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FSU engineers improve performance of high-temperature superconductor wires

Published: April 15, 2021 | 11:18 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Abiola Temidayo Oloye, left, a fifth-year doctoral candidate and the lead author of a study published in Superconductor Science and Technology, at an electron microscope with Fumitake Kametani, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and principal investigator for the study at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. (Mark Wallheiser/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering)

Florida State University researchers have discovered a novel way to improve the performance of electrical wires used as high-temperature superconductors (HTS), findings that have the potential to power a new generation of particle accelerators. Researchers used high-resolution scanning electron microscopy to understand how processing methods influence grains in bismuth-based superconducting wires (known as Bi-2212). Those […]

Opening Nights presents nationally acclaimed muralist Michael Rosato

Published: April 14, 2021 | 4:12 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

“Take My Hand" mural by Michael Rosato which depicts Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Opening Nights at Florida State University will present Michael Rosato, the 2021 Chain of Parks Art Festival Presenting Artist, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 15, at The Moon. The event will be held in person and virtually. Rosato will discuss the transformative power of public art and how murals and the arts are incredibly powerful […]

Nuclear astrophysicist, Shakespeare scholar named Lawton Professors

Published: April 14, 2021 | 3:50 pm | Posted in: News

Two acclaimed Florida State University faculty members, one a scholar of Shakespeare and the other a nuclear astrophysicist, will be given the highest honor that the faculty bestow upon their own – they will each be named a Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor. Professor of Physics Jorge Piekarewicz and Professor of English Gary Taylor have […]

FSU to welcome back 2020 graduates for in-person commencement May 22

Published: April 14, 2021 | 2:40 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University Commencement honoring 2020 graduates

Florida State University will celebrate the Class of 2020 during three in-person commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 22, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. In March, President John Thrasher invited all 2020 graduates back to campus for a proper celebration after the university was forced to cancel in-person ceremonies over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The university will retain many elements of its traditional ceremonies while […]

FSU professor connects students through virtual reality

Published: April 14, 2021 | 2:27 pm | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life

Students in Professor Andy Opel's Immersive Media Production class were issued Oculus Quest 2 headsets this semester and used virtual reality (VR) to to simulate a classroom space. Using the EngageVR platform, students were able to create virtual avatars and travel to different VR environments, like the Oval Office. (Andy Opel)

While most students taking remote classes are meeting via Zoom, a professor in Florida State University’s School of Communication has been using virtual reality (VR) to simulate a classroom space. Professor Andy Opel developed the Immersive Media Production class four years ago, and the technology has advanced exponentially since then. When faced with having to […]

FSU College of Medicine research links Parkinson’s disease and neuroticism

Published: April 14, 2021 | 2:18 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

New research from the Florida State University College of Medicine has found that the personality trait neuroticism is consistently associated with a higher risk of developing the brain disorder Parkinson’s disease. The research by Professor of Geriatrics Antonio Terracciano and team, published in Movement Disorders, found that adults in the study who scored in the […]

Hamilton presented with Garnet and Gold Key’s Ross Oglesby Award

Published: April 12, 2021 | 4:04 pm | Posted in: News, University News

Leonard Hamilton, the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Florida State University, was presented with the 2021 Ross Oglesby Award by the Garnet and Gold Key Leadership Honorary Society at its annual Homecoming Ceremony which was held virtually for the first time this year. Founded in 1924, Garnet and Gold Key is the oldest leadership honor […]

Study shows kids benefit from WFSU-aired program

Published: April 12, 2021 | 2:28 pm | Posted in: News

Children watching the popular public television show “Molly of Denali” on WFSU are indeed learning from their time in front of the screen, new research shows. WFSU airs “Molly of Denali” partly with funds from the Ready to Learn grant funded through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the U.S. Department of Education. The findings of the study are especially […]

FSU religion student wins 2021 Master’s in Four competition

Published: April 12, 2021 | 1:20 pm | Posted in: University News

A graduate student from the Department of Religion won first place in Florida State University’s third-annual Master’s in Four (Min4) competition sponsored by the university’s Graduate School. Guanxiong Qi, an international student from China pursuing a master’s degree in religion, won first place for the presentation, “How Buddhist Monasteries Became Tourist Destinations in 17th-Century China.” […]

Internationally recognized FSU art professor wins Guggenheim Fellowship

Published: April 12, 2021 | 11:33 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Lilian Garcia-Roig, chair and professor in the Department of Art, is one of 184 Guggenheim Fellows selected to the class of 2021.

Florida State University’s Lilian Garcia-Roig, an internationally recognized visual artist specializing in painting from the College of Fine Arts, has been awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. Garcia-Roig, chair and professor in the Department of Art, is one of 184 Guggenheim Fellows selected to the class of 2021. They were among a group of about 3,000 artists, writers, scholars and scientists who participated in the John Simon […]

FSU expert available to comment on anniversary of first human in space, legacy of space race

Published: April 12, 2021 | 10:14 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

It has been 60 years since the first human journeyed into space. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly in space on April 12, 1961. He completed a full orbit of the Earth in the Vostok 1 spacecraft, reaching a height of 203 miles above the surface of the planet. The event […]

Walmart sponsorship enables Opening Nights to host Boys & Girls Club members for Prism Concert

Published: April 9, 2021 | 3:44 pm | Posted in: News, University News

In 2020, Walmart's sponsorship enabled members of the Boys and Girls Club to attend PRISM. This year, Opening Nights and Walmart are partnering again to bring 100 members to the concert.

A grant from the Walmart Foundation is enabling 100 members of the Boys & Girls Club of the Big Bend to attend the PRISM show, part of Opening Nights at Florida State University, at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 11. The Boys & Girls Club members will also be provided lunch and enjoy an educational program prior to […]

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