WHAT: Florida International University professors, students and administrators are headed to Orlando this week to honor and recruit some of Florida’s brightest high school students at the annual Sunshine State Scholars Program. The state’s top students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and their parents will be courted much like [...]
From homeless to cum laude: A graduate’s journey
12/09/2011 By
At one point in his life, after he joined the army to escape a girlfriend who broke his heart, after he left his wife for gambling away their money, after he was kicked out of the military for abusing alcohol, Aaron Alvin Sr. lived in Memphis, homeless and addicted to [...]
Students share vision for sustainable building at 2011 Solar Decathlon
12/02/2011 By
Two years ago, architecture professor Marilys Nepomechie and a group of FIU students conceived a home design perfect for South Florida – one that could get all its energy from the sun. Last fall, they traveled to Washington, D.C., and built that house for a world-renowned competition: the 2011 U.S. [...]
FIU to host conference on nanoscience
09/23/2011 By
FIU will be hosting the 4th Annual NanoScience Technology Symposium, also known as NanoFlorida 2011, from Sept. 30 – Oct. 1 at the College of Engineering and Computing. Organized by the student body of the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) with the guidance of conference chairs BME faculty Chen-Zhong Li [...]
Team FIU in D.C. for Solar Decathlon 2011
09/15/2011 By
After two years of planning and prep work, showtime arrives next week for the 20 teams participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solar Decathlon 2011. The event runs from Sept. 23-Oct. 2 at the National Mall, West Potomac Park, in Washington, D.C. The contest challenges collegiate teams to design, [...]
Building with Legos and candy are part of the fun at 10th Engineering Expo
02/28/2011 By
A Lego building competition, a flight simulator and a candy structure contest were all part of the 10th annual Engineering Expo at Florida International University on Feb. 25. Approximately 1,200 elementary through high school students from Miami-Dade and Broward counties visited facilities and laboratories such as the Wall of Wind, [...]
FIU: Creating solutions for South Florida
11/04/2010 By
President Mark B. Rosenberg hosted a Worlds Ahead screening Nov. 2 in the Graham Center Ballrooms at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. More than 500 members of the FIU community enjoyed four films that highlight community engagement projects in the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine; the Honors College; the School of [...]
Doctoral student, alumnus take top technology prizes
05/13/2010 By
Two FIU innovators were recently recognized as Technology Leaders of the Year by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. FIU engineering doctoral student Fausto Fleites ’09 was awarded Top Technology Student of the Year and alumnus Albert Santalo MBA ’97, president and CEO of CareCloud in Miami, won The Best [...]
FIU Chile Earthquake Experts
03/01/2010 By
Florida International University has a number of professors who study Chile and Latin America, as well as professors who can address issues related to the earthquake in Chile. Several have been featured or quoted in stories about the recent earthquake in Haiti. This is a list of experts willing to [...]
