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With the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival less than a week away, Jennifer Miller shares with us another Blue & Gold Blog entry on her experiences leading up to “SoBe.” Week of Feb. 15, 2010 The 2010 SoBe is just around the corner, and I think we [...]
WHAT: Sea life activist and author Peter Heller will deliver the Honors College Excellence Lecture for the spring semester. Heller will share stories from his experiences with the famed Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in a lecture titled “The Whale Warriors: A Journalist’s Voyage with the Eco-Pirates of Antarctic.” Heller will [...]
Today marked the arrival in movie theaters across the nation of Shutter Island, the Martin Scorsese-directed adaptation of the novel of the same title written by Dennis Lehane ’01, a graduate of FIU’s Creative Writing Program. Starring an all-star cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio, the thriller follows the story of [...]
“The Crisis in Haiti: What can YOU do to help?” will be streamed live beginning at 10 a.m. On Friday, Feb. 19, the FIU community will participate in a ground-breaking three-hour virtual event, “The Crisis in Haiti: What can YOU do to help?”The live program features presentations from students and [...]
Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 17, FIU Athletics will host 11 events in five days, including heated contests versus rivals FAU, an appearance by the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and the FIU baseball home opener. The FIU women’s basketball team got things off to a great start with their 59-42 [...]
MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Potato guns, robots and a virtual hurricane are all part of a day of interactive science and engineering activities for more than 1,000 Miami-Dade and Broward students. During the FIU College of Engineering and Computing’s 9th Annual Motorola Foundation Engineering Expo, the elementary through high school [...]
Registration is still open for the 4th Annual Women Who Lead Conference. To register click here The Women Who Lead conference is scheduled for Friday, March 5, at Biscayne Bay Campus and Friday, March 26, at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. Women Who Lead is a day-long conference which aims to enhance the [...]
The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Feb. 25-28 raises funds for the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. More than 900 Panthers help make “SoBe” a success, gaining valuable hands-on experience in the process. By Martin Haro February in Miami is a time for fun and the must-attend of [...]
The museum will raise funds that will go toward assisting rebuilding efforts in the island nation on Feb. 20. The Wolfsonian–FIU will join the PechaKucha global community and the Miami Chapter of Architecture for Humanity (AFH) to raise awareness and assist with the rebuilding plans for Haiti by taking part [...]
