California's investment in educating and training more healthcare workers for underserved communities will put millions of dollars in the Central Valley to develop career pathways through pipeline programs, paid summer internships for undergraduates, and one-year post-undergraduate fellowships. The California Department of Health Care Access and Information recently awarded Fresno...
Fresno State Gets $4M from State for New Mobile Health Units
Healthcare in Fresno County's rural and disadvantaged areas is getting a $4 million boost thanks to a state appropriation secured by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula, D-Fresno. The money will purchase two new mobile health units and also support and provide stipends for nursing students who sometimes travel long distances...
Bring Your Pup to the Fresno State Dog Wash. It’s a Real Bargain.
Leave the dog shampoo and nail trimmers at home. The Fresno State pre-veterinary club is holding a dog wash this Saturday. From noon to 4 p.m., student club members will be at the Fresno State Dairy Unit off of the northwest corner of Barstow and Chestnut avenues with tubs...
Fresno State Again Tops College Rankings for Affordability, Social Mobility
Fresno State News Fresno State — with a mission to educate and empower students for success — ranked No. 36 in Washington Monthly’s 2022 National University Rankings of colleges and universities that best serve the country in the areas of social mobility, research, and public service. The university also...
Fresno State Study Finds Kids Pay the Price When Parents are Behind Bars
Fresno State News In 2019, Dr. Marcus Shaw published a quantitative research study that showed, on average, children of incarcerated parents receive lower grades, are less happy in school and, overall, have less educational success. While these statistics showed the result of what was happening, they did not show...
Costa Bill Would Pump More Fed Dollars into Fresno State, Similar Universities
Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, on Tuesday introduced federal legislation that would provide additional funds for 174 four-year regional public universities in low-income areas, including Fresno State, for economic development efforts. Costa, accompanied by Fresno State President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval and Dr. Mark Keppler, head of the university's Kenneth L. Maddy...
Campaign to Sell Fresno State Sales Tax to Voters Kicks Off: ‘This is Our University’
The campaign for a countywide sales tax hike to benefit Fresno State officially kicked off Tuesday morning with supporters saying that the future of Fresno County and the Valley depends on the university's ability to educate tomorrow's leaders and workforce. Three Fresno State alums — Jim Yovino, the Fresno...
Fresno State’s New Ag Initiative Focuses on Global Hunger
Weather extremes coupled with the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine War are resulting in skyrocketing global commodity prices, regional food insecurity, and the potential for a “human catastrophe” food crisis, according to a recent statement by World Bank president David Malpass. A 2021 report by the Food...
Fresno Supervisors Send $720 Million Tax Hike Question to November Ballot
With almost no discussion, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday morning to put a sales tax measure to benefit Fresno State on the November ballot. Supervisor Steve Brandau, noting that he represents an "anti-tax" base, said he supported putting the measure on the ballot but emphasized...
2 Fresno Tax Measures are Already on the November Ballot. Will Supervisors Make It 3?
The fate of a proposed countywide sales tax to benefit Fresno State is in the hands of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors now that sufficient signatures were gathered to certify the measure for the ballot, County Clerk James Kus said Thursday afternoon. Kus said that if the supervisors...