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Florida State lands Top 10 spot on Kiplinger’s best values list

Published: July 29, 2019 | 2:18 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University offers a high-quality education at an affordable price, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, one of the nation’s leading publications in personal finance and business forecasting. Florida State cracked the Top 10 of Kiplinger’s annual list of Best Values in Public Colleges, moving up five spots to No. 9 from the publication’s previous rankings. “We are […]

President Thrasher awarded Sigma Phi Epsilon’s highest professional honor

Published: July 29, 2019 | 12:26 pm | Posted in: University News

President John Thrasher speaks after receiving Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity’s highest professional honor July 27 during the organization’s biennial meeting in Houston.

Florida State University President John Thrasher received Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity’s highest professional honor July 27 during the organization’s biennial meeting in Houston. Sigma Phi Epsilon Citations are presented to alumni who have achieved extraordinary success and stature in their careers and professional ventures, and by doing so, have brought honor to themselves and to […]

College of Medicine receives $3.75M grant to continue improving care for older adults in Florida

Published: July 29, 2019 | 11:19 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

The FSU College of Medicine has partnered with national, state and local stakeholders to strengthen the capacity of community organizations to improve care and support for Florida's aging population.

With a $3.75 million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Department of Geriatrics at the Florida State University College of Medicine will help shape the future of health care in Florida. Florida’s older adult population will number almost 7 million by 2040 and is typically challenged by chronic illness and […]

Faculty and Staff Briefs: July 2019

Published: July 24, 2019 | 4:04 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff Briefs

HONORS & AWARDS Adam Jolles, Ph.D. (Art History) received two fellowships to conduct research in summer 2019 toward his next book on art photography in the United States after World War II. Jolles won the Minor White Archive Research Grant to undertake research in May at the Princeton University Art Museum and the Harold Jones and Frances Murray […]

FSU nursing professor awarded $700K NIH grant to study link between HIV and hypertension

Published: July 24, 2019 | 2:53 pm | Posted in: News

Frank Y. Wong, an FSU professor in the College of Nursing, has received a $700K NIH grant to study the link between HIV and hypertension.

A Florida State University College of Nursing professor has received a $700,000 grant as part of a $3.4 million consortium from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to study the relationship between HIV and hypertension. Professor Frankie Wong, a social psychologist who is the contact principal investigator for […]

FSU Police win traffic safety award

Published: July 23, 2019 | 12:18 pm | Posted in: University News

The Florida State University Police Department has been recognized for its commitment to traffic and pedestrian safety. FSUPD placed first in traffic safety in the University Police Division of the 2019 Florida Law Enforcement Challenge, a Florida Department of Transportation program rewarding agencies that are leaders in traffic safety. The challenge supports the goal of encouraging […]

College of Medicine’s ‘What if?’ questions could help Florida communities tackle cancer disparities

Published: July 23, 2019 | 10:28 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Imagine that a health-conscious benefactor, alarmed because substantially more black women than white women are dying from breast cancer in your community, donated a new mammography van. Smart gift, right? Not necessarily, says Florida State University researcher George Rust, a professor of behavioral sciences and social medicine. It’s possible that the screening rates among […]

FSU psychologist elected president of APA’s Group Psychotherapy Division

Published: July 22, 2019 | 11:17 am | Posted in: News

Psychologist Joshua Gross, director of Group Programs at the FSU Counseling Center, has been elected as president of the APA's Division 49.

A Florida State University Counseling Center psychologist has been elected to serve as president of the American Psychological Association’s Division 49, Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy, effective January 2020. Psychologist Joshua Gross, director of Group Programs at the FSU Counseling Center, will oversee the APA’s Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy in his role […]

Early career faculty members recognized with prestigious NSF awards

Published: July 22, 2019 | 10:13 am | Posted in: Science & Technology, University News

FSU's 2019 National Science Foundation CAREER awards winners. Top row: Christianne Beekman, Sonia Haiduc, Christopher Holmes. Bottom row: Lama Jaber and Yan Yan Hu.

Five Florida State University assistant professors have received highly competitive CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation for their significant early career accomplishments in research and education. The CAREER award, one of the most prestigious granted to junior faculty by the NSF, supports scholars in the early stages of their careers as they develop their […]

FSU faculty ‘superstar’ earns national honor

Published: July 19, 2019 | 11:41 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Florida State’s esteemed physics professor Samuel Tabor has earned every accolade in the book for his meaningful impact on students and the university over the past 35 years: “Brilliant.” “Exceptional.” “Deeply encouraging.” “Great to work with.” Those were just some of the words coworkers and students used to describe Tabor as they nominated him for […]

Florida’s CPM program adds 381 new graduates

Published: July 18, 2019 | 4:16 pm | Posted in: News

A group of graduates from the Florida Certified Public Manager (CPM) program poses with their certificates after the July 18 ceremony at Ruby Diamond concert hall. (FSU Photography Services)

The Florida Certified Public Manager (CPM) program will be honoring 381 new graduates this summer. That will bring the total number of CPM graduates in Florida to approximately 6,641 — more than in any other state. The CPM program is a nationally-recognized leadership development program, currently delivered in 38 states. The purpose is to develop […]

The Ringling receives art conservation grant from the Getty Foundation

Published: July 18, 2019 | 3:27 pm | Posted in: News

The Ringling has received a grant from the Getty Foundation to support a major conservation treatment of the museum’s monumental “Emperor Justinian,” an oil on canvas artwork painted by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant. (The Ringling)

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art has been awarded a $176,800 grant from the Getty Foundation as part of its Conserving Canvas initiative. The grant will support a major conservation treatment of the museum’s monumental “Emperor Justinian,” an oil on canvas artwork painted by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant. An intrinsic part of this project is […]