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Compassion, cooperation and policy took center stage March 1 at the keynote event of the “Celebrating Civility” speaker series hosted by the Institute of Politics at Florida State University. The virtual forum featured U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, and former U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, a Republican and FSU alumnus.

When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Florida State University Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ken Hanson strategized how to continue his popular “Ask a Scientist” event.

Using the organic polymer lignin — a compound in the cell walls of plants that makes them rigid — the Florida State University team was able to create battery electrolytes.

Max Gunzberger is also a Robert O. Lawton Professor and a Krafft Professor of Scientific Computing.

A Computational Science major explores the future with artificial intelligence.

A Florida State University graduate student and his sibling struck a deal with Lori Greiner on the Feb. 5th episode of Shark Tank. They pitched their product Nightcap, an invention meant to protect women from having their drinks spiked.

The collaborative underwater dance film, “Liminality,” recently received multiple awards from film festivals worldwide. That includes winning Best Film Production and People’s Choice awards at the Inspired Dance Film Festival Australia 2020.

The Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory’s annual open house will move to the virtual realm for 2021 with 20 live virtual events, an expansion of the lab’s traditional one-day extravaganza.

Interim Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Brooke Wyckoff, joined forces with Erika Lambert, associate head women’s basketball coach at Abilene Christian University to create Moms in Coaching in 2014. The group helps guide moms on and off the court.

New Florida State University research suggests loggerhead turtles are hotspots for organism abundance and biodiversity.

In the coming weeks, Florida State University employees who meet the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) definition of “extremely vulnerable” will also be eligible to register for vaccination appointments through the University.