The Latest

• Science & Technology

  Stethoscope, meet AI – helping doctors hear hidden sounds to better diagnose disease

  Researchers are exploring ways to use heart sounds to detect disease earlier and more accurately.

  October 16, 2025

• Science & Technology

  Flamingos are making a home in Florida again after 100 years – an ecologist explains why they may be returning for good

  FIU biologist explains how Everglades restoration and ecosystem recovery are helping flamingos make a long-awaited return to Florida’s coastlines.

  October 14, 2025

• Campus & Community

  Honors College graduate-turned-FIU-Law-student named 2025 Pérez Excellence Award recipient

  Emilee Garcia ’25 has seen her academic prowess and dedicated service rewarded with a $10,000 scholarship that will fund her legal education, compliments of a pair of generous donors.

  October 14, 2025

• Science & Technology

  FIU Aquarius and Tekmara partner to apply AI under the sea

  FIU’s iconic underwater lab is entering a new era, using AI and autonomous tech to boost marine research, conservation and global ocean monitoring.

  October 13, 2025

• Science & Technology

  Botanist on quest to identify and name endangered orchids

  Pankaj Kumar has spent 25 years trekking through Asia's deepest forests looking for rare orchids and has discovered 38 species.

  October 13, 2025

• Business & Entrepreneurship

  From undergrad to leader-in-training at a top-50 global company

  John Boris ’24 works for the world’s largest food and beverage company. Handpicked for a career development program, the former Honors College student is ready to rise at the 270,000-employee firm.

  October 10, 2025

• Business & Entrepreneurship

  Cheers to experiential learning: Hospitality major learns industry’s most important lesson at cocktail conference

  Since his days as an FIU undergrad, master’s student Ian Gonzalez ’24 has taken advantage of real-world opportunities. It’s all part of his plan to one day operate his own restaurant/bar.

  October 8, 2025

• Medicine & Health Sciences

  Researchers offer tips to turn children’s media use into productive screentime

  Screentime has become a mainstay in family life, but researchers say boundaries are possible with just a few simple changes.

  October 8, 2025

• Science & Technology

  SHIELD Activated: Researchers build a defense to protect drones from cyberattacks

  Real-time recovery could set a new standard for drone safety, protecting billions of dollars in assets and public trust as unmanned aircraft become increasingly ubiquitous.

  October 7, 2025

• Science & Technology

  Wrongfully accused: research acquits mosquitoes as carriers for Lyme disease

  Scientists have cleared mosquitoes of any responsibility in Lyme disease, and say ticks are solely to blame for spread of disease.

  October 6, 2025