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The Big Story: November 30, 2020

Published: November 30, 2020 | 1:33 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

While it has been a semester like no other at Florida State University, students, faculty and staff have risen to the challenges of the pandemic with resilience and strength. Read more …

The Big Story: November 23, 2020

Published: November 23, 2020 | 11:38 am | Posted in: The Big Story

2020 News - Dedman Collage of Hospitality News

The Florida State University Board of Trustees unanimously approved Friday the renaming of the Dedman School of Hospitality to become FSU’s 18th college. In addition to increasing its prominence and stature, the move positions the Dedman College of Hospitality for growth in a number of ways, said Don Farr, Dedman Professor of Hospitality Management and dean of the […]

The Big Story: November 9, 2020

Published: November 9, 2020 | 11:40 am | Posted in: The Big Story

The Florida State University College of Medicine will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a virtual ceremony Friday, Nov. 6.

“The College of Medicine has developed tremendously in the 20 years since its founding,” said Dean John P. Fogarty. “It’s remarkable to look at its legacy — the many practicing health-care providers and successful research projects that have come from the school — and see how far it has come as an institution.”

The Big Story: November 2, 2020

Published: November 2, 2020 | 10:57 am | Posted in: The Big Story

Record Freshman Retention Rate - Florida State University

Ninety-five percent of FSU’s first-time-in-college students who enrolled in Summer/Fall 2019 stayed for their sophomore year — a record retention rate for Florida State University.

The Big Story: October 26, 2020

Published: October 26, 2020 | 11:48 am | Posted in: The Big Story

Student speaker Larissa McDonald, Social Work

FSU Panama City announced a new scholarship program that will provide tuition free education for qualified Northwest Florida students with combined family and student income of $50,000 or less or are eligible for Pell Grants.

The Big Story: October 19, 2020

Published: October 19, 2020 | 11:06 am | Posted in: The Big Story

FSU Marching Chiefs practicing at the Doak Campbell Stadium.

Music is in the air once again at Florida State University. While the pandemic has upended “normal” campus life, students and faculty from the College of Music are using the unexpected course of events as a source of creativity and inspiration.

The Big Story: October 12, 2020

Published: October 12, 2020 | 10:27 am | Posted in: The Big Story

Gang Chen, a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.

New research from Gang Chen, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, combines climate and land use projections to predict water availability, information that is crucial for the preparations of resource managers and land-use planners.

The Big Story: October 5, 2020

Published: October 5, 2020 | 10:16 am | Posted in: The Big Story

FSU's second annual Latinx Cultural Celebration was held virtually this past Monday, Sept. 28. (The Center for Leadership & Social Change)

Florida State University students, faculty, staff and administrators gathered online this year for a spirited cultural celebration of the Latinx community Monday, Sept. 28. Associate Professor of History Robinson Herrera received the Latinx Distinguished Service Award. Read more …

The Big Story: September 28, 2020

Published: September 28, 2020 | 10:57 am | Posted in: The Big Story

Jamel Ali, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering is flanked by, from left, Ph.D. student Tyler Gregory, postdoc Dr. Bobby Haney and Ph.D. student David Quashie Jr. in the lab at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in Tallahassee, Florida. (Mark Wallheiser/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering)

Jamel Ali, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, has received more than $1 million to investigate bacteria-related dynamics in one of two new projects supported by the National Science Foundation.

The Big Story: September 21, 2020

Published: September 21, 2020 | 12:22 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Florida State congratulates Woody Kim, Patricia Villeneuve, Antonio Terracciano, David Johnson, Jessica Wendorf Muhamad, Lori Gooding, Marcia A. Mardis, Kurtis Johnson and Chris Hinnant for earning U.S. Fulbright Scholar awards for the 2020-2021 school year.

Nine Florida State University faculty members have been selected as U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program award recipients, setting a new FSU record for most Fulbright Scholars in one year. These individuals plan to teach and conduct research as part of opportunities funded by the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program during the 2020-2021 school year.

The Big Story: September 14, 2020

Published: September 14, 2020 | 10:01 am | Posted in: The Big Story

Top 20 National Public Universities 2021 U.S. News & World Report

Florida State University retained its place in the Top 20 among national public universities in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, while improving in several key measures considered in the publication’s methodology.

The Big Story: September 8, 2020

Published: September 8, 2020 | 1:42 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Professor Emerita Myra Hurt and President Emeritus Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte are the first winners of the Westcott medal in more than ten years.

This month, President John Thrasher is honoring two new recipients of the James D. Westcott Distinguished Service Medal. Professor Emerita Myra Hurt, who retired earlier this year after more than 33 years of service to Florida State, and President Emeritus Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, who died in May 2019, are receiving the medals for their extraordinary contributions to the university.

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