Professors to investigate whether treated reclaimed water can be used in the restoration of coastal wetlands in southern Biscayne Bay. By Susan Feinberg Gary Rand, professor in the Department of Earth and Environment, and Piero Gardinali, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, recently received $2.75 million from the Miami-Dade County [...]
FIU’s traffic lab celebrates grand opening
05/12/2009 By
By Sissi Aguila One of the most sophisticated labs of its kind in the nation, FIU’s Integrated Intelligent Transportation System Laboratory (IITS) at the Lehman Center for Transportation Research officially opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, May 11. Researchers will use the high-tech facility in collaboration with state and local [...]
Academy Award winner coming to Biscayne Bay Campus
04/03/2009 By
WHAT: The Biscayne Bay Campus Student Government Association Lectures Series is pleased to announce that Dustin Lance Black, recent Academy Award Winner for “Best Original Screenplay” for MILK, starring two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn, will speak at FIU’s Biscayne Bay Campus. The event is co-sponsored by BBC Campus Life and [...]
Frost’s Modern Masters from the Smithsonian American Art Museum to Close This Weekend
03/12/2009 By
Miami, (March 12, 2009) – The Frost’s inaugural exhibit, Modern Masters from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, will close to the public Sunday, March 15, 2009, after a two week extension. The Frost is the first stop on a national tour for the show. This exhibit features 31 artists who [...]
Smithsonian curator to speak at FIU
01/22/2009 By
Virginia Mecklenburg, curator of “Modern Masters” at FIU’s Frost Art Museum, will bring to life the history of 20th Century Abstraction and the artists who transformed American art. By Kitty Dumas Virginia Mecklenburg, senior curator for the Smithsonian American Art Museum, will speak on Friday, Jan. 23, at 8 p.m. [...]
