Research
Digging deep to study ancient climate
FSU Doctoral student Darrel Tremaine gets down and dirty in caves to study weather patterns thousands of years ago. His research focuses on examining trace elements deposited in cave stalagmites.
Driving off into the sunset: Survey shows many older Floridians have no backup plan after hanging up their keys
Florida is home to one of the highest percentages of residents ages 65 and older in the United States, but very few of them have thought ahead to a time when they will no longer be able to drive a vehicle safely or considered how they will get around without a car, according to a new survey developed by Florida State University and the Florida Department of Transportation.
FSU leads consortium on Inter-American Seas
Powered by interdisciplinary muscle and global vision, Florida State University is launching an ambitious research initiative focused on the rising tide of ecological, economic and cultural problems facing the Inter-American Seas and the severe deficit of research aimed at solving them.
FSU Professor Wins Major Meteorology Award
FSU Professor wins major meteorology award for research on El Nino and the dynamics of ocean currents.
Biologists at Florida State University devise a new way to watch how cells move
Tom Roberts, a cell biologist at Florida State University, explains his research developments in cell mobility and how it will aid in scientific gains in the future.
Learn to listen, learn to read
College of Education Assistant Professor Young-Suk Kim is part of a very successful study out of FSU's Florida Center for Reading Research. Kim and her colleagues have developed ways to improve a child's listening comprehension--key to a child's eventual ability to comprehend what they read.
Grouper becoming Goliath again
Florida State University marine biologists set out to understand the remarkable recovery of the Atlantic goliath grouper off of Florida's coasts. All around the world, the goliath grouper remains critically endangered--everywhere but Florida.
FSU gets nuclear boost from NSF
The new, $5 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation will fund research into basic properties of matter. Samuel Tabor, professor of physics at FSU, discusses the impact of this grant.
Baumeister has willpower to pen bestseller
The FSU Francis Eppes Professor of Psychology Roy Baumeister discusses the years of research that lead to discovery that willpower is the greatest human strength, and the joy of making The New York Times' Bestseller List.
Reworking the math education equation
Researchers with Florida State University's Learning Systems Institute receive $2.8 million from the Florida Department of Education to develop their Mathematics Formative Assessment System. The MFAS would assist teachers by providing insights into what students know, and allowing for alternative teaching strategies accordingly.