Research
One lullaby at a time
Florida State University professor Jayne Standley has developed a musical device that helps premature babies grow and become healthy. The Pacifier Activated Lullaby Device, or PAL, uses a specially wired pacifier and speaker that provides a soothing lullaby when the baby sucks on it properly. The lullaby encourages the infant to continue to suck, essentially teaching the child to eat.
What is "middle age" anyway?
Most people seem to dread "Middle Age", but what exactly is it? When does it start? When does it end? Florida State University sociologist Anne Barrett finds this mythical milestone often has little to do with age at all.
FSU propels aerospace and aviation research
Florida State University cuts the ribbon on its brand new Aero-Propulsion, Mechatronics and Energy (AME) Building. The 60,000-square-foot building houses state-of-the-art equipment and laboratories designed to support cutting-edge research in aerospace, aviation, robotics and sustainable-energy engineering and also serves as FCAAP’s new research headquarters.
From soldier to student
A new sociology class, comprised of student veterans, at Florida State University examines what issues student veterans face as they make the transition from the battlefield to the classroom. The student veterans presented their findings at the 2012 Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Symposium.
DigiTech 2012
As an ‘entrepreneurial university,’ Florida State University is committed to developing its students into business savvy professionals. The inaugural DigiTech event shows how FSU students are developing some of the most innovative technology on campus.
Why undergraduate women abandon STEM Careers
For her doctoral research in education policy, Florida State University researcher Roxanne Hughes set out to understand why many undergraduate women abandon math and science careers after high school. Her dissertation, "The Process of Choosing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics" has been named one of five outstanding doctoral dissertations internationally.
Crocodilians are the new Bite-Force Champions of the World!
Crocodilians (alligators, crocodiles, caiman and gharials) have been on this planet for 85-million years, making them the most successful predators on earth. What has made them so successful? FSU Biologist Greg Erickson got up close and personal with these prehistoric reptiles to find out...
Cheaper drugs and better health care with a single chip
Cancer treatments are costly and often difficult to prescribe. Steven Lenhert, a Florida State University Assistant Professor of Biological Science, believes the solution to rising costs and impersonal care lies in small plate the size of a computer chip–and he's got the research to back it up.
A new way of thinking about ocean currents
Florida State University Professor of Physical Oceanography Kevin Speer uses a rotating table to simulate the oceans’ movements and study the Antarctic circumpolar current.
FCRR receives $8.5 million dollar dyslexia research grant
The Florida Center for Reading Research is the nation’s premier research literacy organization. The center recently received an $8.5 million dollar grant from the National Institute of Health to continue its dyslexia research.