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FSU Libraries names new associate dean of research and learning services

Published: January 4, 2023 | 4:09 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Students & Campus Life, University News

Neelam Bharti will begin her role as associate dean of research and learning services for Florida State University Libraries on Feb. 3.

Florida State University Libraries has named Neelam Bharti as its new associate dean of research and learning services. She will start Feb. 3. Bharti comes to Florida State from Carnegie Mellon University, where she served as the associate dean for liaison services and the senior librarian for chemistry, chemical engineering, material science and engineering since […]

Research teams tackle challenges facing rural areas in FSU funding competition

Published: January 3, 2023 | 11:24 am | Posted in: University News

Six teams of Florida State University researchers and community partners faced off in the most recent Collaborative Collision for the chance to win up to $100,000 from the FSU Office of Research for projects exploring solutions to complex challenges facing rural communities. “One in five people in the United States lives in rural places, and […]

Research reveals new insights into how Earth’s orbit influences seasonal cycles

Published: December 20, 2022 | 4:17 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Researchers have long been aware of the varying distance between Earth and the sun because of Earth’s elliptical orbit, but new research published in Nature coauthored by a Florida State University atmospheric scientist is shedding light for the first time on how this phenomenon impacts annual temperature cycles in the tropics. Alyssa Atwood, an assistant […]

Faculty and Staff Briefs: December 2022

Published: December 20, 2022 | 10:34 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff Briefs

Florida State University’s faculty and staff are central to its mission and the key to its countless accomplishments. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across campus. Faculty and Staff Briefs are produced monthly to recognize accomplishments and provide a space where honors, awards, bylines, presentations, grants, service […]

FSU English professor wins prestigious Chicago Folklore Prize for Boxing Day monograph

Published: December 19, 2022 | 4:05 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Seventeen years ago, Professor of English Jerrilyn McGregory traveled to the Bahamas to observe the traditional Junkanoo Parade on Boxing Day. She was particularly taken by the expressive style of drumming she heard performed throughout the day. Later, McGregory asked one of her students to describe Boxing Day, to which the student replied, “it’s one […]

New FSU program to fund research focused on sustainability and climate solutions

Published: December 19, 2022 | 2:24 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University has launched a new program to jumpstart research opportunities addressing sustainability and climate change issues. The Office of the President’s Sustainability and Climate Solutions grant program promotes research that is crucial for long-term societal well-being, environmental health and economic prosperity. “Florida State is dedicated to promoting interdisciplinary research that will play a […]

Challenger Learning Center highlights STEM education for fifth-graders with screening of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

Published: December 16, 2022 | 4:38 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Fifth-grade students from Sabal Palm Elementary School in the IMAX theater at the Challenger Learning Center, the K-12 outreach facility of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. Students from several school in Leon County visited the center for a screening of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and a discussion about the importance of learning STEM subjects. (Courtesy of Challenger Learning Center)

To help spark elementary school students’ interest in learning about science and technology, Leon County Schools turned to an untraditional place: the movie theater. Students from Hartsfield, Pineview and Woodville elementary schools visited the Challenger Learning Center on Friday for a screening of the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” the sequel to the 2018 original. When […]

FSU awards honors medallions to fall 2022 graduates

Published: December 16, 2022 | 11:24 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Florida State University awarded honors medallions to 68 high-achieving graduates during a Dec. 6 ceremony in the Alumni Center Ballroom. The FSU Honors Program supports the efforts and talents of the university’s most intellectually curious students who have the potential, dedication and drive for creating change. The ceremony included remarks by Paulette Curtis, associate dean of […]

Year in Review: FSU sets foundation for future success in 2022

Published: December 15, 2022 | 2:57 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University enjoyed a remarkable year of achievements while setting a foundation for future success by launching the new FSU Health initiative, breaking ground on the College of Business’ Legacy Hall and celebrating the inauguration of President Richard McCullough. FSU placed in U.S. News and World Report’s list of Top 20 public national universities for […]

FSU historian available to discuss 100-year anniversary of Rosewood massacre

Published: December 15, 2022 | 2:40 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches, University News

A state historical marker about the Rosewood massacre. (George Lansing Taylor Jr./University of North Florida)

A century ago, a mob destroyed the town of Rosewood in Levy County, Florida — racial violence that ended with at least eight people dead and erased what had been a thriving community.

FSU’s Opening Nights spring performance tickets on sale Dec. 15

Published: December 14, 2022 | 11:42 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Tickets for Opening Nights at Florida State University spring performances will go on sale to the general public at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Opening Night’s second major ticket-selling window opens this week and includes the opportunity to experience an array of stellar artists, entertainers, theater and dance productions, including: “The Other Mozart” […]

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