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‘Welcome FSU’ engages students with week of fun and informative events

Published: January 6, 2023 | 3:40 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University is kicking off the 2023 spring semester with events that spotlight Seminole academics, career readiness, involvement, resources and well-being. “Welcome FSU” greets all Florida State students through a series of events and programs that are taking place now through Friday, Jan. 13, at various campus locations. The events aim to show students […]

FSU alumnus, Tampa Bay Buccaneers COO to keynote 2023 Seminole 100 event

Published: January 6, 2023 | 10:33 am | Posted in: University News

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chief Operating Officer Brian Ford. (Tori Richman/Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chief Operating Officer Brian Ford will serve as the keynote speaker for Florida State University’s 2023 Seminole 100 event. The annual Seminole 100 list and event recognizes the fastest-growing businesses owned or managed by FSU alumni and represents some of the most innovative and profitable companies in America. As COO of the […]

FSU Libraries names new associate dean of research and learning services

Published: January 4, 2023 | 4:09 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Students & Campus Life, University News

Neelam Bharti will begin her role as associate dean of research and learning services for Florida State University Libraries on Feb. 3.

Florida State University Libraries has named Neelam Bharti as its new associate dean of research and learning services. She will start Feb. 3. Bharti comes to Florida State from Carnegie Mellon University, where she served as the associate dean for liaison services and the senior librarian for chemistry, chemical engineering, material science and engineering since […]

Research teams tackle challenges facing rural areas in FSU funding competition

Published: January 3, 2023 | 11:24 am | Posted in: University News

Six teams of Florida State University researchers and community partners faced off in the most recent Collaborative Collision for the chance to win up to $100,000 from the FSU Office of Research for projects exploring solutions to complex challenges facing rural communities. “One in five people in the United States lives in rural places, and […]

New FSU program to fund research focused on sustainability and climate solutions

Published: December 19, 2022 | 2:24 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University has launched a new program to jumpstart research opportunities addressing sustainability and climate change issues. The Office of the President’s Sustainability and Climate Solutions grant program promotes research that is crucial for long-term societal well-being, environmental health and economic prosperity. “Florida State is dedicated to promoting interdisciplinary research that will play a […]

Year in Review: FSU sets foundation for future success in 2022

Published: December 15, 2022 | 2:57 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University enjoyed a remarkable year of achievements while setting a foundation for future success by launching the new FSU Health initiative, breaking ground on the College of Business’ Legacy Hall and celebrating the inauguration of President Richard McCullough. FSU placed in U.S. News and World Report’s list of Top 20 public national universities for […]

FSU historian available to discuss 100-year anniversary of Rosewood massacre

Published: December 15, 2022 | 2:40 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches, University News

A state historical marker about the Rosewood massacre. (George Lansing Taylor Jr./University of North Florida)

A century ago, a mob destroyed the town of Rosewood in Levy County, Florida — racial violence that ended with at least eight people dead and erased what had been a thriving community.

Fall commencement speakers empower students to embrace their potential

Published: December 9, 2022 | 10:25 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University’s newest class of graduates was reminded to ignore the naysayers and embrace their potential during two fall commencement ceremonies held Friday, Dec. 9, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.

FSU research links common sweetener with anxiety

Published: December 8, 2022 | 2:56 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, University News

Pradeep Bhide, the Jim and Betty Ann Rodgers Eminent Scholar Chair of Developmental Neuroscience in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. (Colin Hackley/FSU College of Medicine)

Florida State University College of Medicine researchers have linked aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in nearly 5,000 diet foods and drinks, to anxiety-like behavior in mice. Along with producing anxiety in the mice who consumed aspartame, the effects extended up to two generations from the males exposed to the sweetener. The study is published in […]

Blackstone LaunchPad grant will help Jim Moran College build entrepreneurial mindset across campus

Published: December 8, 2022 | 2:35 pm | Posted in: University News

One of the world’s largest investment firms is partnering with the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University to help spark student startups and grow the campus’s entrepreneurial spirit. Blackstone Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Blackstone, is providing its Blackstone LaunchPad program through a grant to the Moran College. LaunchPad is an entrepreneurial […]

FSU to hold two fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 9

Published: December 1, 2022 | 2:44 pm | Posted in: University News

Two distinguished alumni will be the featured speakers at Florida State University’s two fall commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 9. Dr. William T. Hold, the namesake of the College of Business’s Risk Management and Insurance program, will address graduates at the 2 p.m. ceremony, while Dr. Maxine Montgomery, professor of English and this year’s Robert O. […]

‘Our time is now’: President McCullough optimistic about FSU’s future

Published: November 30, 2022 | 5:49 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University President Richard McCullough delivers the State of the University address Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at the College of Medicine. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University President Richard McCullough reflected on the remarkable achievements of the past year and said that he is filled with optimism about leading the university to greater heights during his State of the University address Wednesday. “We are an academic powerhouse on the rise, and I look to the future with confidence and […]

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