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Distracted driving persists, concludes Fresno State study

A three-month observational study of distracted driving by Dr. Tamyra Pierce, a media effects researcher at California State University, Fresno, indicates that many motorists still disobey laws banning cell phone use, resulting in documented near-disasters. Pierce’s study results come on the heels...
January 28th, 2010 | Academics | Read More

Chican@ Youth Conference is Jan. 30 on campus

The 37th annual Chican@ Youth Conference on Jan. 30, at California State University, Fresno, will present workshops for students about college- and community-level resources on politics, culture, environment, academics and the arts. The theme of this year’s conference is “Siempre Adelante: Strive...
January 22nd, 2010 | Academics | Read More

Semester opens with 18,451 students, new programs, challenges

Semester opens with 18,451 students, new programs, challenges
California State University, Fresno began the spring 2010 semester on Thursday (Jan. 21) with 18,451 students registered – down 3,000 from a year ago due to budget-related cutbacks, but with several new programs to help students. The first day of the semester went smoothly despite the latest in a...
January 21st, 2010 | Academics | Read More

President celebrates Fresno State recent successes, acknowledges challenges ahead

President celebrates Fresno State recent successes, acknowledges challenges ahead
California State University, Fresno President John D. Welty today urged faculty and staff to remember and celebrate campus successes of the past year, even as they work to overcome challenges in 2010. At the annual Spring Faculty and Staff Assembly on campus, Welty enumerated several high points of...
January 20th, 2010 | Academics | Read More

Study charts course to meet challenges to Valley's children

A study by the Central California Children’s Institute at California State University, Fresno concludes that a child’s relationship with its parents is the paramount concern about San Joaquin Valley youngsters. Conclusions and recommendations of “Children of the Valley: Framing a Regional...
January 20th, 2010 | Academics | Read More

Rehabilitation Counseling champion wins President's Award

Rehabilitation Counseling champion wins President's Award
Dr. Charles Arokiasamy, an expert in rehabilitation counseling and acclaimed faculty member in the subject, is the recipient of the 2010 President’s Award of Excellence at California State University, Fresno. Arokiasamy joined the Fresno State faculty in 1996 as coordinator of the Rehabilitation Counseling...
January 19th, 2010 | Academics | Read More

Honorary degree to Fresno State alumnus interned in WW II

John Hiroshi Otomo, a San Joaquin Valley native, was awarded an honorary bachelor’s degree from California State University, Fresno two-thirds of a century after his college career was interrupted by his family’s internment at Gila River, Ariz. Otomo, who is 87, received his diploma from university...
December 24th, 2009 | Academics | Read More

Emeritus prof Petrucci recognized for pioneering viticulture work

Vincent Petrucci, professor emeritus of viticulture at California State University, Fresno, was honored by the San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers Association for lifetime service to the wine grape industry in the California’s Central Valley. Petrucci, who taught at Fresno State from 1948 until 1993, helped...
December 11th, 2009 | Academics | Read More
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