Ryan Soares, lecturer in the Department of Recreation Administration, was mentioned prominently in the September 2022 issue of ESPN Magazine, which chronicled his river rafting adventure with Las Vegas Raiders’ Derek Carr and Davante Adams. An avid adventurer, Ryan also set a new PR distance in hang gliding!

Dr. Helda Pinzón-Perez, professor in the Department of Public Health, published a children’s Spanish book on building resilience skills during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a study from Yale University, three out of four children hospitalized with severe cases of COVID were Hispanic (51%) or Black (23.3%). The book, titled “COVID-19: Como María, Samuel y William Lo Enfrentaron con Valentía, Inteligencia y Resiliencia (COVID-19: How María, Samuel, and William Faced it with Courage, Intelligence, and Resilience),” depicts fictional stories of Hispanic and Latinx children who have had COVID or have lost family members, friends or other important people in their lives. Other topics such as poverty, language barriers and immigration-related issues are discussed, in addition to resilience skills. To request a digital copy of the book, email hpinzonp@csufresno.edu.

LEAD California (formerly California Campus Compact) announced that its executive board has selected President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval to join the 2022-23 executive board.

Terry Tumey, director, Athletics, will be one of six local leaders in the Central Valley business community that will each share their 10 best ideas that can be immediately implemented to improve any business. Registration is free to "60 Ideas In 60 Minutes" on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 8:30 a.m.

Robert Pagesmith, coordinator in the College of Health and Human Services' Advising and Career Development Center, competed in the 2022 National Physique Committee’s Central California Competition on Sept. 17, where he took second place in the Men’s Physique 45+ category and fifth place in the Men’s Physique True Novice category (for those competing for the first time).

Dr. Nicole Smith, associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, was featured in the official Heart Zones Newsletter, which chronicled her rise in the physical education field, from being a key player on her winning basketball team in high school to earning a full ride to the University of Nevada-Reno to becoming a physical education teacher and coach.

Dr. Ting-fen Lin, assistant professor in the Department of Communicative Sciences and Deaf Studies, will present “Effects of breathing-based meditation on dyspnea in COPD, a single-case study” at the European Respiratory Society International Congress, based in Barcelona. She also peer-reviewed “The Mind-Body-Breath Link During Oral Intake in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Grounded Theory Analysis” in Dysphagia Journal.

Marie Gilbert, director of the Central California Center for Excellence in Nursing, presented “Clinical Education - Reimagining the Journey to Practice Readiness” at the Simulation User Network National Conference in Houston Sept. 12 to 14.