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FSU expert available to comment on Black Friday and holiday shopping

Published: November 21, 2019 | 11:30 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Maura Scott, Madeline Duncan Rolland Professor of Business Administration, College of Business, Department of Marketing

‘Tis the season for consumer electronics, toys and just about any other consumer product to start flying off shelves and out of digital marketplaces. With that in mind, an expert from the Florida State University College of Business can provide context and perspective on yet another Black Friday and the subsequent holiday buying binge. Maura […]

FSU experts available to comment on topics concerning Alzheimer’s disease

Published: November 6, 2019 | 10:10 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

November is nationally recognized as Alzheimer’s Awareness month. President Ronald Reagan made the designation in 1983 and today more than 50 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia worldwide. These Florida State University experts are available to comment on a variety of topics related to Alzheimer’s disease. Walter R. […]

FSU expert available to comment on Notre Dame Cathedral fire

Published: April 15, 2019 | 5:01 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

François Dupuigrenet-Desroussilles, professor in the Department of Religion

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A massive fire scorched the rooftop of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Monday, razing the famous Gothic structure’s spire and threatening to completely destroy its internal wooden frame. A Florida State University expert is available to discuss the cultural, historical and religious significance of the Notre Dame Cathedral and the centuries […]

FSU expert available to comment on Cuban presidency, legacy of the Castros

Published: April 19, 2018 | 4:00 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Anasa Hicks, assistant professor history

When Fidel Castro stepped down from the Cuban presidency in 2008, he had presided over the communist country as its unchallenged leader and philosophical exemplar for just under five decades. Castro’s successor, his younger brother and close ideological confederate Raúl Castro, has served as president for the 10 years since the elder Castro’s resignation, hewing […]

FSU researcher: Pearl Harbor anniversary a day for reflection, remembrance

Published: December 4, 2017 | 12:55 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Expert Pitches

Kurt Piehler, director of the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience at FSU.

On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, a fleet of more than 300 Japanese Imperial aircraft launched a devastating attack against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. As the nation prepares to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Florida State University Associate Professor of History and Director of […]

Guadalcanal anniversary: FSU expert available to discuss significance of historic battle

Published: August 2, 2017 | 3:32 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Expert Pitches

Aug. 7, 2017, will mark 75 years since the beginning of the battle of Guadalcanal, the first significant Allied offensive against the Empire of Japan and a major strategic turning point in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Florida State University Associate Professor of History and Director of the Institute on World War II […]

D-Day anniversary: FSU expert available to discuss legacy of the Allied invasion of Normandy

Published: May 25, 2017 | 2:32 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Expert Pitches

As we approach the 73rd anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy, also known as D-Day, historians in Florida State University’s Institute on World War II and the Human Experience continue to work diligently collecting, preserving and archiving artifacts and documents that tell the stories of the thousands of lives that were forever changed on […]

Acclaimed climate scientist named 2017-2018 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor

Published: April 5, 2017 | 10:55 am | Posted in: Science & Technology, University News

Jeff Chanton is the John Widmer Winchester Professor of Oceanography in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science.

Jeffrey Chanton, an acclaimed climate scientist who has also done extensive work investigating the effects of the BP oil spill, has been named the 2017-2018 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor, the highest honor given by the Florida State University faculty to one of its own. “Jeff is a tremendous researcher and an asset to the […]

Expert Pitch: FSU researchers work to narrow the gender gap in engineering, computer science

Published: March 31, 2017 | 12:09 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Two Florida State University researchers are determined to chip away at a stubborn problem that has vexed concerned social scientists for decades: why is there such a vast and enduring gender disparity in STEM fields? Lara Perez-Felkner, assistant professor of higher education and sociology, and Roxanne Hughes, director of the Center for Integrating Research and […]

Make 2017 your year of success: FSU professor’s research reveals the path to peak performance

Published: January 26, 2017 | 3:20 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, Expert Pitches, Health & Medicine

Psychology Professor Anders Ericsson, FSU’s Conradi Eminent Scholar

So, how are your 2017 resolutions going? If one of your goals is to further develop a skill — maybe something that will help you do your job with more expertise, or perhaps you finally want to run that marathon — then a Florida State University professor has tips that could help you succeed in […]

Expert Pitch: Super Bowl Tourism, Human Trafficking

Published: January 26, 2017 | 11:25 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Suzanne Leonard Harrison M.D. is an expert on human trafficking.

When the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots battle on the gridiron in Super Bowl LI on Sunday, Feb. 5, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, football won’t be the sole focus on the day. Florida State University faculty experts are available to discuss various aspects of the event. TOURISM MARKETING Mark Bonn, Professor, Dedman […]

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