SAN DIEGO—San Diego State University recently broke ground on a new engineering and interdisciplinary sciences complex, a future hotspot for collaborative collisions between engineers and biologists, mathematicians and entrepreneurs and a key piece in SDSU’s drive to become a top-50 public research university. Dr. Stephen Welter, VP for research and dean of graduate affairs at SDSU, tells GlobeSt.com the innovation complex represents the blending of students, staff and faculty in a market that’s becoming increasingly better known for its innovation economy. We spoke exclusively with Welter about the complex and how it fits in with higher education’s changing role in the economy.
