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		<title>Children’s Creative Learning Center Bike-A-Thon raises money for St. Jude’s</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Children’s Creative Learning Center at FIU held its annual Bike-A-Thon Friday, May 11, in support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event was not only fun for the more than 50 children who participated but an opportunity for them to learn about bike safety, said Libby Kirsch, associate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times features FIU research on callous-unemotional children</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/new-york-times-features-fiu-research-on-callous-unemotional-children/40196?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=new-york-times-features-fiu-research-on-callous-unemotional-children</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Waschbusch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daniel Waschbusch believes no child is a lost cause. The FIU psychologist in the Center for Children and Families is conducting a three-year study on callous-unemotional children — those who exhibit a lack of remorse or empathy. The study is part of Washbusch&#8217;s more than decade-long career devoted to helping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faculty profile: Hakan Yilmazkuday</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/faculty-profile-hakan-yilmazkuday/40114?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=faculty-profile-hakan-yilmazkuday</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>esuperez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[College of Arts & Sciences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demet Yilmazkuday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hakan Yilmazkuday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Science Foundation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the seventh article in a series highlighting some of the 124 faculty members who were hired during the 2011-2012 academic year When you walk into Hakan Yilmazkuday’s office, you are first greeted by a dry erase board. It’s placed high up on the wall, nearly lining up with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IFRI takes forensics beyond the lab</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/ifri-takes-forensic-science-beyond-the-lab/40053?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ifri-takes-forensic-science-beyond-the-lab</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>abarbel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[forensic science]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[International Forensic Research Institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jose Almirall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law enforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Police]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, FIU’s International Forensic Research Institute (IFRI) kicks off its Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program, bringing groundbreaking forensic science research to working professionals. The series of weeklong workshops is designed to provide quality hands-on training for forensic science practitioners. Hosted throughout the year on FIU&#8217;s Modesto A. Maidique Campus, the four workshops cover specific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three conferences in 11 days? No problem for FIU Model UN</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/three-conferences-in-11-days-no-problem-for-fiu-model-un/40084?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=three-conferences-in-11-days-no-problem-for-fiu-model-un</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aaron Heria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ana Portal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Model United Nations Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College of Arts & Sciences]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[West Point Security Conference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The FIU Model United Nations (MUN) Program recently completed the most intense conference schedule in team history by participating in three conferences in just 11 days. FIU delegates took part in the West Point Security Conference, the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in New York, and the Chicago Model [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Rosenberg blogs from China: May 13, 2012</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/president-rosenberg-blogs-from-china-may-13-2012/40018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=president-rosenberg-blogs-from-china-may-13-2012</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 14:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cochrane</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriott School of Hospitality and Tourism Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to President Mark B. Rosenberg’s blog chronicling his visit to China. Click here to check out his May 12th post and here to check out his initial post from May 11th. While it may seem obvious that every graduation Commencement is about the same &#8212; relieved and semi-exhausted students process into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Rosenberg blogs from China: May 12, 2012</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/president-rosenberg-blogs-from-china-may-12-2012/39998?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=president-rosenberg-blogs-from-china-may-12-2012</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 21:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cochrane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to President Mark B. Rosenberg’s blog chronicling his visit to China. Click here to check out his initial post from May 11th. Saturday, May 12, 2012 We&#8217;ve Got Talent! Universities invariably assemble talented students who have skills beyond their ability to study and learn competencies and skills that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Rosenberg blogs from China: May 11, 2012</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/president-rosenberg-blogs-from-china-may-11-2012/39969?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=president-rosenberg-blogs-from-china-may-11-2012</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 19:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cochrane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to President Mark B. Rosenberg’s blog chronicling his visit to China. Friday, May 11, 2012 If the six commencements on April 30 and May 1 were not enough, we have another one coming up in Tianjin, China, on Sunday, May 13!  A very small delegation from FIU is now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faculty Profile: Shekhar Bhansali</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/faculty-profile-shekhar-bhansali/39952?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=faculty-profile-shekhar-bhansali</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 18:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the sixth article in a series highlighting some of the 124 faculty members who were hired during the 2011-2012 academic year Shekhar Bhansali’s life has taken him around the world. From his native India to Australia to Japan and finally the United States. Never one to follow the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Martinez: FIU&#8217;s new all-time hit king</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/mike-martinez-fiu-new-all-time-hit-king/39914?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mike-martinez-fiu-new-all-time-hit-king</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[FIU baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Martinez]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FIU baseball has a new all-time hits leader in Mike Martinez. The senior third baseman set the record when FIU defeated Middle Tennessee, 12-6, May 5. To learn more about Martinez, read Pete Pelegrin&#8217;s interview with him on his blog, The Prowl.]]></description>
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		<title>Mentoring program earns high marks at midyear review</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/mentoring-program-earns-high-marks-at-midyear-review/39930?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mentoring-program-earns-high-marks-at-midyear-review</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Haro</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BizNews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s working? What can we improve? What can we change? These questions set the tone for open discussion as more than 40 student mentees and volunteer mentors came together on March 23 to review FIU’s College of Business Administration’s mentoring program. Topics included team building, financial literacy, interview and résumé [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FIU Facebook forum streams live a week before IPO</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/fiu-facebook-forum-streams-live-a-week-before-ipo/39907?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fiu-facebook-forum-streams-live-a-week-before-ipo</link>
