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The Big Story: September 7, 2021

Published: September 13, 2021 | 12:01 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Florida State University - A Top 20 National Public University

FSU reaffirmed its place in the Top 20 among public universities for the third consecutive year, retaining its No. 19 spot in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. FSU also climbed three spots to No. 55 among all national universities, both public and private. Read more …

The Big Story: September 7, 2021

Published: September 7, 2021 | 12:50 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

FSU's 2021-2022 McKnight Junior Faculty Fellows. Top row, left to right: Justin Benavidez, Arienne Ferchaud, Mackenzie Alston. Bottom row, left to right: Tisha Joseph Holmes, Laura Reid Marks, Jennifer Steiner.

Six Florida State University assistant professors from a variety of disciplines have received the Florida Education Fund’s (FEF) McKnight Junior Faculty Fellowship, a program that promotes excellence in teaching and research by underrepresented minorities and women. Read more …

The Big Story: August 23, 2021

Published: August 30, 2021 | 1:01 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Michael Rivera, Beatrice Dain and Marah Litchford.

A Florida State University graduate student and two recent graduates will take their work and research to Northern Ireland, India and Cote d’Ivoire through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Read more …

The Big Story: August 23, 2021

Published: August 23, 2021 | 11:44 am | Posted in: The Big Story

FSU's new freshman class is the largest in university history. From left to right: Rain Bellamy, Jack Folwell, Daniel Siegel, Lance Hendrickson, Ryan The, Isabella Eaton, Nicky Croom. (FSU Photography Services)

About 7,200 first-year students and a new president are among the fresh faces on Florida State University’s campus as fall classes start Monday, Aug. 23. Read more …

The Big Story: August 16, 2021

Published: August 16, 2021 | 3:55 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Florida State University began a new chapter in its history Monday as Richard McCullough began his tenure as the university’s 16th president. Read more …

The Big Story: August 9, 2021

Published: August 9, 2021 | 12:16 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Legendary football coach Bobby Bowden leaves enduring legacy

So much more than a football coach, Bobby Bowden combined historic success on the field with a passion for people and a love of life. The college football legend passed away Sunday, Aug. 8, at the age of 91. Read more …

The Big Story: August 2, 2021

Published: August 2, 2021 | 12:36 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

In his summer commencement address Friday, Florida State University President John Thrasher reminded new graduates that they are now —and forever— part of the FSU family. A total of 2,923 degrees were awarded. Read more …

The Big Story: July 26, 2021

Published: July 26, 2021 | 1:16 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

More than two dozen athletes and coaches with connections to Florida State University are representing 17 different countries during the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, which run from July 23 to Aug. 8 after nearly a year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more …

The Big Story: July 19, 2021

Published: July 19, 2021 | 1:52 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Emmabella Rudd has been working to find a cure and support research efforts for Type 1 diabetes since her diagnosis at age 5.

FSU student Emmabella Rudd is one of 400 individuals from around the world to receive a Diana Award for her work on behalf of causes related to Type 1 diabetes, which she was diagnosed with at age 5. The award was established in memory of the late Princess of Wales to recognize the social action or humanitarian work of young people. Read more […]

The Big Story: July 12, 2021

Published: July 12, 2021 | 2:45 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Jing Wang will start her role as the new dean of the College of Nursing Aug. 16, 2021.

Jing Wang, an interdisciplinary trained researcher, educator, policy and executive leader in nursing and higher education, has been selected the new dean of the FSU College of Nursing. Wang currently serves as the vice dean for research at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing. Read more …

The Big Story: July 6, 2021

Published: July 6, 2021 | 12:39 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

FSU has created financialsuccess.fsu.edu, an online hub of financial literacy tools for students that is an extension of FSU’s long-standing student success initiative. The comprehensive website features resources related to paying for college, planning and budgeting, banking and credit, investments and insurance and taxes. Read more …

The Big Story: June 28, 2021

Published: June 28, 2021 | 1:31 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Eren Erman Ozguven near the damage from Hurricane Michael in the north Florida panhandle. Ozguven is the director of the Resilient Infrastructure & Disaster Response Center, a multidisciplinary research center at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering with the mission of achieving adaptive capacity and resilience for the communities affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic. (Mark Wallheiser/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering)

Helping communities develop the infrastructure necessary to recover quickly from disasters like hurricanes and pandemics is the focus of the Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response (RIDER) Center at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.The center is an information and research hub that helps communities improve their ability to plan, prepare for and recover from natural disasters […]

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