Fresno State News Briefs
Adriana Etchart2024-06-21T19:39:15+00:00Catch up on the latest news and notes on campus
Catch up on the latest news and notes on campus
Fresno State continues to climb national college rankings for social mobility, a measurement of universities that provide a quality education at an affordable price to create opportunities for students to move from one socioeconomic class to another.
Students are gaining new opportunities to engage in scientific research thanks to a generous $1 million donation that established the first endowed chair position in the College of Science and Mathematics at Fresno State.
Fresno State’s new strategic plan outlines the comprehensive goals and strategies that will steer the university in “growing the Valley of opportunity” over the next five years.
Fresno State announced Bulldog Bound — a new guaranteed admissions program — at a kickoff event May 10 at the new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union.
At a young age, Ali Fakhrudin Dadawalla was inspired to study the complexities of the human brain after meeting a family friend who had a condition he wasn’t familiar with.
Jim Sweeney was posthumously inducted into the Fresno State football Ring of Honor at the Bulldogs’ sold-out home opener on Sept. 9.
About two months after the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band performed in the Rose Parade in Pasadena for the first time, about 100 members of the band were selected to perform at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland as part of the Mountain West Conference All Star Band.
Research and innovation continue to grow at Fresno State. For the fourth consecutive year, the University received a record amount in research grants and contracts to fund projects across campus: from Alzheimer’s research to energy innovations, from public health needs to the support of dairy businesses.
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Construction is wrapping up on the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union — set to open in September.