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FSU College of Medicine researcher will study spread of HIV with $6.5 million NIH grant

Published: October 13, 2021 | 2:49 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

The Florida State University College of Medicine has received a $6.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to look at slowing the spread of HIV in young adults, the only demographic where infection rates are rising. Though new HIV cases increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall number has been slashed by half over the […]

FSU College of Education to honor 2021 distinguished alumni

Published: October 13, 2021 | 2:39 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, News

Top row, left to right: Jason Guibeau, Niu Gao, Ginger Littleton. Bottom row, left to right: Kimberly A. Barber, Kathleen T. Pham and Andrew P. Daire.

The Florida State University College of Education has named its Distinguished Alumni for 2021. The college will recognize six individuals for their achievements in the field of education during a ceremony to be held Friday, Oct. 22, as a part of Homecoming Week. “I am honored to welcome the newest class of Distinguished Alumni to the College of Education,” said Damon Andrew, dean of the College of Education. “We are excited to have them on […]

FSU College of Medicine research links personality traits and hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease

Published: October 12, 2021 | 3:00 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Antonio Terracciano, professor of geriatrics at the Florida State University College of Medicine. (Bruce Palmer/FSU Photography Services)

New research from the Florida State University College of Medicine found that changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease are often visible early on in individuals with personality traits associated with the condition. The study focused on two traits previously linked to the risk of dementia: neuroticism, which measures a predisposition for negative emotions, […]

FSU atmospheric scientist earns NOAA award to improve tropical forecast modeling

Published: October 12, 2021 | 12:03 pm | Posted in: News

Allison Wing, assistant professor in the FSU Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science.

A Florida State University researcher has received funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to improve the accuracy of tropical cyclone formation forecasting. Allison Wing, assistant professor of meteorology in the Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, will use the three-year, $539,000 award to develop a new set of tools that identify tropical […]

Building blocks: FSU chemists create new system to build compound critical to drug development

Published: October 12, 2021 | 11:53 am | Posted in: News

A team of Florida State University chemists has developed a faster way to synthesize a class of compounds that are commonly used in the development of new medications. Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Joel M. Smith along with doctoral student Thiago Grigolo and undergraduate Ariana Subhit published a paper in the journal Organic Letters […]

Florida State University Libraries debuts new digital project hosting service

Published: October 12, 2021 | 10:28 am | Posted in: News

Florida State University Libraries announces the launch of CreateFSU, a new web-hosting service for digital research projects. CreateFSU allows faculty, students and staff to host and publish websites related to their digital research and pedagogy projects using cutting-edge and industry-standard web publishing tools. Created to supplement FSU’s existing web-hosting services for faculty, students and departments, […]

‘Channel Tradition’ as FSU celebrates Homecoming Week 2021

Published: October 11, 2021 | 2:53 pm | Posted in: News, University News

Florida State University will celebrate Homecoming Week with this year’s theme “Channeling Tradition” from Monday, Oct. 18, through Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. The week of in-person festivities includes alumni events, a street parade and the annual Homecoming Live pep rally. Homecoming Week is highlighted by the FSU-UMass football game Saturday, Oct. 23. A full schedule […]

FSU experts available to comment for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Published: October 11, 2021 | 11:52 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to focus on the causes of and treatments for the second most common cancer among American women. About one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer sometime in her life, according to the American Cancer Society. Florida State University experts are available to […]

FSU expert available to comment on science behind 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Published: October 6, 2021 | 4:05 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

James Frederich, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to two scientists for their development of a new and environmentally friendly process to make molecules, known as asymmetric organocatalysis. Benjamin List of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research and David MacMillan of Princeton University shared the prize for their groundbreaking work. For journalists looking for […]

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