Ethical AI
With powerful government investment and private partnerships, we meet real-world challenges with new solutions straight from the heart of Silicon Valley.
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Office of Research
Silicon Valley's Public R2 University: Making Tomorrow Better, Faster
Investment in SJSU research accelerates advancements in technology, health, transportation, and beyond.
Research Strengths
Breakthroughs that shape our future
Breakthroughs at SJSU not only shape our future, but also contribute to the university's $4 billion total economic infusion.
Innovation
Where SJSU research leads
Wildfire Research
A multi-disciplinary approach to fire science and policy displays our commitment to mitigating a critical environmental factor of our time.
WIRC
Transportation
The nation comes to Mineta Transportation Institute for research to guide decisions on safety, sustainability, and human rights.
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Health
What if we could find cures to disease — and boost the economy?
That’s exactly what competitive federal funding does at SJSU. Through our NIH funding, SJSU returns tens of millions of dollars to the local economy — while saving lives.
Dr. Mojtaba Sharifi and his team are creating a full-body exoskeleton to transform mobility for people with disabilities. It's the kind of practical, life-changing health innovation SJSU is known for. It also equips students with in-demand skills and contributes to economic growth.
Health and well-being
Spartan contributions
Blood Clots
How do blood clots form, and what happens when they don’t? SJSU researchers are engineering answers with valuable clinical potential.
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A New Kind of Skin Graft
Vascular grafts fail too often. Dr. Patrick Jurney is developing a new type of synthetic graft to help patients with heart disease.
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Solutions for All Walks
Recent patents include an AI-powered breast pump and a wearable device to help football players at risk of concussion.
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Workforce
The Future of U.S. Economic Resilience
From nanotechnology to aviation, packaging to policy, SJSU is Silicon Valley’s largest workforce supplier, aligned with national priorities like advanced manufacturing and technological independence.
Workforce and culture
Research that reaches past the lab
Semiconductors
As a Department of Defense AI Hardware Hub partner, SJSU plays a key role in building a self-sufficient national technology workforce.
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Life's Biggest Questions
Through the ASPIRE program, SJSU partners with NASA to give students hands-on research experience in exobiology and astrobiology.
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Future Health Leaders
Broaden and Build is one of several SJSU career programs offering low-risk, high-yield pathways into a range of health professions.
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The Future of 3D Printing
Future realities begin with an artist's imagination. Virginia San Fratello brings to life 3D prints made of salt and earth.
Cultural infrastructure
The Hardest Working Show in the Human Business
48,000
attendees reached by SJSU humanities and arts events
500
annual programs across the humanities and the arts
Top 200
research universities in the nation
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San Jose State offers rigorous course work and research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students.