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FSU professor wins Southern Chemist Award from American Chemical Society

Published: September 18, 2017 | 10:15 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt, the Gregory R. Choppin Professor of Chemistry

A Florida State University professor has received the American Chemical Society’s Southern Chemist Award in recognition of his contributions in nuclear chemistry. Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt, the Gregory R. Choppin Professor of Chemistry, received a medal and plaque at the organization’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The award honors those who are U.S. citizens and worked in […]

FSU students, community send Hurricane Irma relief supplies to South Florida

Published: September 15, 2017 | 1:51 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

More than 250 FSU students and 100 staff volunteers assembled care packages for Hurricane Irma victims Friday, Sept. 15, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. (FSU Photography Services)

Photo gallery Florida State University and Leon County teamed up to send thousands of care packages to Hurricane Irma victims in South Florida, thanks to donations from local residents and businesses. On Friday morning, more than 250 FSU students and 100 staff volunteers assembled the donated items into care packages at the Donald L. Tucker […]

Researcher sheds new light on how brain operates like GPS

Published: September 14, 2017 | 11:26 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Assistant Professor Aaron Wilber has discovered new insights into how the brain is organized to help a person navigate.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Every time you walk out of a building, you immediately see where you’re at and then step toward a destination. Whether you turn left, right or go straight ahead, you don’t even think about it. Simple, right? Not exactly. The brain performs a complex calculation that works a lot like the Global […]

Hurricane Irma: A Message from President John Thrasher

Published: September 12, 2017 | 5:27 pm | Posted in: University News

Dear FSU Family, Now that the threat of Hurricane Irma is behind us, we can all breathe a sigh of relief that the storm did not cause the kind of damage to our main campus that we had prepared for. Instead, we can reflect on our many blessings as we extend our support and sympathy […]

Florida State leaps another five spots in national rankings

Published: September 12, 2017 | 12:01 am | Posted in: University News

U.S. News & World Report Ranks FSU No. 33 Among Public Universities Florida State University has jumped to No. 33 among national public universities in the U.S. News & World Report rankings after moving up five places for the second consecutive year. The rankings appear in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2018” guidebook. In two years, FSU […]

FSU students enjoy post-Irma dinner at the Champions Club

Published: September 11, 2017 | 8:42 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Student-athletes helped serve game day fare of hamburgers and hot dogs to more than 6,000 students at the Dunlap Champions Club Monday evening.

As the worst of Hurricane Irma moved past Tallahassee Monday afternoon, some of the very best qualities of the Florida State University family were on display at a swiftly organized post-hurricane dinner at Doak Campbell Stadium. Even as the storm shut down campus this week, FSU organized a plan to open the 70,000-square-foot Dunlap Champions Club — the premier club-seating […]

UPDATE: Hurricane Irma

Published: September 7, 2017 | 10:04 pm | Posted in: University News

Visit alerts.fsu.edu for full list of updates. Updated 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017 Based on the most recent forecast from the National Hurricane Center, Florida State University is extending its current closure through Friday, Sept. 15, for all campuses, due to concerns about the impact of the storm and possible long-term power outages in the Tallahassee area as […]

Retired dean Nancy Marcus receives stellar send off

Published: September 7, 2017 | 2:03 pm | Posted in: University News

It was a standing-room-only crowd at the Honors, Scholars and Fellows House Wednesday, Sept. 6, as students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the retirement of Nancy Marcus. Marcus is stepping down after 30 years at Florida State University, including the past 12 as dean of the Graduate School. She previously served as chair of […]

DACA: A Message from President John Thrasher

Published: September 6, 2017 | 4:09 pm | Posted in: University News

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, Late last fall, I joined more than 600 higher education leaders across the nation in asking then-President-elect Trump to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DACA allows some undocumented immigrants who arrived in this country as children to be spared from deportation and makes them eligible for two-year renewable work […]

FSU College of Education to introduce accelerated teacher education programs

Published: September 5, 2017 | 3:20 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

The College of Education at Florida State University will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony in conjunction with the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce to introduce the new accelerated bachelor’s/master’s programs in the School of Teacher Education. “Today’s teachers are more than just subject matter experts,” said Marcy Driscoll, dean of the FSU College of Education. “They are […]

FSU African-American doctoral graduate inspires others

Published: September 5, 2017 | 1:48 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Lataisia Jones, second from right, with her parents and sister at FSU summer commencement Aug. 5, 2017.

When Lataisia Jones earned her doctorate this past summer, her family was thrilled. Her sister posted a graduation photo on Facebook. Sounds pretty routine. Except for one thing: Her sister’s Facebook post was “liked” or shared more than 6,000 times, and Jones is getting requests for advice from students around the globe. Why? Jones was […]

FSU panel to review campus policies on names and recognitions

Published: September 5, 2017 | 11:41 am | Posted in: University News

Florida State University President John Thrasher announced the creation of a panel of university students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni to examine and make recommendations on current university policies concerning campus names and markers, including statues and other recognitions. The creation of the panel follows Thrasher’s condemnation of last month’s hateful and violent acts by […]

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