The Big Story

Hundreds of Florida State University students stepped across the stage Friday, Aug. 3, and Saturday, Aug. 4, to accept hard-earned degrees during two jubilant summer commencement ceremonies that paved the way to new adventures for each graduate. 

Florida State University researchers brought in more than $226 million in the 2018 fiscal year from federal, state and private sources to support investigations into areas such as nuclear science, climate change, the effect of deep space travel on human health and much more.

A team of Florida State University physicists will receive $1.7 million from the National Nuclear Security Administration over the next five years to help boost the nation’s nuclear science workforce.

Florida State University can add a new distinction to its academic record books as eight faculty members have earned grants from the Fulbright Scholar Program this year.

Professor of Biological Science Hengli Tang and his postdoctoral researcher Jianshe Lang take a deep dive into the differences between Zika and the Dengue virus in an article published last week in the journal Stem Cell Reports.

Florida State University now has the best four-year graduation rate of any public university in Florida. The university’s four-year graduation rate is 68.4 percent, nearly three points higher than the previous year’s cohort, placing FSU first among all State University System of Florida institutions. More significantly, it’s the highest four-year graduation rate in the State University […]

A Florida State University professor’s latest experiments will take place far above the Earth when astronauts at the International Space Station begin working with FSU on what’s called a chemical garden.

Florida State University men’s golf alumnus Brooks Koepka’s star rose even brighter on Sunday evening as he achieved something not many golfers have done —winning consecutive U.S. Open titles.

Florida State will play in the Women’s College World Series Championship Series for the first time in school history after staving off elimination with a pair of victories over UCLA on Sunday. The Seminoles will face Washington at 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (if necessary) in the best-of-three championship series. All three games will be […]

Florida State University played a key role as a group of international scientific leaders met at the FSU-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory to talk about the future of international cooperation in science. The visit marked the first time the Group of Senior Officials for Global Infrastructures has met in the United States. 

Florida State University’s College of Medicine graduated its 14th class of physicians — 108 brand-new M.D.s — during its commencement ceremony Friday, May 19.