College of Arts and Sciences

FSU awards honors medallions to fall 2022 graduates

Published: December 16, 2022 | 11:24 am

Florida State University awarded honors medallions to 68 high-achieving graduates during a Dec. 6 ceremony in the Alumni Center Ballroom. The […]

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

Published: December 15, 2022 | 2:40 pm

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.

Here comes the sun: Research team mimics nature to create hydrogen fuel

Published: December 9, 2022 | 1:43 pm

The best answers to scientific questions can often be found in nature. A team of scientists from Florida State University […]

FSU geologist available to comment on Mauna Loa eruption

Published: December 2, 2022 | 11:55 am

The Hawaiian volcano Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on the planet, is erupting for the first time since 1984. […]

Seeing through her subject: FSU graduate student finds passion in study of fluorescent frogs

Published: December 2, 2022 | 11:15 am

Courtney Whitcher always loved biology and learning about how things work. Little did she know that she’d find an interest […]

FSU researchers find decrease in crucial trace element preceded ancient mass extinction

Published: November 22, 2022 | 11:31 am

A decline in the element molybdenum across the planet’s oceans preceded a significant extinction event approximately 183 million years ago, […]

FSU researchers: Rapid fluctuations in oxygen levels coincided with Earth’s first mass extinction

Published: November 18, 2022 | 2:42 pm

Rapid changes in marine oxygen levels may have played a significant role in driving Earth’s first mass extinction, according to […]

FSU chemistry doctoral student receives Department of Energy research award to build safer, better batteries

Published: November 18, 2022 | 10:20 am

People use lithium-ion batteries every day to power devices from toys to smartphones to electric vehicles and more, but organic […]

FSU biological scientist named president-elect of Animal Behavior Society

Published: November 17, 2022 | 1:43 pm

A Florida State University biologist has been named president-elect of the Animal Behavior Society, a prominent professional organization that advances […]

FSU Winthrop-King Institute presents ‘Global Africas’ symposium on history and culture of Senegal

Published: October 28, 2022 | 8:59 am

Florida State University’s Winthrop-King Institute for Contemporary French and Francophone Studies will welcome French and Senegalese distinguished scholars and well-known […]