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Children get reading help from Bulldog linebacker Ryan McKinley To help promote ReadFresno, Bulldog football coach Pat Hill and players Ryan McKinley (in photo), Wilson Ramos, Bear Pascoe and Moses Harris visited Wolters Elementary School. McKinley, a linebacker from Reno, Nev., is shown reading to several children as part of a program that helps first- through third-graders improve reading skills. Dozens of Fresno State employees volunteered to spend time reading to children this semester. More...

Health leadership program graduates first class
Leaders from government, advocacy groups, public health, education, business and media throughout the region were in the first class graduating from a 10-month Central Valley Health Policy Institute leadership program. The Fresno State-based institute undertook the program to help participants improve skills and knowledge to promote health in Central California. More...

Study charts university’s half-billion dollar impact on economy
Dr. Antonio Avalos, an assistant professor of economics, has published a study that shows Fresno State in 2004-2005 had more than a half-billion dollar impact on the economy in Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare counties. More...

TII Project's Phase l construction work nears completion
Construction work on the campus’ new network is near completion as part of the $2-million Technology Infrastructure Initiative (TII Project for short). When the entire project is finished, Fresno State’s data networks will be faster, providing a foundation for increased speed and reliability for voice, video and data throughout the campus. More...

Moncayo poised to take reins as Associated Students president
Juan Pablo Moncayo, a senior majoring in finance and physics, is the first international student elected president of the Associated Students. Moncayo, who is from Ecuador, outpolled John Migliazzo and Brandon Stipe to step up from his executive vice president spot into the top post. About 1,400 students voted, rejecting referenda that would have added a $30 per semester fee for campus technology improvements and a $10 per semester charge to increase overseas studies and other instructionally related activities. More...