The Graduate School

FSU biology student takes top prize at Three Minute Thesis competition

Published: November 28, 2018 | 2:22 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University doctoral student Eve Humphrey left judges and attendees with a smile as she closed her Three Minute Thesis speech at the annual competition, Tuesday, Nov. 27. “When under pressure, just keep swimming and getting it on,” she said. Humphrey, a biological science student, took home the $1,000 prize and will represent Florida […]

Florida State sees across-the-board upward climb in U.S. News graduate school rankings

Published: March 20, 2018 | 6:41 am | Posted in: University News

Florida State University’s graduate and professional programs are on the rise, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 edition of “Best Graduate Schools.” FSU’s graduate programs in criminology, business, law, education, nursing and engineering all made significant jumps in the publication’s annual rankings, released March 20. “These new rankings reflect Florida State University’s ascent […]

Education doctoral student wins Three Minute Thesis competition

Published: November 30, 2017 | 3:38 pm | Posted in: University News

An education doctoral student took home the first-place prize for the Three Minute Thesis competition at Florida State University, Wednesday, Nov. 29. Shannon Gooden, a doctoral student in FSU’s School of Teacher Education, won the $1,000 prize and the opportunity to represent Florida State at a regional competition in February. “It’s so humbling,” Gooden said. […]

Retired dean Nancy Marcus receives stellar send off

Published: September 7, 2017 | 2:03 pm | Posted in: University News

It was a standing-room-only crowd at the Honors, Scholars and Fellows House Wednesday, Sept. 6, as students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the retirement of Nancy Marcus. Marcus is stepping down after 30 years at Florida State University, including the past 12 as dean of the Graduate School. She previously served as chair of […]

FSU graduate students to attend international Nobel laureate meeting

Published: June 22, 2017 | 4:40 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology, Students & Campus Life

Chemistry graduate student Gabriel Dos Passos and FAMU-FSU College of Engineering graduate student Margaret Scheiner will represent FSU at the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, an annual meeting that includes 30 Nobel laureates.

Two Florida State University graduate students are among 400 student-scientists worldwide invited to attend the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, an annual meeting that includes 30 Nobel laureates. This year, chemistry graduate student Gabriel Dos Passos and FAMU-FSU College of Engineering graduate student Margaret Scheiner will represent FSU at the meeting and hear from some […]

Five FSU graduates to spend year abroad with Fulbright awards

Published: May 15, 2017 | 3:54 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University's five recipients of 2017-2018 U.S. Fulbright Student Awards are: (from left to right) Top: Mia Hartley, Jesse Marks, Chelsea Elzinga, Noah Gomez and Brendan Rempert.

Five exceptional Florida State University graduate students and recent alumni will spend the 2017-2018 academic year teaching English or conducting research projects abroad as a part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The program, administered by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, offers grants for graduating college seniors, graduate students, young […]

Profiles in Leadership: Marcus reflects on 30 years of research, students and service

Published: April 25, 2017 | 3:26 pm | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life

When Nancy Marcus arrived at Florida State University in 1987, she didn’t have plans to stay very long. Thirty years later, the oceanographer-turned-administrator has left an indelible mark at FSU — as a pioneer in her field, as a role model for women in STEM and as the dean of the Graduate School for the past […]

National Science Foundation awards FSU graduate students prestigious fellowships

Published: April 24, 2017 | 11:05 am | Posted in: Science & Technology, Students & Campus Life, University News

Front row: Zachary Jones, Pamela Knoll, Chelsey Laurencin, William Booker. Back row: Louis Colling, Linsey Rodenbach, Ashley Ernst. Not pictured: Patrick Eastham.

A record number of Florida State University students have received the highly competitive Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. The NSF chose eight FSU students — a record high for the university — for this prestigious fellowship. Additionally, two students who have signaled their intent to attend FSU for graduate school also have […]

Advanced excellence: Graduate students honored at annual celebration

Published: April 20, 2017 | 9:32 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Dozens of Florida State University graduate students filled the Florida State University Alumni Center Grand Ballroom on Tuesday, April 18 for the Celebration of Graduate Student Excellence. The annual event acknowledges the achievement of graduate students in areas such as leadership, instruction and research. Nancy Marcus, dean of The Graduate School, presided over the awards […]

Florida State ranks among top universities with the most doctorate recipients in the humanities and arts

Published: April 10, 2017 | 2:16 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Florida State University is ranked among the top universities in the nation with the most recipients of doctoral degrees in the humanities and arts for the 2014-2015 academic year. FSU ranked No. 14 in a survey of 237 public and private institutions nationwide. Florida State granted 85 doctorates in the humanities and arts in the […]

FSU promotes diversity through largest cohort of McKnight fellows in recent history

Published: April 7, 2017 | 10:31 am | Posted in: News, Students & Campus Life

Florida State University is helping cultivate some of FSU’s best and brightest minority doctoral students in partnership with the Florida Education Fund’s McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program. In one of its biggest cohorts in recent years Florida State University currently has 10 doctoral fellows and four dissertation fellows within the 2016-2017 McKnight Fellows class. The goal […]

FSU boasts its largest cohort of P.E.O. Scholars

Published: March 23, 2017 | 1:26 pm | Posted in: University News

Members of this year's P.E.O. Scholar cohort: Cocoa Williams, Jocelyn Turcotte, Katherine Forney, Samantha Nix, Xin Shan and Bianca Prohaska.

A shark-studying doctoral candidate is finishing up her final year at Florida State University with assistance from a unique organization dedicated to helping women succeed in their post-secondary endeavors. Bianca Prohaska is part of FSU’s largest cohort of women graduate students receiving support from the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) to date. The organization, which was […]