Dear members of the university community: Last week’s revenue estimating conference confirmed fears that the budget shortfall would be greater than anticipated. For us, this increases the likelihood that we will sustain substantial additional cuts, which has been our working assumption. In a nutshell, Friday’s conference indicated that revenue collections [...]
Arturo Sandoval brings Afro-Cuban groove to FIU March 24
03/19/2009 By
On Tuesday, March 24, at 8 p.m., jazz legend Arturo Sandoval will be performing with the FIU Jazz Band in the Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Concert Hall, at University Park. Grammy-winner Sandoval is fluent in at least four musical languages. He can burn through an Afro-Cuban groove, tear up a [...]
Honors College to host Golf Scramble 2009
03/19/2009 By
Net proceeds from the event will go toward a scholarship for Honors College students. By Martin Haro Students from The Honors College Leadership Seminar led by professor M. O. “Thiru” Thirunarayanan will host a golf tournament open to FIU faculty/staff, students, alumni and community members on Friday, April 3, at [...]
Budding financial analysts put knowledge into practice — with real money
03/19/2009 By
By Beverly Z. Welber The focus on responsible investing has never been more intense. Through the newly formed Student Managed Investment Fund, a selected group of students in the College of Business Administration will learn the ropes-using real money-with plenty of training plus supervision by business leaders. Link to the [...]
FIYou profile: Dr. Paul Kowert
03/19/2009 By
Name: Paul Kowert Hometown: Midland, Texas. Job Title/Department: Associate Professor, Department of International Relation Campus: University Park In a nutshell: For the past several years, I served as graduate director for the International Relations program and also for the Institute of Asian Studies. Currently, I’m a Fulbright Visiting Professor at [...]
“SoBe” raises almost $2 million for FIU
03/18/2009 By
The annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival raised funds for the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and provided approximately 900 Golden Panthers with invaluable hands-on experience in the process. By Martin Haro Last month’s Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival exceeded all expectations when it [...]
Designing for the future: Student architecture competition cultivates ideas for FIU’s alumni center
03/18/2009 By
MIAMI (March 18, 2009) – The challenge: to create a design for a 50,000-square-foot alumni center to be built by the new football stadium at FIU’s University Park. The students had to follow specific requirements for their designs: a place to depict the history of the university, a lounge, ballrooms [...]
FIU College of Medicine: a recession-resistant economic engine for Florida in the 21st Century
03/17/2009 By
MIAMI (March 17, 2009) – The new College of Medicine at Florida International University will generate 66,000 new jobs and have an annual economic impact of more than $8.9 billion within 16 years, reveal estimates released today. The College of Medicine, a central piece of a new Academic Health Sciences [...]
FIU researcher and team invent device to aid in detection of breast cancer
03/16/2009 By
A decade after Dr. Anuradha Godavarty began focusing her research efforts on breast imaging, she and her research team are ready to begin testing a hand-held, 3-D imaging device they created. Their hope is that the innovation will aid in the detection of breast cancer. By Karen Cochrane A hand-held, 3-D imaging [...]
“Pedro” draws in a crowd
03/13/2009 By
More than 100 people attended the South Florida premiere of a movie based on the life of the late Pedro Zamora, a cast member of MTV’s The Real World: San Francisco, held at University Park on March 13. By Martin Haro and Sissi Aguila It was not long after Miami [...]
