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FSU scholar plays role in telling Emmett Till story at historic Mississippi courthouse

Published: January 18, 2017 | 9:29 am | Posted in: Education & Society

Davis Houck, the Fannie Lou Endowed Professor of Communication at FSU’s College of Communication and Information

The work of Florida State University Professor Davis Houck has helped secure a $500,000 National Park Services grant for the Emmett Till Memorial Commission of Tallahatchie County, a project that seeks to preserve and examine the legacy of the young black boy whose gruesome murder in 1955 helped to catalyze the American civil rights movement. […]

Faculty and Staff Briefs: January 2017

Published: January 13, 2017 | 10:00 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff Briefs

HONORS AND AWARDS Lisa Schelbe, Ph.D. (Social Work), has been selected as a member of the 2017 class of fellows of the Society for Social Work and Research. This distinction recognizes members of the society who have furthered its mission to advance, disseminate and translate research that addresses issues of social work practice and policy […]

FSU hires alumna to lead statewide institute for child welfare

Published: January 11, 2017 | 11:16 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, Education & Society

Florida State University has chosen university alumna Jessica Pryce to lead the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. The institute was created by the Florida Legislature in June 2014 to conduct research, policy analysis and program evaluation of child protection and child welfare services. The measure, Senate Bill 1666, was drafted in response to what lawmakers […]

Eminent psychologist, National Academy member to join FSU

Published: January 11, 2017 | 10:37 am | Posted in: Education & Society, Health & Medicine, University News

Norman Anderson, assistant vice president for research and academic affairs

Norman Anderson, an eminent psychologist and member of the National Academy of Medicine, will join the Florida State University faculty with primary appointments as a research professor in both the College of Social Work and the College of Nursing. He also will serve as assistant vice president for research and academic affairs. “We are extremely excited […]

FSU professor named Fellow in American Psychological Association

Published: January 7, 2017 | 12:02 pm | Posted in: Multimedia, Radio Stories

A FSU professor in the College of Social Work, Amy Ai, has been elevated to fellow status based on her unusual and outstanding contributions with national/international impact in the area of trauma psychology. Read more here fla.st/2h83iCN

Engineering professor elected as fellow for medical and biological engineering

Published: January 6, 2017 | 1:57 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Teng Ma, professor and chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

A Florida A&M-Florida State University College of Engineering Professor has been elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Teng Ma, professor and chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, said it was gratifying to have his work recognized by his peers. “This fellowship not only […]

Sociology professor addresses caregiving burden from personal perspective

Published: January 5, 2017 | 10:41 am | Posted in: Education & Society, Health & Medicine

Professor of Sociology, Miles Taylor will present at the year's first Policy Pub on Jan. 19.

It’s not every day researchers draw from their own experiences as the basis for a published study but that’s exactly what Miles Taylor, associate professor of sociology at Florida State University, has done in her latest paper addressing what she calls the structural burden of caregiving. The study, “The Structural Burden of Caregiving: Shared Challenges […]

FSU researcher’s discovery of new crystal structure holds promise for optoelectronic devices

Published: January 4, 2017 | 10:05 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Biwu Ma, associate professor of chemical and biomedical engineering

A Florida State University research team has discovered a new crystal structure of organic-inorganic hybrid materials that could open the door to new applications for optoelectronic devices like light-emitting diodes and lasers. The research was published today in the journal Nature Communications. FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Associate Professor Biwu Ma has been working with a […]

Virtual science classes revolutionizing teaching methodology at FSU

Published: January 3, 2017 | 11:21 am | Posted in: University News

Imagine exploring the Great Barrier Reef for an environmental science class or investigating a real-life crime for your introductory chemistry course. That’s the vision two Florida State University professors had when they created new virtual life classrooms for their students that allow them to learn essentially by playing in a 3-D virtual world. William Landing, […]

How long did it take to hatch a dinosaur egg? FSU research says 3-6 months

Published: January 2, 2017 | 3:06 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

FSU research says a dinosaur egg will incubate in 3 to 6 months. (Photo credit: Gregory Erickson, FSU)

A human typically gives birth after nine months. An ostrich hatchling emerges from its egg after 42 days. But how long did it take for a baby dinosaur to incubate? Groundbreaking research led by a Florida State University professor establishes a timeline of anywhere from three to six months depending on the dinosaur. In an […]

FSU faculty to engage community with new ‘Policy Pub’ series

Published: August 31, 2016 | 1:08 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

Carol Weissert, director, Leroy Collins Institute

Florida State University College of Social Sciences and Public Policy is launching a new event series that puts the “public” in public policy and the “social” in social sciences. Beginning in mid-September, Policy Pub will bring Tallahassee residents and college faculty together in a relaxed social environment to dialogue about key public policy issues. Policy […]

Pioneering polymer scientist named 2016-2017 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor

Published: April 21, 2016 | 4:33 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology, University News

Joe Schlenoff is the Leo Mandelkern Professor of Polymer Science in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Joseph B. Schlenoff, a world-renowned pioneer in the creation of thin films though polymer science, has been named the 2016-2017 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor, the highest honor given by the Florida State University faculty to one of its own. “As the widely recognized world leader in the layer-by-layer assembly of novel chemical surfaces known […]

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