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Honors medical scholars program creates fast track to med school

Published: October 11, 2005 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

The FSU College of Medicine has joined forces with the university’s Honors Program to establish a B.S./M.D. program that will be open to five students annually beginning in fall 2006. The program will allow eligible FSU honors students to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree of their choice while also participating in the Medical Scholars […]

FSU takes a major scientific step forward, lures Applied Superconductivity Center from Wisconsin

Published: October 6, 2005 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

It’s a major coup for Florida State University—and one that holds significant potential for breakthroughs in a variety of scientific endeavors. "It" is Florida State’s new Applied Superconductivity Center (ASC), which soon will be setting up shop in Tallahassee’s Innovation Park, near the Florida A&M University-FSU College of Engineering and across the street from the […]

FSU professor helping find solutions to Florida’s insurance woes

Published: October 4, 2005 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

It is the most expensive natural disaster ever to hit the United States. When all is said and done, experts estimate that Hurricane Katrina will cost insurers between $40 billion and $60 billion. The state of Florida is well aware of the monetary effects of hurricanes, and how crucial insurance is to ease the burden […]

Columbus also discovered race, contends FSU professor Gary Taylor

Published: October 3, 2005 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Columbus not only discovered America, he also discovered race in the modern sense of the word, contends Florida State University professor and cultural historian Gary Taylor. During his third voyage to the New World in 1498, Columbus realized that skin color wasn’t attributable solely to proximity to the equator or poles, as believed by ancient […]

FSU management professors write the book on ‘political skill’

Published: September 29, 2005 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

A coworker soars to success within your company while you continue to toil away in obscurity. Wonder why? Your coworker’s superior “political” skill could be the difference, say two Florida State University researchers. Gerald R. Ferris and Pamela L. Perrewé, professors of management within FSU’s College of Business, have written the book, literally, on organizational […]

FSU again ranked as one of top 10 law schools for Hispanics

Published: September 28, 2005 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

For the second consecutive year, Hispanic Business magazine has ranked the College of Law among the Top 10 law schools in the nation for Hispanics. For the academic year 2004-2005, Hispanics made up 9 percent of the school’s 748-member student body and received 11 percent of the 205 law degrees awarded to the class of […]

FSU professor condenses classic giant “Clarissa’ for modern readers

Published: September 27, 2005 | 1:00 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

The voluminous tale of virtuous Clarissa and her aristocratic rogue of a suitor, Lovelace, encompassed 1,550 pages and captivated England’s 18th century readers. But “Clarissa,” the longest novel ever written in the English language—and among the first told entirely through letters exchanged by its characters—fell victim to its girth and became a neglected classic. A […]

Unusual meteorite unlocks treasure trove of solar system secrets

Published: September 27, 2005 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

An unusual meteorite that fell on a frozen lake in Canada five years ago has led a Florida State University geochemist to a breakthrough in understanding the origin of the chemical elements that make up our solar system. Professor Munir Humayun of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the geological sciences department at FSU […]

FSU’s Center for Advanced Power Systems receives major grant

Published: September 22, 2005 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Tree limbs brush against an Ohio power line, causing it to short-circuit. Soon, a nearby power plant is knocked off-line. A giant cascading effect then occurs, ultimately forcing the shutdown of more than 100 power plants in the northeastern United States and Canada and leaving 50 million people without power. Such was the chain of […]

New associate vice president to lead “Pathways to Excellence” program

Published: September 14, 2005 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University Provost Lawrence G. Abele has named Professor Ross Ellington associate vice president for academic affairs to lead the university’s efforts to become a Top 20 graduate research institution as outlined by President T.K. Wetherell in his "Pathways to Excellence" program. To help FSU reach its goal, Ellington chaired a committee of faculty […]

FSU faculty honors Seminole Tribe, four others, with Torch awards

Published: September 9, 2005 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: University News

The Florida State University Faculty Senate has honored four individuals and The Seminole Tribe of Florida with Torch Awards for their contributions to excellence in FSU’s academic programs. Faculty Senate President James (Jim) Cobbe presented the awards during the Fall Meeting of the General Faculty. The 2005 Torch Award honorees, in addition to the Seminole […]

Cyberstalkers beware: New toolkit nabs online predators

Published: September 8, 2005 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, Science & Technology

Researchers at Florida State University are developing a computer system designed to help law enforcement agents thwart cyberstalking. Computer science Professor Sudhir Aggarwal and members of the Florida Cybersecurity Institute have built a hardware and software prototype called the Predator and Prey Alert (PAPA) system. The forensic toolkit is designed to provide high-quality evidence for […]

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