College of Social Sciences and Public Policy

Evacuating older adults and their furry friends: FSU study finds Florida needs more pet-friendly shelters

Published: October 23, 2017 | 3:09 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Florida needs more pet-friendly shelters, especially for older adults who represent 50 to 75 percent of deaths following disasters like hurricanes, according to a recent study from Florida State University. A multidisciplinary team of FSU researchers examined the most densely populated area of Florida, Miami-Dade County. The study, published in the Journals of Gerontology, found […]

FSU Emergency Management on the front lines of hurricane recovery efforts

Published: September 21, 2017 | 3:11 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

The Florida State University Emergency Management and Homeland Security program has been busy in recent weeks helping to serve storm-damaged areas after major hurricanes left vast devastation in Texas and Florida. Most recently, the FSU Emergency Management and Homeland Security (EMHS) program was activated by the Florida Division of Emergency Management to support statewide preparations […]

Soaking up the sun: FSU, alumni partner to install solar panels on campus

Published: August 22, 2017 | 9:15 am | Posted in: University News

(Left to right) Chris Diaz, the principal and executive vice president of Business Development for Seminole Financial Services and a 1988 graduate of the FSU College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, Elizabeth Swiman director of FSU Sustainable Campus, and Justin Vandenbroeck, a senior project developer at ESA Renewables and a 2014 graduate of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. (Photo: FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University is moving forward on the path of solar sustainability — thanks to three alumni and FSU Sustainable Campus. The alumni, Justin Vandenbroeck, Chris Diaz and Scott Minos, provided and installed 12 solar panels to their alma mater, all pro bono. The installation was completed Friday, Aug. 18, with the panels mounted on […]

FSU student and alumnus selected to attend prestigious economics meeting

Published: August 9, 2017 | 3:52 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

A graduate student and an alumnus from the Florida State University Department of Economics have been selected to participate in the 6th Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences in Lindau, Germany, taking place Aug. 22-26. Graduate student Steven Landgraf from DeForest, Wis., and alumnus Phil Brookins of Largo, Fla., will meet with Nobel laureates in their […]

Heat tweet: Users flock to Twitter when temperatures rise

Published: July 19, 2017 | 11:58 am | Posted in: News

For more than a decade, people have used social media to express themselves and inform and engage users across the globe. Now, a new study by Florida State University researchers examines the impact rising temperatures have on Twitter activity, and how government officials use the social media tool to warn the general public of heatwave […]

FSU Planning Department appoints new planner-in-residence

Published: July 12, 2017 | 2:09 pm | Posted in: News

Grant funds will be used for projects that will improve public safety, resource management and social equity for a more resilient Florida, said Dennis J. Smith, planner in residence, Department of Urban & Regional Planning.

The Florida State University Department of Urban and Regional Planning has named Dennis J. Smith as its planner-in-residence, effective July 24. Smith, who recently served as growth management coordinator for the Florida Department of Transportation, will oversee the award-winning Florida Planning and Development Lab, the department’s applied master’s level studio. Smith is a 1994 graduate […]

FSU Social Science Scholar chosen for prestigious summer institute

Published: May 23, 2017 | 3:08 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Joan Joseph, a junior political science student at Florida State University has been named a 2017 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute scholar by the American Political Science Association. The institute is an annual, intensive, five-week program held at Duke University. Now in its 31st year, the program is designed to expose undergraduate students to the […]

FSU hosts lecture on presidential rating game

Published: March 16, 2017 | 3:49 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, Education & Society, News

It’s a perennial pastime to compare U.S. presidents, but according to an upcoming guest lecturer at Florida State University, our current ranking systems are flawed and even our most admired leaders are due for some new critical consideration. Alvin Felzenberg will deliver the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s Anderson-Ashby lecture “Rethinking the Presidential […]

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