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FSU community recognizes The Graduate School, former dean with stained-glass window

Published: March 24, 2023 | 4:06 pm | Posted in: University News

The spotlight shined upon Florida State University’s Graduate School and its former dean, the late Nancy Marcus, Thursday afternoon during a dedication of a stained-glass window in the Heritage Museum at Dodd Hall. Commissioned by Marcus’ partner Cecile Reynaud and designed by the Master Craftsman Studio, the window depicts Marcus overseeing a hooding, one of […]

Faculty works celebrated during annual FSU Authors Day

Published: March 24, 2023 | 3:03 pm | Posted in: University News

FSU faculty produced more than 70 academic press, trade, textbooks, workbooks or eBooks as well as edited collections, original creative works and CDs in 2022. (Photo by Laura Pellini)

The Florida State University community celebrated its faculty members who have gone through the rigors of having a book, CD or score published over the past year during the 2023 Authors Day event. FSU faculty and staff gathered in the historic Longmire Building on Thursday, March 23, to celebrate the faculty who published these works. […]

FSU celebrates 25 years of Living-Learning Communities on campus

Published: March 24, 2023 | 2:44 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

FSU football coach Mike Novell speaks to students in the Bryan Hall Exploratory LLC during a post-spring break pizza party.

Picture this scene from a Florida State University residence hall: two students playing the classic beginner tune “Heart and Soul” on a piano. But in this rendition, the students shift into the minor key, insert jazz improvisations and jam out. That’s because they’re music majors, and Cawthon Hall hosts a Living-Learning Community (LLC) where music […]

FSU Opera brings André Previn’s ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ to life

Published: March 24, 2023 | 1:29 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Blythe Reed-Banks and Garrett Evers during dress rehearsal of FSU Opera's "A Streetcar Named Desire.”

Based on the award-winning Tennessee Williams play and 1951 film, the Florida State University College of Music will present André Previn’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” as the FSU Opera’s spring production. Previn’s opera “A Streetcar Named Desire” is a faithful adaptation of the classic Tennessee Williams play. Set in the heat of New Orleans immediately […]

FSU researcher: Poor maternity benefits can prompt new mothers to leave their jobs

Published: March 24, 2023 | 11:58 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, Education & Society, University News

Samantha Paustian-Underdahl, the Mary Tilley Bessemer Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Florida State University College of Business.

If companies want to ensure pregnant employees and new moms stay on their payrolls, they’d do well to offer competitive maternity benefits. So suggests new research by Samantha Paustian-Underdahl, the Mary Tilley Bessemer Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Florida State University College of Business. Paustian-Underdahl’s findings show that when women see their maternity […]

Prawn Broker: FSU researchers develop shrimp authenticity test

Published: March 23, 2023 | 10:50 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Assistant Professor Prashant Singh and graduate student Samuel Kwawukume collaborated with seafood industry representatives to develop a quick and cost-effective authenticity test to identify Atlantic white shrimp.

Diners with discerning tastes may be keen to order an entrée featuring shrimp harvested from the waters of the Atlantic. Or perhaps they prefer a Pacific crustacean. But restaurant-goers beware: As the most consumed and highest imported seafood in the U.S., shrimp are vulnerable to food fraud, species substitution and mislabeling. To help combat the […]

FSU experts available to comment as Fed hikes interest rates again

Published: March 23, 2023 | 10:02 am | Posted in: University News

This is the Federal Reserve's ninth increase of the federal funds rate since March 2022.

Florida State University experts are available to comment on Wednesday’s move by the Federal Reserve to raise rates by a quarter point amid recent bank failures and continued efforts to tame inflation. The move increases the benchmark federal funds rate to a target range between 4.75% and 5%. The Fed also indicated Wednesday that it […]

FSU psychologist awarded $5.7M to study PTSD, pain

Published: March 22, 2023 | 9:33 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

A Florida State University researcher has been awarded $5.7 million to conduct two research studies that will give scientists a better understanding of the brain mechanisms surrounding post-traumatic stress disorder and pain, paving the way for safer, more effective treatment options. Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Wen Li has received a five-year, $1.9 million […]

FSU Day at the Capitol showcases university excellence

Published: March 21, 2023 | 5:06 pm | Posted in: University News

PNAS honors FSU researchers’ study linking lead exposure to IQ loss

Published: March 21, 2023 | 3:59 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Associate Professor of Sociology Michael McFarland and Assistant Professor of Sociology Matt Hauer are the lead authors of the study which was one of six in 2022 selected for the Cozarelli Prize.

The editorial board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal is honoring a pair of Florida State University researchers for their 2022 study which found that childhood exposure to lead has robbed Americans an average of 2.6 IQ points per person. Associate Professor of Sociology Michael McFarland and Assistant Professor of […]

Recovery of endangered sunflower sea stars may play key role in restoring devastated submarine forests

Published: March 21, 2023 | 2:43 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Sunflower sea stars, such as the one that appears in the foreground, could help keep purple sea urchins in check, according to new research from Florida State University Assistant Professor Daniel Okamoto and colleauges published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. (Photo by Lynn Lee)

Scientists working to understand the decimation of kelp forests on the Pacific Coast have found that the endangered sunflower sea star plays a vital role in maintaining the region’s ecological balance and that sea star recovery efforts could potentially help restore kelp forests as well. The multi-institution team, which includes Florida State University Assistant Professor […]

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