, Irvington High School Student Guest Writer, with Jeanette Ramos. I think oftentimes, people don’t realize just how drastic the underrepresentation of women and minorities in science
Author: Jeanette Ramos On December 5th, CommUniverCity’s Engineering in Action Team hosted its third Tech Expo at San Jose High School. 640 students at SJHS enjoyed 19 different demonstrations, all
Take a look at this great video about planning for the Alum Rock BART station, and what it means to the community of East San Jose.
