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The Big Story: October 11, 2021

Published: October 11, 2021 | 2:30 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

A team of Florida State University researchers has received a National Institutes of Health Director’s Transformative Research Award worth $3.1 million to investigate racial inequities in the nation’s health-care system. Read more …

The Big Story: October 4, 2021

Published: October 4, 2021 | 4:27 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Photo courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Florida State University’s Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, a professor at FSU’s School of Dance and founder of Urban Bush Women (UBW), has received the 2021 MacArthur Fellowship — also known as the “genius grant” — for using the power of dance and artistic expression to celebrate the voices of Black women and promote civic engagement and community organizing. Read more…

The Big Story: September 27, 2021

Published: September 27, 2021 | 10:31 am | Posted in: The Big Story

U.S. President Joe Biden has appointed Laura Greene, chief scientist at the National MagLab and the Marie Krafft Professor of Physics at Florida State University, to serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Read more…

The Big Story: September 20, 2021

Published: September 20, 2021 | 12:20 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Hurricane Ida's damage was extensive on Grand Isle but most residents vacated before the storm landed there, Merrick said.

The Florida State University Center for Disaster Risk Policy’s drone team was taken by a Blackhawk helicopter into Grande Isle, Louisiana, last month to lend its expertise in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Read more …

The Big Story: September 13, 2021

Published: September 13, 2021 | 12:01 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Florida State University - A Top 20 National Public University

FSU reaffirmed its place in the Top 20 among public universities for the third consecutive year, retaining its No. 19 spot in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. FSU also climbed three spots to No. 55 among all national universities, both public and private. Read more …

The Big Story: September 7, 2021

Published: September 7, 2021 | 12:50 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

FSU's 2021-2022 McKnight Junior Faculty Fellows. Top row, left to right: Justin Benavidez, Arienne Ferchaud, Mackenzie Alston. Bottom row, left to right: Tisha Joseph Holmes, Laura Reid Marks, Jennifer Steiner.

Six Florida State University assistant professors from a variety of disciplines have received the Florida Education Fund’s (FEF) McKnight Junior Faculty Fellowship, a program that promotes excellence in teaching and research by underrepresented minorities and women. Read more …

The Big Story: August 23, 2021

Published: August 23, 2021 | 11:44 am | Posted in: The Big Story

FSU's new freshman class is the largest in university history. From left to right: Rain Bellamy, Jack Folwell, Daniel Siegel, Lance Hendrickson, Ryan The, Isabella Eaton, Nicky Croom. (FSU Photography Services)

About 7,200 first-year students and a new president are among the fresh faces on Florida State University’s campus as fall classes start Monday, Aug. 23. Read more …

The Big Story: August 16, 2021

Published: August 16, 2021 | 3:55 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Florida State University began a new chapter in its history Monday as Richard McCullough began his tenure as the university’s 16th president. Read more …

The Big Story: August 9, 2021

Published: August 9, 2021 | 12:16 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Legendary football coach Bobby Bowden leaves enduring legacy

So much more than a football coach, Bobby Bowden combined historic success on the field with a passion for people and a love of life. The college football legend passed away Sunday, Aug. 8, at the age of 91. Read more …

The Big Story: August 2, 2021

Published: August 2, 2021 | 12:36 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

In his summer commencement address Friday, Florida State University President John Thrasher reminded new graduates that they are now —and forever— part of the FSU family. A total of 2,923 degrees were awarded. Read more …

The Big Story: July 26, 2021

Published: July 26, 2021 | 1:16 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

More than two dozen athletes and coaches with connections to Florida State University are representing 17 different countries during the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, which run from July 23 to Aug. 8 after nearly a year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more …

The Big Story: July 19, 2021

Published: July 19, 2021 | 1:52 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Emmabella Rudd has been working to find a cure and support research efforts for Type 1 diabetes since her diagnosis at age 5.

FSU student Emmabella Rudd is one of 400 individuals from around the world to receive a Diana Award for her work on behalf of causes related to Type 1 diabetes, which she was diagnosed with at age 5. The award was established in memory of the late Princess of Wales to recognize the social action or humanitarian work of young people. Read more […]

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