October

The Florida State University honored its first families past and present at a special dedication ceremony Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. The newly constructed First Family Tribute Garden, located on the west side of the President's House adjacent to the Alumni Center, features a reflecting pool with a one-of-a-kind bronze and fused glass rose, along with plaques bearing the biographies of each of the 12 First Ladies of the university and its predecessor institutions dating back to 1887.

Parents will converge by the thousands on Florida State University’s campus during the weekend of Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10, for the annual Parents’ Weekend. Students can introduce their parents to the campus through numerous events throughout the weekend.

A Florida State University research scientist who has long explored the artistic and commercial possibilities of his work in the laboratory is at the center of a new business venture that will expose his innovative images to even wider audiences -- and demonstrate the economic viability of creative work developed on a university campus.

The anticipated sea-level rise associated with climate change, including increased storminess, over the next 100 years and the impact on the nation’s low-lying coastal infrastructure is the focus of a new, interdisciplinary study led by geologists at The Florida State University.

The raptor-like Archaeopteryx has long been viewed as the archetypal first bird, but new research reveals that it was actually a lot less “bird-like” than scientists had believed.