When we or any loved one is sick, we count on our health professionals to get us through the challenge. As we've seen during the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers are putting their lives on the line in the service of others. I've witnessed it in person while being hospitalized...
Foundation of Hollywood Mogul Perenchio Donates $5.5M to Fresno State
The foundation of the late entertainment billionaire Jerry Perenchio is donating $5.5 million to Fresno State to support student success. Born to an Italian family of winemakers in Fresno on Dec. 20, 1920, Perenchio was enrolled by his parents in a Los Angeles prep school at 15. He graduated from...
Med School Free Rides and Loan Repayments: California Tries to Boost Dwindling Doctor Supply
Primary care doctors are a hot commodity across California. Students are being lured by full-ride scholarships to medical schools. New grads are specifically recruited for training residencies. And full-fledged doctors are being offered loan repayment programs to serve low-income residents or work in underserved areas. These efforts are intended to...
Fresno State Donors Feed the D.O.G. in Record Style
A preliminary tally shows that 2,161 donors gave $550,366 during Fresno State's 24-hour online Day of Giving on Thursday. The money raised and the number of donors were records for the event, which began in 2017 to support scholarships, research, programs, and student experiences. Up Nearly $100,000 Over Last Year...
Special-Needs Advocates Pack 1-2 Punch With BREN Clinic
Parents of special-needs children in the Valley have two bright, organized, and hardworking advocates in their corner. Meet Jodie Howard. After battling school officials to obtain needed services for her autistic son, she enrolled at San Joaquin College of Law to gain the knowledge to help him and others like...
Ed Lund's Spirit Rides on With Art Student Scholarships
When Ed Lund died in a bicycle crash in 2015, it tore at the hearts of not only his family but Fresno's arts and cycling communities. Determined to continue his generous spirit, family and friends launched the Edward O. Lund Foundation in support of Fresno State art students just two...
AP Exclusive: Colleges Got $60M From OxyContin Family
BOSTON — Prestigious universities around the world have accepted at least $60 million over the past five years from the family that owns the maker of OxyContin, even as the company became embroiled in lawsuits related to the opioid epidemic, financial records show. Some of the donations arrived before recent...
4 Ways to Cover College Costs if Financial Aid Isn't Enough
For 61% of students, college costs more than they expected, according to a recent survey from College Ave Student Loans conducted by Barnes & Noble College Insights. Yoselin Guzman, an 18-year-old UCLA freshman from Compton, California, can see why. "There's like little costs you don't even see," says Guzman, noting...
Meet Six Valley Medical Students in Unique Training Program
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido UCSF Fresno The start of the new UCSF San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education (SJV PRIME) comes at a critical time, as California is facing a projected shortfall of up to 4,100 primary care clinicians in just 10 years, according to the California Future Health Workforce...
Homeless High School Student Earns $3 Million in Scholarships
A high school valedictorian earned more than $3 million in college scholarships, even though he was homeless. Tupac Mosley received more than 50 scholarships before he graduated this month from Raleigh Egypt High School in Memphis, Tenn. All the while, he was living at a campsite and had no fixed...