Fresno State engineering students, First Lady Mary G. Castro and Victor E. Bulldog III went along for a ride in a self-driving, electric shuttle on Tuesday, February. 23rd outside the Engineering East building on campus. The shuttle is a product of Varden Labs, a startup company in Silicon Valley. Alex Rodrigues, the CEO of Varden…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — James Butler ran for 122 yards and one touchdown, freshman Dameon Baber tied a conference single-game record with three interceptions and Nevada beat Fresno State 30-16 on Thursday night. Nevada”s James Butler catches a passes for a long gain as Fresno State’s George Helmuth chases during the first half of an…… MORE
November 3, 2015 (KMJ) – 18 year old football player Christian Pryor bailed out of jail this morning. Fresno State Police arrested Pryor on November 2, 2015, on a charge of terrorist threat, in conjunction with a social media posting. Chief David Huerta said University police arrested Pryor in the Athletic Department offices on campus, Monday, and he was…… MORE
UPDATE: November 3, 2015 (KMJ) – 18 year old football player Christian Pryor bailed out of jail this morning. UPDATE: November 3, 2015 (KMJ) – Fresno State Police arrested 18 year old football player Christian Pryor, on a charge of terrorist threat, in conjunction with a social media posting. Chief David Huerta said University police arrested Pryor…… MORE
President Castro points to improved Fresno State graduation rate (August 21, 2015) – Fresno State faculty and staff heard that President Joseph I. Castro’s focus on student success is bringing dramatic progress. The University’s graduation rate has improved 9 percentage points, Castro announced in a speech to faculty and staff. At the annual…… MORE
A busy weekend at Fresno State as the largest number of students in University history are set to begin class. Classes begin Tuesday, but back-to-school preparations have started. 950 Students are moving into 9 residence halls on campus. Erin Boele is the Director of Housing: “There’s just a ton of excitement, all the freshmen…… MORE
Fresno State’s branding is taking to the skies. Bulldog 1, the new blimp, the really, really big, red blimp will provide 6,000 feet of space for advertisers, and some great branding for Fresno State. Chris Boling from Boling Air Media – who provided the blimp says it was a great media move. Boling’s team did…… MORE
African American babies born in Fresno County are dying before their first birthdays at an alarming rate. Inadequate health care is just one reason. “Unfortunately, the black infant death mortality for African Americans based on population in Fresno County is the highest in the state of California.” – Henry Perea, Commission Chairman, First 5…… MORE
Valley Children’s Hospital held a ribbon cutting for it’s new Satellite Autism Center. Fresno State President Joseph Castro was there along with Fresno State and hospital staff. It’s a partnership with Fresno State’s autism center, allowing Children’s to expand its services — and train Fresno State Undergraduate and graduate students. There is a real demand…… MORE
The Irish Mafia –a father/son team of avid Red Wavers, John & Timothy O’Rourke from Fresno (seen with Kiss Country’s host Gnarley Charley) – won the first Fresno State Hot Dog Eating Contest at the University’s Annual Farm Festival at the Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market, on Saturday, July 11th. KMJ’s Liz Kern: “So how…… MORE
