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FIU Vice President for Engagement, Divina Grossman, has been elected to a two-year term as chairwoman of the board of directors for the Health Foundation of South Florida, a nonprofit, grantmaking organization focused on improving health for residents in Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. Grossman became a Health Foundation board [...]
The courtroom was silent as the foreman rose to deliver the verdict in Nugent vs. the State. “Not guilty,” she said. The defense cheered and the prosecution received encouraging pats on the back. This was no ordinary court case: the judge and mentors were FIU college students and the prosecutors [...]
Race, immigration, LGBT issues, the Libyan conflict and more will be explored during a week of special events Diversity Week has traditionally been a show and tell of world cuisine, fashion and music. At FIU, Diversity Week 2011, “FIU: Where Worlds Unite,” will be much more – an exploration of [...]
By Martin Haro ’05 Raul Chavez ’80 and his wife Angela Martinez love to travel and they love FIU. Through the Alumni Association’s Golden Panther Getaway program, the couple has found the perfect way to combine two of their passions and make memories to last a lifetime. They have “thousands [...]
By Susan Feinberg The shortage of nursing faculty in the United States is a critical problem that directly affects the nation’s shortage of professional nurses. According to the Florida Center for Nursing, 44 percent of qualified applicants to Florida nursing schools were unable to enroll in the 2007-08 academic year, [...]
Advanced teaching and research facility raises bar for interdisciplinary healthcare education By Mary Sudasassi Thursday, Feb. 4, the College of Nursing & Health Sciences (CNHS) will kick off a day-long celebration to dedicate its new teaching and research facility at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. The new $34 million Nursing [...]
MIAMI – Florida International University College of Nursing and Health Sciences Dean Divina Grossman has been appointed the university’s founding vice president for engagement. FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg explained that in her new role, Grossman will provide leadership for the development and coordination of partnerships with key local, state, [...]
Federal funding allows the college to continue innovative research abroad program, which is one of only two in Florida, to continue through 2013. By Mary Sudasassi The National Center on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NCMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $1.2 million to fund the Minority Health [...]
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