Business, Law & Policy

FSU celebrates Seminole 100 businesses

Published: March 5, 2018 | 3:16 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, News

FSU alumnus James "Chef" Barlow and his business Blue Air Training earned the No. 1 spot on the Seminole 100 list recognized by FSU's Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship.

Blue Air Training in Las Vegas has earned the No. 1 spot in the inaugural Seminole 100 list of businesses owned by Florida State University alumni. Owner James “Chef” Barlow, who graduated in 1995, created Blue Air Training to train military personnel how to direct pilots in air operations. Barlow said his entire FSU experience […]

FSU, FAMU students team up to create designs, pitch ideas at InnoVenture Weekend

Published: February 27, 2018 | 4:40 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, Science & Technology

Every day, a question is heard in households across the country. “Honey, where are the car keys?” Or maybe, “Have you seen my glasses?” Or perhaps the treacherous, “OK, what did you do with the remote?” Yes, people lose things. Can anything be done about it? That was just one of the problems pursued by […]

FSU financial math graduate program celebrates 20th anniversary with annual symposium

Published: February 12, 2018 | 2:21 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, University News

For the past two decades, Florida State University has been developing some of the nation’s top financial leaders through its graduate program in financial mathematics. FSU’s Financial Mathematics Program is an integrative curriculum that offers coursework leading to master’s and doctoral degrees. The program prepares students for careers in the financial services industry by equipping […]

Dissatisfaction in three dimensions: Researcher finds link between 3-D body scans, feelings of dejection

Published: February 5, 2018 | 1:45 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, Health & Medicine

If you’ve made a habit of sidestepping mirrors and shunning your reflection, new research from Florida State University suggests that you may want to keep a safe distance from 3-D body scanners as well. In a paper published in the Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, Jessica Ridgway, an assistant professor of retail entrepreneurship in the […]

FSU to host national human trafficking conference Feb. 1-2

Published: January 26, 2018 | 1:42 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, Education & Society

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. Over the past 20 years, human trafficking cases have been reported in every state in the country. Florida is considered one of the top three “destination states” for trafficking within the United States. The Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights will host […]

FSU student entrepreneur selected for 2018 Future Founders Fellowship

Published: January 25, 2018 | 10:25 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, Students & Campus Life

A Florida State University undergraduate student has been selected to participate in the 2018 Future Founders cohort, a nonprofit fellowship that empowers the development of top student entrepreneurs across the country. Hannah King, a junior majoring in international affairs with a minor in social and commercial entrepreneurship and founder of Woven Futures, will participate in a yearlong program geared toward the advancement of millennial entrepreneurs and their businesses […]

FSU students bring home turkey trophy in entrepreneurship competition with UF

Published: November 22, 2017 | 9:38 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

As Florida State University prepares for its football game against the University of Florida this Saturday, another competition between the schools already took place this week. And FSU’s team came away with the win. Students from FSU’s Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship squared off against UF students in the first-ever Turkey Tank Competition in Gainesville Monday. The event challenged students to pitch an […]

Global Greatness: FSU College of Criminology and Criminal Justice ranked No. 1 in the world

Published: November 8, 2017 | 3:56 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

The Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is the top college in the world for the study of crime and criminal justice, according to the Center for World University Rankings. The rankings, organized by subject, are based on the number of research articles in top-tier journals by faculty from the university. “We […]

FSU alumnus to appear on ‘Shark Tank’

Published: November 8, 2017 | 1:38 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, News

Florida State University College of Business graduate Joshua Esnard, who invented a haircut and beard-grooming tool and then launched a successful business, will appear on ABC’s hit television show “Shark Tank” at 9 p.m. (EST), Sunday, Nov. 12. Esnard invented The Cut Buddy when he was 13 years old and it went on to become […]

FSU Law School launching Veterans Legal Clinic

Published: November 8, 2017 | 11:07 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, News

Florida State University’s College of Law is preparing to launch a new clinic for veterans in January. The Veterans Legal Clinic will provide free legal services to veterans. The clinic will handle a wide variety of cases, including driver’s license reinstatements, family law cases, expunging criminal records, clemency applications and landlord/tenant cases. Under the supervision […]

FSU College of Law Moot Court Team wins national competition

Published: November 7, 2017 | 1:38 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, News

The Florida State University College of Law Moot Court Team has won first place in the 2017 Appellate Lawyers Association National Moot Court Competition. Florida State also won the Best Brief Award. The competition was held November 3-4 in Chicago. Nineteen law school teams participated in the competition, including teams from Georgetown University Law Center, […]