		<comments>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/fiu-facebook-forum-streams-live-a-week-before-ipo/39907#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 21:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jprenaud</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook IPO]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FIU Facebook forum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jane Wooldridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[FIU hosted a panel discussion on May 8 covering Facebook’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO) and its implications. University experts from a wide array of academic fields – including business, law, engineering, communication and medicine – discussed what to expect in the coming months as the world’s largest social media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, as told by FIU’s youngest</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/take-your-daughters-and-sons-to-work-day-as-told-by-fius-youngest/39848?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=take-your-daughters-and-sons-to-work-day-as-told-by-fius-youngest</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Haro</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[El pagnier K. Hudson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day 2012]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Seven children from the Division of External Relations learned more about what their parents do for a living when they participated in the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Thursday, May 3. Karina Bravo, Raymond Castro, Janet D&#8217;Alessandro, Jenevieve Jimenez, Sebastian Negret, Emma Nissim and Marco Vargas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early diagnosis of autism can lead to better treatment</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/early-diagnosis-of-autism-can-lead-to-better-treatment/39819?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=early-diagnosis-of-autism-can-lead-to-better-treatment</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>abarbel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anibal Gutierrez]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[autism spectrum disorders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autism awareness month has come and gone for 2012, but the need for awareness has not. The struggles for families affected by the disorder remain, and the number of those affected continues to rise. One in 88 children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by the age of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FIU receives federal designation from USDA</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/fiu-receives-federal-designation-from-usda/39832?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fiu-receives-federal-designation-from-usda</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JoAnn Adkins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agroecology Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College of Arts & Sciences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Earth and Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenneth G. Furton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark B. Rosenberg]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FIU is one of the first universities in the nation to receive the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s newly implemented Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACU) designation. The USDA recently released a list of 71 universities that qualify for the designation, which was first approved in the 2008 Farm Bill. Similar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Softball falls to South Alabama in SBC Championship tournament</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/softball-poised-for-sbc-championship-run/39797?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=softball-poised-for-sbc-championship-run</link>
		<comments>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/softball-poised-for-sbc-championship-run/39797#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cochrane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FIU Athletics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FIU softball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SBC Softball Championship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FIU softball team dropped a 9-1 decision to South Alabama in six innings Friday morning, May 11, in the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Softball Championship at FAU Stadium. With the loss, the Panthers fall to 28-26 on the year and move on to an elimination game against North Texas. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wyland paints mural in front of Miami Beach Urban Studios</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/wyland-paints-mural-in-front-of-miami-beach-urban-studios/39768?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=wyland-paints-mural-in-front-of-miami-beach-urban-studios</link>
		<comments>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/wyland-paints-mural-in-front-of-miami-beach-urban-studios/39768#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maridear</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Art and Art History]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[College of Architecture + The Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FIU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miami Beach Urban Studios]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For two days last week, internationally acclaimed artist and conservationist Wyland brought his larger-than-life painting style to Miami Beach, creating a 90-foot mural depicting indigenous South Florida marine life. Students from six Miami Beach schools helped bring the artwork, which is actually comprised of two canvases, to life. The event [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irma Becerra-Fernandez Ph.D. ’94 named interim VP for Engagement</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/irma-becerra-fernandez-ph-d-94-named-interim-vp-for-engagement/39780?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=irma-becerra-fernandez-ph-d-94-named-interim-vp-for-engagement</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Haro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Campus Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FIU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FIU alumni]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FIU Office of Engagement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Irma Becerra-Fernandez Ph.D. ’94 has accepted the position of interim vice president for Engagement effective May 14. She replaces Divina Grossman, who recently was chosen as the new chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. In her current post as the vice provost for Academic Affairs, Becerra-Fernandez has co-chaired [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blown away</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/blown-away/39756?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=blown-away</link>
		<comments>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/blown-away/39756#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 19:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cochrane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Freeze Frame]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neighbors and members of the FIU family turned out at the Engineering Center May 5 for tours and demonstrations of the Wall of Wind (WoW), a unique facility capable of simulating a category 5 hurricane. Participants were impressed with the power and size of the 12-fan structure. Research conducted at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook goes public</title>
		<link>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/facebook-goes-public/38854?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=facebook-goes-public</link>
		<comments>http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/facebook-goes-public/38854#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jprenaud</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A discussion about the future of the Internet giant &#8212; Live on the web WHAT: Florida International University is hosting a panel discussion for journalists covering Facebook’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO) and its implications. FIU experts from a wide array of fields, including business, law, engineering and communication, will [...]]]></description>
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