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Teachers learn dance moves for math lessons as part of innovative program hosted by FSU’s Opening Nights

Published: June 13, 2018 | 4:23 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Teachers combined dance and math during a workshop designed to show participants how to present math lessons in a different way. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University’s Opening Nights and Leon County Schools teamed up this week to offer elementary and middle school teachers a creative new tool to teach math, in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Center’s Partners in Education program. About 40 teachers attended “Math Dance” workshops at FSU to learn dance moves that can be […]

Health and Wellness Center named for longtime administrator Mary B. Coburn

Published: June 11, 2018 | 4:36 pm | Posted in: University News

The Florida State University Health and Wellness Center has a new name after the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name the facility after former Vice President for Student Affairs Mary B. Coburn. FSU President John Thrasher presented the recommendation to the board at its meeting Friday, June 8. “Mary was one of the rocks […]

Volcanic activity, declining ocean oxygen triggered mass extinction of ancient marine organisms

Published: June 11, 2018 | 3:49 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Postdoctoral Researcher Theodore Them (left, holding an extinct fossil sample) and Assistant Professor Jeremy Owens (right, holding a rock core sample). The researchers used the samples to study the global record of oxygenation. Credit: Stephen Bilenky

Global climate change, fueled by skyrocketing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, is siphoning oxygen from today’s oceans at an alarming pace — so fast that scientists aren’t entirely sure how the planet will respond. Their only hint? Look to the past. In a study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy […]

FSU medical school among most selective in the U.S.

Published: June 11, 2018 | 3:38 pm | Posted in: University News

The journey to becoming a physician began earlier this month for 120 students who make up the 18th class admitted to the Florida State University College of Medicine. Getting this far was no small feat. They were among nearly 7,200 applicants. FSU boasts one of the most selective medical schools in the nation. In each […]

FSU efficiency honored with Prudential Productivity Awards

Published: June 7, 2018 | 1:23 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University strengthened its reputation as one of the most efficient universities in the nation by claiming five awards at the 2018 Prudential Productivity Awards ceremony, held June 5 at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Established in 1989, the Prudential Productivity Awards program recognizes and rewards state employees who find ways to improve services, increase […]

FSU lab research focuses students’ career options and job prospects

Published: June 7, 2018 | 9:10 am | Posted in: News, University News

Brooke Garringer and Reannan Riedy both jumped at the chance to conduct lab research along with Assistant Professor Meredith McQuerry. "I loved it," Garringer said. "I immediately knew I wanted to get involved, and then I got the chance. It's why I started to think I might want to do this kind of work for a career." (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University junior Reannan Riedy and senior Brooke Garringer are busy crunching research data and preparing to reveal their findings at a national conference. The invitation to present their textile research to members of the National Fire Protection Association is an invaluable opportunity for Riedy and Garringer, both retail entrepreneurship majors, and a rare […]

Six FSU graduate students, recent alumni win prestigious Fulbright Awards

Published: June 7, 2018 | 8:51 am | Posted in: University News

FSU’s 2018-2019 recipients of Fulbright U.S. Student awards. Top row (from left): Christina Klein, Brian Menard and Jan-Ruth Mills. Bottom row (from left): Joshua Scriven, Mackenzie Teek and Austin Wyant. (Photo: Office of National Fellowships)

Six exceptional Florida State University graduate students and recent alumni will spend the 2018-2019 academic year teaching English or conducting research projects abroad as a part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The program, administered by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, offers grants for graduating college seniors, graduate students, young […]

AT&T donates $10,000 to Opening Nights at Florida State University for cultural arts programming in high schools

Published: June 6, 2018 | 11:50 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

AT&T is donating $10,000 to Opening Nights at Florida State University to help provide enhanced cultural arts programming for Leon County high school students. With AT&T’s support, Opening Nights is bringing artists from two different continents to Tallahassee as part of its “Opening Nights in Class” initiative. Singer-songwriter Graeme James of New Zealand will perform […]

Noles power past Huskies to win first NCAA softball championship

Published: June 5, 2018 | 10:43 pm | Posted in: University News

Head coach Lonni Alameda and the Seminoles claim the program’s first national title with an 8-3 victory over the Washington Huskies in Game 2 of the Women’s College World Series Tuesday. “Congratulations to the 2018 NCAA Softball Champions! Jean and I are so proud of these young women. They showed the world their heart, their […]

FSU College of Education dean leaves lasting legacy

Published: June 5, 2018 | 6:05 pm | Posted in: News

Marcy Driscoll has dedicated nearly 40 years of service and scholarship to Florida State University. The longtime FSU educator and administrator will retire as dean of the College of Education on June 30. Known for her strong leadership and forward-thinking philosophy, she has led the College of Education for 13 years and is one of […]

Students receive national scholarships to study critical languages

Published: June 5, 2018 | 2:13 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

FSU's 2018 Critical Language Scholarship winners. Top row (from left): Akice Agwa, William Crawford. Bottom row (from left): Matthew Hebron, Tatum Shannon.

Four Florida State University students will study abroad in an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program thanks to the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship, offered through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The scholarships are an effort by the federal government to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering […]

FSU ranked among top patent-producing universities

Published: June 5, 2018 | 11:59 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Florida State University is ranked among the top producers of patented technologies in a new report from the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. FSU is ranked 79th in the world for the number of patents granted in 2017. The annual report is compiled from data from the U.S. Patents and Trademark […]