The marine biology building at Biscayne Bay Campus beckons visitors on a recent morning. FIU’s Marine Sciences Program includes faculty from diverse departments on two campuses.
Waiting for a Legend
01/29/2009 By
Students lined up for hours on Monday, Jan. 26, to buy tickets to the upcoming John Legend concert. Legend is performing Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the U.S. Century Bank Arena. UPDATE: THE JOHN LEGEND CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
President’s Message — January 29, 2009
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Jam session
01/29/2009 By
Cory Sasloglou, a psychology major, and Damian Trujillo, a criminal justice major, test their new instruments during a lunchtime jam session. Sasloglou purchased the aboriginal horn online a week earlier and persuaded his friend to join in the fun. The horn is carved from solid softwood with a cup-shaped mouthpiece [...]
FIYou profile: Cheryl Granto
01/29/2009 By
Name: Cheryl Lyn Granto Hometown: Tallahassee, FL Job Title/Department: FIU IT Security Officer -Division of IT Campus: Both – but my office is at BBC In a nutshell: My job is to protect FIU information resources through awareness, policy, infrastructure, strategy development and monitoring. Number of years at FIU: Five [...]
Wolfsonian-FIU receives Mellon Foundation grant
01/29/2009 By
Three-year award will establish teaching gallery and fellowship program. By Sissi Aguila The Wolfsonian-FIU has been awarded a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to strengthen the academic role of the museum’s collections and programs. Among the initiatives that The Wolfsonian-FIU will undertake with support from this [...]
Joint graduate degree doubles career opportunities
01/29/2009 By
FIU’s first student to graduate with an MBA-JD joint degree reflects upon the benefits of pursuing the rigorous course of study. By Melissa Saegert Elicker With two years of law school completed, Alexander Greenwood (MBA-JD ’08), an operations consultant with Smile South Florida, decided to go for the MBA-JD joint degree [...]
Dancing for a good cause
01/29/2009 By
More than 150 students hope to raise $125,000 at Dance Marathon, one of the most successful student fund-raising activities at FIU. Proceeds from the event will benefit children with medical and financial needs at Miami Children’s Hospital. By Isadora Rangel Students and members of the South Florida community will gather Saturday, Jan. 31, at noon, for the 12th Annual [...]
International collaboration at FIU leads to discovery of new single-element compound
01/28/2009 By
MIAMI (Jan. 28, 2009) Florida International University researchers have discovered a new single-element compound, a breakthrough that could rewrite chemistry books. The Center for the Study of Matters at Extreme Condition (CeSMEC) at FIU led an international group of scientists that synthesized and characterized a single-element compound, Boron Boride (B28). [...]
Making a splash
01/28/2009 By
The FIU swimming and diving team christened the newly renovated pool at Biscayne Bay Campus on Saturday, Jan. 24, when the Golden Panthers competed against Florida Gulf Coast University. FIU may have lost the meet, but freshman diver Namiko Shiabata, who has already qualified for the NCAA zone diving competition, won the one-meter [...]
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