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FSU literacy expert available to discuss decision to not publish Dr. Seuss books

Published: March 3, 2021 | 10:25 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

On the birthday of famed children’s author Dr. Seuss, the publishing company that preserves his legacy announced they will no longer publish six books that depict non-white characters in racist ways. Lakeisha Johnson, an assistant professor in the Florida State University School of Communication Science and Disorders and an affiliate faculty at the Florida Center […]

Deep dive into bioarchaeological data reveals Mediterranean migration trends over 8,000 years

Published: March 1, 2021 | 1:06 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Education & Society

A team of international researchers led by a Florida State University assistant professor has analyzed reams of data from the Neolithic to Late Roman period looking at migration patterns across the Mediterranean and found that despite evidence of cultural connections, there’s little evidence of massive migration across the region. “Because of the prevailing scholarly attitude of the […]

FSU College of Arts and Sciences announces new interdisciplinary data science program

Published: March 1, 2021 | 10:31 am | Posted in: Science & Technology, University News

Florida State University’s College of Arts and Sciences has announced the launch of a new interdisciplinary graduate program that will welcome its first students in Fall 2021. The FSU Interdisciplinary Data Science Master’s Degree Program, or IDS, leverages FSU’s strengths in computer science, mathematics, scientific computing and statistics to prepare students for contemporary careers in […]

FSU researchers develop battery component that uses compound from plants

Published: February 22, 2021 | 2:08 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

From left, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering associate professor Daniel Hallinan Jr. and FAMU-FSU College of Engineering assistant professor Hoyong Chung. Their research developed a way to use lignin, a compound in the cell walls of plants that makes them rigid, in the electrolytes of batteries. (FSU Photography Services)

A Florida State University research team has developed a way to use a material found in plants to help create safer batteries. Using the organic polymer lignin — a compound in the cell walls of plants that makes them rigid — the team was able to create battery electrolytes. Their research was published as the […]

FSU College of Medicine researcher develops new possibilities to prevent sudden cardiac death

Published: February 17, 2021 | 2:59 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences Stephen Chelko, right, works in his laboratory with graduate student Maicon Landim-Vieira. Chelko’s lab has published research providing important new insights about arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, a leading cause of sudden cardiac death among young athletes. (Mark Bauer/FSU College of Medicine)

Nearly a half-million people a year die from sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the U.S. — the result of malfunctions in the heart’s electrical system. A leading cause of SCD in young athletes is arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), a genetic disease in which healthy heart muscle is replaced over time by scar tissue (fibrosis) and fat. […]

Pandemic moves ‘Ask a Scientist’ event to digital realm

Published: February 11, 2021 | 2:31 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Associate Professor of Psychology Sara Hart and Associate Professor of Chemistry Ken Hanson played Super Mario Bros while taking questions about their fields. (Courtesy of Ken Hanson)

When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Florida State University Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ken Hanson strategized how to continue his popular “Ask a Scientist,” a monthly event where the community engages with scientists and can ask questions about anything from molecular chemistry to dinosaurs to child development. His lifelong love for gaming led him to develop “Ask […]

FSU professor receives USDA grants to help develop food safety tests

Published: February 10, 2021 | 2:37 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Qinchun Rao, an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences in the FSU College of Human Sciences. (FSU Photography Services)

A Florida State University researcher has received two grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop tests that will uncover adulterated or contaminated foods. “These projects will protect against contamination of the food supply that may cause wide-scale public health harm,” said Qinchun Rao, an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food and […]

International study shows asteroids as past, possible future water source

Published: February 8, 2021 | 4:23 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

A Florida State University geochemist was part of an international team that published startling evidence that a type of meteorite — fragments of ancient asteroids that land on Earth — shows signs it contained liquid water no more than a million years ago. Scientists have long hypothesized meteorites delivered water from asteroids to Earth in the solar system’s infancy. […]

FSU College of Fine Arts faculty featured in virtual exhibition ‘What it Takes’

Published: February 2, 2021 | 3:40 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

In a first-of-its-kind virtual faculty exhibition, Florida State University’s Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA) has brought together the six schools and departments in the College of Fine Arts for a celebration and exploration of the power of research in the arts. “What It Takes” features work from faculty across the college, showing the strengths, visions […]

The strategic position: How molecules sit on surfaces drives energy and electron transfer

Published: February 2, 2021 | 10:35 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Kenneth Hanson, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry.

Florida State University researchers seeking to make newer, more energy efficient materials have made a breakthrough in understanding how structure dictates electron transfer across surfaces. It all has to do with how the molecules are positioned. Ken Hanson, associate professor of chemistry, and his colleagues found that the way molecules assemble on an inorganic material plays a key role in how energy and electrical current move across […]

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