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A Message from Provost Sally McRorie to International Students Regarding Federal Immigration Guidelines

Published: July 8, 2020 | 11:08 am | Posted in: News

This message to all international students has been approved by Dr. Sally McRorie, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dear FSU Student, I truly hope you are doing well during these difficult times. You likely have heard the recent news about studying as an international student at FSU. I am reaching out to […]

New FSU seismometer detects earthquakes around the world

Published: July 7, 2020 | 1:58 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

From left, Bob Hutt, geology graduate student James Eke, former EOAS chair James Tull and assistant research specialist Gary White. Photo by: FSU Photography Services

The newly installed seismometer at Florida State University’s Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science is already helping scientists detect and analyze earthquakes around the globe. On June 23, just before 11:30 a.m., the seismometer recorded a magnitude 7.4 earthquake in southern Mexico, centered in the state of Oaxaca. The powerful quake left at least […]

New FSU students connect through new Nole2Nole Peer Mentor Program

Published: July 7, 2020 | 12:52 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

FSU’s new Nole2Nole Peer Mentor Program is a peer mentorship opportunity created to help new students feel like a part of the FSU community during this unprecedented period of remote learning. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University has rolled out a new mentoring program for incoming freshmen who are beginning their collegiate careers a bit differently than in past summers. Last month, about 2,200 incoming freshmen started taking their first-ever college classes during FSU’s Summer C session, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all classes are being taught remotely […]

FSU College of Law joins consortium for racial justice

Published: July 6, 2020 | 2:04 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

Florida State University College of Law, in collaboration with Florida’s 11 other law schools, has formed the Florida Law Schools’ Consortium for Racial Justice (FLSCRJ). The consortium was initiated in light of longstanding and recent acts of racial injustice. It will leverage the strengths of every law school in the state to assist community organizations […]

FSU film faculty produces PBS documentary featuring pioneering generation of women doctors

Published: July 6, 2020 | 1:45 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Becoming a doctor during the 19th century was difficult for anyone to accomplish. For women, the feat was nearly impossible. Now, that rare accomplishment will be featured in a new documentary from Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts filmmaker in residence Valerie Scoon. The film, “Daring Women Doctors: Physicians in the 19th Century,” […]

Community Waste Station Roll Out on Campus

Published: July 6, 2020 | 11:30 am | Posted in: News

This message to all faculty and staff has been approved by Kyle Clark, Vice President of Finance and Administration. Florida State University is taking aggressive steps to prevent the spread of disease, such as COVID-19, by minimizing individual interactions while also enhancing its existing cleaning and disinfection practices. This cannot be achieved without the help […]

President Thrasher Announces Special Task Force on Anti-Racism and Racial Equality

Published: July 6, 2020 | 10:44 am | Posted in: University News

Dear FSU Family, The past month has provided each of us an opportunity to confront and reflect on our weaknesses and aspirations related to racism and racial equity. The recent sobering and horrifying moments of violence and racial injustices have profoundly impacted me and the students, faculty and staff of Florida State University. I have […]

FSU experts available to comment on geochemical effects of Saharan dust cloud

Published: July 1, 2020 | 1:25 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Angela Knapp, associate professor of chemical oceanography

More dust from the Sahara Desert is forecast to come to the United States this week. The massive dust plume known as the Saharan Air Layer has a myriad of effects on air quality, fertilizing ecosystems and more. Florida State University has experts available to comment on some of the surprising features related to the […]

FSU MagLab geochemists solve mystery of Earth’s vanishing crust

Published: June 26, 2020 | 3:04 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Scientists examined hundreds of samples taken along the global ridges that contain recycled ancient oceanic crust in variable amounts. “Depleted" segments of the ridge received lower than “normal” amounts of recycled crust, while “enriched” segments contain a larger proportion of recycled crust. Credit: Caroline McNiel/National MagLab

Thank goodness for the Earth’s crust: It is, after all, that solid, outermost layer of our planet that supports everything above it. But much of what happens below that layer remains a mystery, including the fate of sections of crust that vanish back into the Earth. Now, a team of geochemists based at the Florida State […]

Faculty and Staff Briefs: June 2020

Published: June 26, 2020 | 12:58 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff Briefs, News

HONORS AND AWARDS Hans Hassell, Ph.D. (Department of Political Science) won the 2020 Best Paper Award from the American Political Science Association’s Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior (EPOVB) Section for “Mobilize for Our Lives? School Shootings and Retrospective Voting in U.S. Elections.” Hannah Schwadron, Ph.D. (School of Dance) received the 2019 de la Torre Bueno® First Book Award by the Dance Studies Association […]

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