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Florida State University researchers will use new funding from the National Science Foundation to investigate mechanisms that drive wildfire spread including how smoke plumes, like these seen over the Los Angeles fires in 2025, behave and interact with atmospheric stratification and topography. (Adobe Stock)

Smoke and fire: FSU scientists investigate atmospheric interactions in wildfires with National Science Foundation funding

Published: March 12, 2025 | 1:04 pm

Florida State University researchers will use new funding from the National Science Foundation to investigate mechanisms that drive wildfire spread. […]

A specialized MRI coil and sample holder designed for imaging solid-state lithium-ion batteries. (Courtesy of National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.)

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory researchers decipher cause of solid-state battery breakdowns

Published: March 10, 2025 | 11:01 am

A team at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory has discovered how tiny needles of metallic lithium […]

Diana Lopez collecting coral samples off of the Pacific coast of Panama. (Ana Endara/Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)

FSU postdoctoral scholar researches coral resilience in the Pacific Ocean through Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Published: March 6, 2025 | 2:23 pm

Most applicants to the Fulbright Program apply with the intention of going abroad. But for Diana Lopez, a postdoctoral associate […]

Rob Schurko, director of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facility at the FSU-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. (Devin Bittner/FSU College of Arts and Sciences)

FSU chemist elected to prestigious society for advancing magnetic resonance, supporting next generation of scientists

Published: February 26, 2025 | 9:40 am

A Florida State University faculty member has been elected to a prestigious scientific organization for his innovation in magnetic resonance, […]

FSU recognized as top-producing institution of U.S. Fulbright Scholars

Published: February 25, 2025 | 3:41 pm

The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized Florida State University for being one of the colleges […]

Members of the 33rd Congress of Graduate Students at FSU. (Jack Rowan/COGS)

SGA Congress of Graduate Students gives voice to international students on FSU’s campus

Published: February 24, 2025 | 1:21 pm

In the heart of Florida State University’s campus, a vibrant melting pot thrives within the Congress of Graduate Students (COGS). […]

FSU’s 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Expo explores latest applications for technology in education

Published: February 21, 2025 | 8:00 am

Florida State University will bring together experts on artificial intelligence and machine learning this month to discuss ways these cutting-edge […]

FSU researchers harness new methods to decrease appearance anxiety in women through smartphone-based interventions

Published: February 20, 2025 | 10:32 am

Two Florida State University researchers have found that smartphone-based clinical interventions may reduce appearance-related anxiety in women experiencing high levels […]