FIU in the News: 07/01/2009


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FIU begins new tradition
MiamiHerald.com – Luisa Yanez
They didn’t graduate from Florida International University, but for their strong support, FIU named 10 state and local leaders ”honorary

I-Team: Students Unaware of Gunmen On FIU Campus
CBS 4
Read more in our Privacy Policy The CBS4 I-Team has uncovered the armed robbery of a student inside FIU’s Green Library, and the shock students received

FIU News

Antioch College alumni, backers raise money to reopen the Yellow …
The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com – Janet Okoben
as president of Cleveland State University, but he will represent his former employer, Florida International University, one more time later this month.

FIU graduate robbed at gunpoint
MiamiHerald.com
A recent Florida International University graduate, cramming for his Florida Bar law exam, was robbed at gunpoint of his laptop outside the school’s Green

HPU Associate Professor of Chemistry Honored with 2008 Jack L …
Honolulu Advertiser ‎
He received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Florida International University and earned his Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy from the University of Illinois at

What we think: A Category 5 waste
Orlando Sentinel ‎
Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the University of Miami and Florida International University long ago made Miami ground

Bars & Clubs 101: What should I know about Miami’s Coconut Grove …
Examiner.com ‎
“The Grove,” as it is referred to by locals, is also frequented by students from Florida International University and the University of Miami, both located

Lecturer takes an in-depth look at Haiti
MiamiHerald.com – Jacqueline Charles ‎
and Political Change, 1934-1957, will discuss this week at Florida International University Park campus and the Haitian Heritage Museum in Miami.

Students, researchers to help with traffic solutions
Beacon Newspaper (subscription) – Elsie Puig ‎
Luckily engineering students and researchers at Florida International University‘s new traffic research lab have the solution.

FIU Athletics

FIU Baseball coach Turtle Thomas not going to Maryland
Beacon Newspaper (subscription) – Chris Towers ‎
Unfortunately for college baseball fans and turtle enthusiasts in College Park, Maryland reportedly decided not to offer FIU baseball head coach Henry

FIU baseball coach Turtle Thomas staying with Golden Panthers
MiamiHerald.com – Ronna Gradus ‎
After a 20-36 season in his first year as FIU baseball coach in 2007, Turtle Thomas guided the Golden Panthers to a 34-21 record last season — the largest

O’Reilly plays at Pan Am Cup
Langley AdvanceNews ‎
Olympic Games semifinalists (Brazil, USA and Cuba), is being played on the campuses of the University of Miami and Florida International University.

VOLLEYBALL: US and Brazil win Pan American Cup Openers
Chain Ring Sports (press release)‎
25-12, 25-13 in the second match of Pool B of the Eight Women’s Pan American Cup played at the Florida International University’s US Century Bank Arena.

US Roster Set for Historical Women’s Pan Am Cup
Chain Ring Sports (press release) ‎
Pool B, played at nearby Florida International University’s US Century Bank Arena, includes Argentina, top-ranked Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic and

SPORTS: Townsend makes pro baseball debut
Bethany Beach Wave – Nick Roth ‎
was drafted in the third round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Orioles after completing his junior year at Florida International University.

Monroe looks to improve on bad year
Sidelines Online (subscription) – Stephen Curley ‎
Losses to MT and Ole Miss, followed by a win at Florida International University finished off the year. Lancaster’s departure leaves the Warhawks searching

US women’s volleyball wins over Puerto Rico in close match in Pan …
MiamiHerald.com – Pete Pelegrin
Puerto Rico battled back in the third set led by Yarimar Rosa, a three-time All-American junior at FIU. Rosa, who had 10 kills, gave her team the lead at

NCAAF Top 5: Best non-BCS bets in college football
Covers – David Payne ‎
FIU went a combined 1-23 in 2006 and 2007 and started last season with three straight losses. But the Panthers turned things around and, if not for a 57-50

Three-time All-American Yarimar Rosa helping Puerto Rican team
Beacon Newspaper (subscription) – Chris Green
This is something she is not used to at FIU, where Rosa has started all 92 of her matches played over the last three years. She earned her team a point as

Historical penalty waiver filed in hopes of improving APR for baseball
Beacon Newspaper (subscription) – Jonathan Ramos
As a result of the waiver, the NCAA relieved FIU of the occasion three penalty and once again handed baseball an occasion two penalty.

Higher Education

MacArthur Foundation selects UF to help develop global master’s …
University of Florida ‎
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded the University of Florida nearly $1 million for a new master’s program that will train

Betty Castor leaves top job at Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for …
Tampabay.com – Richard DanielsonJohn Martin ‎
TAMPA – Former University of South Florida president Betty Castor Tuesday left USF for a third time,

Students and Faculty Members Are Among Competitors for $30-Million …
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) ‎
They include Omega Envoy, led by students at the University of Central Florida; Astrobotic, led by William L. Whittaker, a robotics professor at Carnegie