Education & Society

FSU expert available to speak about Flint water crisis and fallout

Published: March 17, 2021 | 3:09 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, Expert Pitches

Associate Professor of Sociology and African American Studies Katrinell Davis, was already studying Flint's essential services when officials switched the city's water source to the Flint River.

It’s been seven years since the city of Flint, Michigan responded to a budget shortfall by switching its water source from Detroit, which draws from Lake Huron, to the Flint River. That move set off a years-long health crisis that has devastated lives and led to the indictment of the state’s former governor and eight other public officials. Florida State […]

A year of COVID-19: Researchers pivot to answer questions raised by the pandemic

Published: March 12, 2021 | 10:49 am | Posted in: Education & Society

When news started circulating early last year about a virus in China that was spreading like wildfire, Associate Professor of Biological Science Jonathan Dennis was in the middle of his normal spring semester activities. He was teaching classes and working on several projects in his lab related to the role of chromatin in gene regulation. But when the […]

Deep dive into bioarchaeological data reveals Mediterranean migration trends over 8,000 years

Published: March 1, 2021 | 1:06 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Education & Society

A team of international researchers led by a Florida State University assistant professor has analyzed reams of data from the Neolithic to Late Roman period looking at migration patterns across the Mediterranean and found that despite evidence of cultural connections, there’s little evidence of massive migration across the region. “Because of the prevailing scholarly attitude of the […]

Social Work faculty elected chair of global consortium dedicated to student resiliency efforts

Published: February 17, 2021 | 11:48 am | Posted in: Education & Society

Karen Oehme, director of the Institute for Family Violence Studies at FSU and research associate in the College of Social Work.

A Florida State University faculty member has been elected to lead an international organization that is shaping and leading college student resilience efforts in the United States and worldwide. Karen Oehme, who will serve as chair of the Academic Resilience Consortium is director of the Institute for Family Violence Studies at FSU and a research […]

FSU Real Estate Center names Franklin Street’s Baker as new executive director

Published: February 10, 2021 | 9:52 am | Posted in: Education & Society

Baker takes over for Dean Gatzlaff, the Mark C. Bane Professor who has directed the center since 1995. Dean Michael Hartline credited Gatzlaff's stewardship for the center's "remarkable growth."

An award-winning real estate expert with more than three decades of industry experience will be the next executive director of the Florida State University Real Estate Center. Michael Hartline, dean of the College of Business where the center is housed, announced Wednesday that Yvonne Baker, most recently a regional managing partner at Franklin Street in […]

FSU researcher finds restoring trust in government can help limit crises like COVID-19

Published: February 4, 2021 | 12:31 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Dotan Haim, assistant professor of political science.

A Florida State University researcher has found that trust in government can be restored even in places where it’s lagged for decades and in the process help limit the impact of crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Dotan Haim, assistant professor of political science, studied war-torn villages in the rural Philippines where residents have little faith in the […]

FSU to host seventh annual South Asian Media & Cultural Studies conference

Published: February 1, 2021 | 3:37 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

FSU will host the seventh annual South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference (SAMCS), an alliance of scholars, academicians and practitioners dedicated to fostering greater understanding of the South Asia region’s issues and global importance. (College of Communication & Information)

Florida State University will host its seventh annual South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference (SAMCS) virtually Feb. 4-6. The annual SAMCS conference is an alliance of scholars, academicians and practitioners dedicated to fostering greater understanding of the South Asia region’s issues and global importance. This year’s theme, “South Asia: Beyond Borders,” is focused on sharing […]

FSU planning lab awarded state grant for disaster mitigation

Published: January 22, 2021 | 12:29 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Grant funds will be used for projects that will improve public safety, resource management and social equity for a more resilient Florida, said Dennis J. Smith, planner in residence, Department of Urban & Regional Planning.

The Florida State University Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) has received an award of $348,898 through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Rebuild Florida General Planning Support Program. The funds are allocated through a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development mitigation program formed in response to the 2016-2017 presidentially declared disasters and are used […]

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