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The Big Story: January 3, 2022

Published: January 10, 2022 | 12:47 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

In a year defined by triumph and transition, Florida State University welcomed its 16th president, said goodbye to a legendary football coach and returned to normal operations after months of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Read the 2021 Year in Review | 2021 in Photos

The Big Story: December 13, 2021

Published: January 10, 2022 | 12:44 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Florida State University graduates celebrate fall commencement at 2 p.m. Friday, December 10, 2021, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. (FSU Photography Services)

President Richard McCullough presided over commencement Dec. 10 for the first time since becoming the university’s 16th president, and English Professor Gary Taylor and Physics Professor Jorge Piekarewicz — who were named Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professors earlier this year — delivered the commencement addresses. Read more …

The Big Story: December 6, 2021

Published: January 10, 2022 | 12:42 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

The is on the line tonight No. 13 BYU : Santa Clara, Calif. : 8:00 PM ET : ESPNU

The Big Story: November 29, 2021

Published: January 10, 2022 | 12:38 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

The Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University vaulted 21 spots to No. 19 in the latest rankings of the nation’s top undergraduate entrepreneurship programs, published by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. The Jim Moran College also placed No. 1 in Florida, No. 2 in the Southeast and No. 11 among public universities. Read more …

The Big Story: November 22, 2021

Published: January 10, 2022 | 12:34 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) honored Florida State University with the 2021 Degree Completion Award, a national award acknowledging the university’s comprehensive efforts to support all students in earning their degrees. Read more …

The Big Story: November 15, 2021

Published: January 10, 2022 | 12:32 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Established 10 years ago on Nov. 11, 2011, the Student Veterans Center helps ease the transition from military service to campus life, integrating student veterans into the general student population and local community. Read more …

The Big Story: November 8, 2021

Published: November 8, 2021 | 12:45 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Florida State University, along with its College of Medicine, earned a trio of honors from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, highlighting the university’s continuous efforts and innovation in advancing equity and diversity as a top priority. Read more …

The Big Story: November 1, 2021

Published: November 1, 2021 | 12:37 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

November is International Education Month at Florida State University, a time when the university spotlights the successes and the importance of international programs as well as the people at FSU and the university’s presence abroad. Read more …

The Big Story: October 25, 2021

Published: October 25, 2021 | 3:11 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Florida State University has been named a finalist for the 2021 Degree Completion Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The annual award works to identify, recognize and reward institutions that employ innovative approaches to improve degree completion while ensuring educational quality. Read more …

The Big Story: October 18, 2021

Published: October 25, 2021 | 3:00 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

A team of researchers from the College of Nursing, College of Medicine and College of Arts & Sciences has received a $12.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to build a diverse community of early career researchers committed to improving mental health and chronic disease prevention and management. Read more …

The Big Story: October 11, 2021

Published: October 11, 2021 | 2:30 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

A team of Florida State University researchers has received a National Institutes of Health Director’s Transformative Research Award worth $3.1 million to investigate racial inequities in the nation’s health-care system. Read more …

The Big Story: October 4, 2021

Published: October 4, 2021 | 4:27 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar is a professor at FSU’s School of Dance and founder of Urban Bush Women (UBW). Photo courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Photo courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Florida State University’s Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, a professor at FSU’s School of Dance and founder of Urban Bush Women (UBW), has received the 2021 MacArthur Fellowship — also known as the “genius grant” — for using the power of dance and artistic expression to celebrate the voices of Black women and promote civic engagement and community organizing. Read more…

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