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 …

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 […]

FSU has created financialsuccess.fsu.edu, an online hub of financial literacy tools for students that is an extension of FSU’s long-standing student success initiative. The comprehensive website features resources related to paying for college, planning and budgeting, banking and credit, investments and insurance and taxes. Read more …

The Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) at Florida State University is using its extensive network to advance the science of reading with the goal of improving student achievement for all children. Over the past 20 years, FCRR has amassed a vast amount of knowledge about reading and what is needed to ensure that all children are reading at proficient levels. Read more …

Greg Boebinger, director of the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, has been named a member of the National Academy of Sciences, an esteemed designation that recognizes his distinguished career in physics. Boebinger joins eight current and retired Florida State University faculty as members of a national academy.

Florida State University President John Thrasher urged new graduates to use the knowledge they have gained at FSU to make the world a better place in his commencement address delivered at six in-person ceremonies Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.