• Nupur Hajela (Physical Therapy) recently delivered a virtual webinar on “Telerehabilitation for Non-Motor and Motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease: A New Frontier in Care” to medical professionals, professors, students, patients from Malaysia and India.

• Faculty spotlight on Bernadette Muscat (Undergraduate Studies and Library): “I believe in the importance of access to education, learning in the classroom and giving back to the community. I know that education changes lives in incredibly meaningful and profound ways.”

• Chelsey Juarez (Anthropology) was interviewed by KSEE24/CBS47 about how she was able to determine the age of bones.

• Balaji Sethuramasamyraja (Industrial Technology) served as a panelist at the AgTechX Ed Summit on May 9 at West Hills College Lemoore. 

Congratulations to the 2022-23 Provost’s Awards recipients, announced by Provost Xuanning Fu earlier this month:

• Excellence in Teaching: Tamás Forgács (Mathematics)
• Faculty Service: Robert Maldonado (Philosophy) and Larissa Mercado-López (Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies)
• Distinguished Achievement in Research, Scholarship or Creative Accomplishment: Pei Xu (Ag Business)
• Promising New Faculty: Brynn Saito (English), Shahab Tayeb (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Marcus Crawford (Social Work Education), Ellen Woo (Psychology) and Carmen Licon-Cano (Food Science and Nutrition).
• Outstanding Lecturer: Michele Randel (Construction Management)

• Our own Gayle Sherwood (Grants and Research Administrator) was interviewed in a recent Campus News issue: "Applying for a grant is intimidating, so that is why we are here. We help faculty and staff through the process. Kind of like Sherpa, but for paperwork."

• Charles Hillyer (California Water Institute) served as the head of the United States delegation at the 39th Meeting of the International Standards Organization Technical Committee 23/SC18 in Madrid, Spain.

• Satyam Mittal, computer science graduate research assistant on Fresno State's NSF ADVANCE grant, presented at the American Society for Engineering Education's Pacific SouthWest Section regional conference last month.

• Congratulations to the Outstanding Advisor Awards recipients for 2022-23, including our own Misty Brazill from the Division of Research and Graduate Studies.

• Laura Ramos, interim director of Research and Education, California Water Institute, was quoted about the excitement for California’s reservoirs being filled to the brim.

• Learn about some of the research done by Jordan College Honors Cohort 8 seniors who focused on a wide variety of industry and community topics.

• Join the National Science Foundation for the Spring 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference, to be held during the week of June 5. The conference offers key insights and up-to-date information about policies and procedures and specific funding opportunities. Register online for the free conference.

Please don't hesitate to contact the grants administrator for your college/unit as you explore potential funding opportunities. Also, be sure to share with us important news or updates on your research, scholarly, or creative activities. Include NEWSLETTER in the subject line and send details to orsp@csufresno.edu. Note that the RSP newsletter does not publish during the summer but will resume in August. 



This newsletter is compiled and published by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. Part of the Division of Research and Graduate Studies, RSP helps faculty and staff apply for and secure external grant funds.