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Year in Review: Reaching new heights in 2019

Published: December 16, 2019 | 12:21 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University achieved at the highest levels in 2019, bolstered by its academic and research excellence, its strong commitment to student success and a robust culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. The university jumped eight spots in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, posted the best four-year graduation rate in the state, became the only institution […]

FSU fall graduates ready to make their mark around the world

Published: December 14, 2019 | 1:17 pm | Posted in: University News

The cool temperatures and gray skies that hovered over Tallahassee couldn’t put a damper on festivities this weekend as commencement ceremonies honored the 2,700 students who earned degrees from Florida State University this fall. President John Thrasher presided over FSU’s two fall commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Donald L. […]

Inaugural graduate of FSU School of Physician Assistant Practice finds path back to medical career

Published: December 13, 2019 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, University News

Tamer Tadros being hooded by his brother, Basim Tadros, who is a physician with Southern Medical Group in Tallahassee, as the first graduates of the FSU School of Physician Assistant Practice celebrate commencement Saturday, Dec. 14. (FSU Photography Services)

Fifteen years and nearly 7,000 miles separate Tamer Tadros from the joy of a medical school graduation that was supposed to launch a long and prosperous career as a physician. On Saturday in Tallahassee he’ll graduate once more, marking an earnest rebirth for his career in medicine. Tadros, 38, is one of the 37 members […]

FSU researchers use mechanical engineering, scientific computing and forestry to better understand prescribed burns

Published: December 12, 2019 | 2:18 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

From left, Bryan Quaife, assistant professor of scientific computing, Rod Linn, of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Neda Yaghoobian, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and Kevin Hiers, of the Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy, won a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study smoke plumes from prescribed fire. Photo by Mark Wallheiser / FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.

In the effort to mitigate destructive wildfires, wildland managers often fight those uncontrolled fires with prescribed fire — carefully controlled burns to safely eliminate the vegetation that piles up on forest floors and adds to potential fuel. Prescribed fires are an important tool for managing fire-prone landscapes, but they come with a cost. Fire makes […]

FSU neuroscience program confers first undergraduate degree

Published: December 12, 2019 | 10:12 am | Posted in: News

Florida State University’s Neuroscience program is celebrating a major milestone with its first student set to earn a degree in the new undergraduate major. Austin John Burns, a 22-year-old senior from Weston, Florida, will cross the stage at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center on Friday, Dec. 13, during the first of two FSU fall […]

FSU receives proclamation from Leon County Board of County Commissioners in honor of No. 18 ranking

Published: December 11, 2019 | 1:50 pm | Posted in: University News

President John Thrasher accepted the proclamation from the Leon County Board of County Commissioners on behalf of the university Florida State University.

The Leon County Board of County Commissioners recognized Florida State University’s contributions to higher education in the state of Florida with a proclamation during the board’s regular public meeting Dec. 10. The proclamation acknowledged Florida State’s rise in the national rankings, record number of admissions applications, all-time high graduate student enrollment rates, best four-year graduation […]

FSU Faculty Luncheon Series unveils Spring 2020 lineup

Published: December 11, 2019 | 12:30 pm | Posted in: University News

The Florida State University Faculty Luncheon Series has announced its lecture schedule for Spring 2020. Established 1981, the Faculty Luncheon Series is Florida State’s longest-running, regularly occurring, interdisciplinary lecture series. This is a unique opportunity for the university and Tallahassee communities to enjoy lunch while learning about the research and creative activities of FSU’s faculty. […]

FSU’s growing Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences program to graduate 25 more future health professionals

Published: December 11, 2019 | 10:06 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Katharyn Lindborg, who graduated from the IMS program in May 2018 with the first cohort of graduates, is now a first-year medical student at the FSU College of Medicine. (FSU Photography Services)

When one of the newest academic programs at Florida State University opened its doors to undergraduates in fall 2016, about 450 students were expected to enroll within its first two years. Instead, more than 700 students rushed through the door by fall 2017. That number has grown to about 900 today. Since its inception, 39 […]

FSU student receives prestigious Boren Scholarship

Published: December 10, 2019 | 1:55 pm | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life, University News

Maddy Johnson will study in Amman, Jordan, next spring.

Florida State University Presidential Scholar Maddy Johnson has been awarded the prestigious Boren Scholarship to study Arabic next year in Amman, Jordan. Boren Awards, offered through an initiative of the National Security Education Program, allow students to study abroad for up to a year in areas of the world critical to U.S. national security and […]

Florida State’s student success practices a model for the nation

Published: December 10, 2019 | 9:31 am | Posted in: University News

Florida State University’s student success initiatives are showcased as a national model for increasing completion rates and reducing inequities in a video released by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. The video highlighting FSU is one of three videos focused on the national priorities set forth by the Academy’s Commission on the Future of […]

FSU faculty participate in Florida-Dominican Republic Higher Education Summit

Published: December 9, 2019 | 1:55 pm | Posted in: University News

(From left) Professor Audrey Casserleigh, Florida A&M faculty member Paula Gomez, FSU doctoral student Becca Rogers, Associate Professor Lara Perez-Felkner (far right) with colleagues at the Florida-Dominican Republic Higher Education Summit.

Five Florida State University faculty members presented at the Florida-Dominican Republic Higher Education Summit held in Santo Domingo last month. U.S. Ambassador Robin S. Bernstein reached out to FSU President John Thrasher to invite FSU faculty to participate in the summit hosted by the Embassy of the United States and the Dominican-American Cultural Institute. The […]

FSU computational biology researcher named AAAS Fellow

Published: December 5, 2019 | 2:38 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Peter Beerli is a professor of scientific computing at Florida State University. Photo by Ray Stanyard/College of Arts and Sciences

A Florida State University computational biology researcher has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a lifetime distinction that honors contributions to science and technology. The AAAS named Peter Beerli, a professor of scientific computing, as one of 443 new fellows of the association. The new fellows represent scientists […]