Research
Florida State a powerhouse with powerful new magnet
A $17.5 million National Science Foundation grant funds plans to build a state-of-the-art magnet system at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University.
Accounting professor works morality into the economic equation
Douglas Stevens, an associate professor of accounting at The Florida State University, is among those who for years have proposed incorporating morality within traditional economic theory.
Marine biologist works to restore oyster reefs
David Kimbro, a marine biologist with FSU's Coastal and Marine Laboratory, receives funding to study the proper restoration of oyster reefs.
FSU helps mobile devices keep going…
Florida State University professors David Whalley and Gary Tyson discuss the reasons why current mobile devices lack long battery life.
World's top expert on expertise elected to elite academy
Anders Ericsson, the Conradi Eminent Scholar and Professor of Psychology at The Florida State University and an international expert on the topic of expertise, has been elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Florida State Biologist Wins Big
FSU Assistant Professor of Biological Science Karen M. McGinnis, wins a grant to fund her genetics research. Her research traces gene expression in corn, and could potentially help in curing many human diseases.
Professor awarded $1.5 million grant to help struggling readers
Francis Eppes Professor Barbara Foorman discusses the significance of a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Researchers on mission to measure zinc
Three Florida State University researchers receive a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a better understanding of the role zinc plays in the human body.
Florida State Answering Age-Old Questions on 'Free Will'
Florida State University William H. and Lucyle Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy Alfred Mele is chosen to direct a $4.4 million funded project examining the long-standing question of free will in human action. The project, funded by the John Templeton Foundation, will explore free will in multiple disciplines, including philosophy and neuroscience, and include researchers from around the world.
FSU's Mag Lab Achieves New World Record
Engineers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory on Florida State University's campus set new world record with latest resistive magnet.