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Tomatoes get CO2 enrichment during Fresno State growth trials

Tomatoes get CO2 enrichment during Fresno State growth trials
Specially equipped “greenhouses” hosted a first-of-its-kind agricultural experiment on the Fresno State Agricultural Laboratory (campus farm) when carbon dioxide (C02) gas was applied to tomato plants to determine whether production can be enhanced. Leading the work is Florence Cassel Sharma,...
November 22nd, 2011 | News | Read More

Fishing team nets $50,000 prize package

Fishing team nets $50,000 prize package
Fresno State students Kong Moua and Christopher Delgado, both of Fresno, landed enough bass at the National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Regional Championship to net a prize package worth $50,000  to be split between the university and campus fishing club. Their Fresno State Fishing Club gets...
November 21st, 2011 | News | Read More

Peach pomace tested as breakfast cereal ingredient

Peach pomace tested as breakfast cereal ingredient
A Fresno State faculty-student research team specializing in extrusion technology has worked to benefit the region’s fruit processing industry by providing ingredients for a new, nutritious breakfast cereal. Food science professor Dr. Gour Choudhury, now on the faculty at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo,...
November 18th, 2011 | News | Read More

CSU Trustees approve 2012-13 budget; 9 percent tuition hike

CSU Trustees approve 2012-13 budget; 9 percent tuition hike
The California State University Board of Trustees unanimously approved its 2012-13 budget, which requests that the governor and Legislature provide an additional $333 million in state funding for the upcoming fiscal year. The board on Wednesday, Nov. 16, also approved an increase in tuition of $498...
November 16th, 2011 | News | Read More

Study documents cultural disconnect in Hmong health care access

Study documents cultural disconnect in Hmong health care access
A report by Fresno State’s Central Valley Health Policy Institute indicates young Hmong adults use less primary care and have less-timely prenatal care than other groups and that the biggest barrier to appropriate use is experiencing disrespect from health care providers. “Understanding Traditional...
November 9th, 2011 | News | Read More

Fresno State marketing students lay claim to record fruit salad

Fresno State marketing students lay claim to record fruit salad
It’s only natural that Fresno County, the heart of the world’s richest agricultural area, should lay claim to the world record fruit salad, and Fresno State marketing students have made that possible. On Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, students in a strategic marketing class at Fresno State’s Craig School...
November 4th, 2011 | News | Read More

Marketing students again set sights on Guinness world records [PHOTOS]

Marketing students again set sights on Guinness world records [PHOTOS]
Fresno State marketing students are taking on three marks in “Guinness World Records” this semester – biggest fruit salad, most people wearing sunglasses at night in one place and longest paper-link chain. The projects are by students in the “Strategic Marketing” class taught by Dr. William...
November 3rd, 2011 | News | Read More

October sees 4th straight decline in area business index

October sees 4th straight decline in area business index
For the first time since December 2010, the San Joaquin Valley Business Conditions Index dropped below growth neutral 50.0 during October’s survey of company purchasing directors in Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare continues. The results point to slow to no growth in the coming months, according Dr....
November 1st, 2011 | News | Read More
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