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Co-Founder of 菠菜网lol正规平台 Portuguese Studies Program Endows Department with $500,000 Gift
November 21, 2023
When asked why San José State University’s Portuguese Studies Department is important to him, retired dentist Manuel Bettencourt, ’75 Biological Sciences, recalls his formative years on Santa Cruz Graciosa, Azores, an island off the coast of Portugal. The eldest of 13 children, Bettencourt got his first job at age 12 — four years before acquiring his first pair of shoes.
Ricardo Cortez and the ABCs of Lowrider Culture
November 20, 2023
Picture this: San José, 1977, the intersection of Story and King Streets are thrumming to the beat of old school funk and disco as a steady stream of decked-out lowrider cars stream through the boulevards. So often the cars, customized classic two-doors with bright paint and bouncy hydraulics, tell the stories of their drivers, says artist, author and 2022 San José Creative Ambassador Ricardo Cortez, ’15 MFA Digital Art.
Alumnus Shariq Shah Receives $100,000 to Fund AI Tutor Start-up
Aug 22, 2023
Shariq Shah, ’19 Computer Science, doesn’t waste time. His third start-up, Tutorly.ai, has only been operational since February, and he has already been selected to receive $100,000 from gener8tor, a Milwaukee-based start-up accelerator program.
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