New York Times taps journalism student to report on California storms

March 23, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

Viviana Hinojos at the KABC anchor desk in Los Angeles.

“It wasn’t just a story about anything. It was a story about a population that is 98% Latino and Latina. That is why I got into journalism – to be a voice and an advocate for those who desperately need it.”

‘Your Brain on Social Media’ workshop aims to educate the community

March 23, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A light purple illustrated portion of a brain on a dark purple background.

The interactive and informative media literacy workshop will help you understand the way social media impacts your brain circuitry, decision making and the way you see the world.

Agreement expands study abroad opportunities in Portugal for students

March 20, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

Fresno State President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval and Dr. Michael Baum, executive council for the Luso-American Development Foundation, stand with other Fresno State and FLAD colleagues in a group photo.

Students will be able to take classes taught in English or Portuguese in social sciences and humanities, business, economics, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and other academic disciplines while living in Lisbon and experiencing Portuguese culture.

Marching band members go global at Dublin St. Patrick’s Day Parade

March 16, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Members of the Bulldog Marching Band in Dublin, Ireland marching in the St. Patrick's Day Parade with the Mountain West Conference All Star Band.

Early St. Patrick’s Day morning, about 100 members of the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band will take to the streets in Dublin, Ireland, to perform at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade as part of the Mountain West Conference All Star Band. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin on Friday, March 17, is one of the […]

University Theatre presents Fresno premiere of ‘Men on Boats,’ a reinvented slice of American history

March 8, 2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

On a blue/grey background, abstracts of orange people stare in different directions above an abstract coral river and maroon wooden boat.

Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. “Men on Boats” is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition where a one-armed captain and an insane yet loyal crew set out to chart the course of the Colorado River.

Dr. Tanner Akçam to speak on the first decision of the Armenian Genocide

February 27, 2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

Historian Dr. Taner Akçam in front of book shelves.

Historian Dr. Taner Akçam will speak on “The First Decision of the Armenian Genocide and the Role of the Kurds in Ottoman Documents” at 7 p.m. Friday, March 3, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium.

Ricardo Morales to perform in Fresno as part of the West Coast Clarinet Congress

February 24, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Ricardo Morales holds a clarinet in a gray suit and purple tie on a gray background. His signature appears over the background.

One of the most sought-after clarinetists in the world, in the last year, Morales has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Philharmonie de Paris and the Art Tower Mito in Japan, just to name a few.

Hard of hearing music alumnus presents Silent Garden Lecture on ‘Embodied Sound’

February 15, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.

With Madonna in the CD player and the volume maxed, the subwoofer drove expanding orbs of pressure that moved the room. Lying on the floor, a young Ethan Castro felt the waves vibrate through him and envelope his core, igniting a passion that would guide his life’s path.

In Memoriam: Dr. Arthur Huff

February 7, 2023.Reading time 17 minutes.

Dr. Arthur E. Huff, professor emeritus of Music, passed on January 12, 2023, in Fresno, California. He was 94 years old.

Bulldog Marching Band wows audience at Rose Parade

January 3, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band performs in the Rose Parade.

“I want to get in my car and drive to Fresno right now!” ~ Mark Steines, KTLA Rose Parade host