‘FIU Magazine,’ Jan. 2012: The Education Effect

By Martin Haro

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FIU, JPMorgan Chase and Miami-Dade County Public schools come together to transform lives at Miami Northwestern Senior High By Deborah O’Neil, MA ’09 Every morning, a chorus of cheers and applause greets the students of Miami Northwestern as they start the day at Liberty City’s landmark high school. “It’s you! [...]

Deals done, networks forged at FIU’s 2011 Americas Venture Capital Conference

By jprenaud

Top ventures win $50,000 in awards With rising global interest in Latin American ventures, FIU’s 2011 Americas Venture Capital Conference brought together entrepreneurs, investors and service providers in Miami for two days of deal-making, networking and education. Speakers from the top echelons of Latin American entrepreneurship, venture investing, international finance [...]

Honduran students visit FIU for week of agroscience

By Evelyn Perez

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More than 20 agroscience juniors from the Universidad Nacional de Agricultura (UNA) in Honduras were hosted by the FIU Agroecology Program and the Department of Earth and Environment for a week-long, ecological agriculture workshop. The Consulate General of Honduras in Miami helped the university receive the students with a welcome address Oct. [...]

Visiting FIU

By Sissi Aguila

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Ana Lourdes Ardon, the vice consul of Honduras in Miami, welcomed 45 agroecology students from Universidad Nacional de Agricultura (UNA) in Catacamas, Honduras, to FIU Oct. 17. The students were visiting FIU to learn more about agricultural practices through lectures and hands-on training. The students were hosted by the university’s agroecology [...]

Miami Northwestern students visit organic garden

By Karen Cochrane

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It’s officially known as the “People’s Garden,” and it lived up to its billing Friday, Sept. 16, when 50 students from Miami Northwestern Senior High School visited FIU’s organic garden and nature preserve. The teenagers were hosted by FIU students, who shared their passion for gardening and sustainable living. The garden [...]

FIU, JPMorgan Chase to invest in Liberty City

By Sissi Aguila

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Grant aims to transform Miami Northwestern Senior High In partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida International University and JPMorgan Chase announced today a major investment of resources and support to help transform Miami Northwestern Senior High School. JPMorgan Chase presented a $1 million check during the official announcement of [...]

CampUs hosts high school freshmen

By Sissi Aguila

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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 [...]

Accounting students help low-income earners with tax returns

By Karen Cochrane

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For some, preparing their tax return is a simple, albeit not enjoyable, exercise. For other people, help is sorely needed. This past tax season once again, accounting students from FIU’s College of Business Administration helped low-income earners complete their tax forms. The students participated in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance [...]

GLOWS program to bring sustainable water to Rwanda

By JoAnn Adkins

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FIU’s Global Water for Sustainability Program (GLOWS) will be helping to improve water quality in Rwanda. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded GLOWS a five-year, $21.9 million grant for a project dubbed Rwanda Integrated Water Security Program. The program is designed to positively impact human health, food [...]

Inaugural Give and GoGreen event huge success

By Karen Cochrane

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Plans are already underway to expand next year’s program A pilot program to collect unwanted items from students moving out of the dorms for the summer has given renewed life to more than 3,000 lbs. of goods that were slated for the trash heap. The FIU GoGreen Team partnered with [...]

High school students address Europe’s economic problems in 2011 Euro Challenge

By Karen Cochrane

Three teams are New York City-bound after March 22 competition organized and hosted by Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence. Spain’s housing market slowdown. Greece’s high government deficit and debts. Germany’s globalization challenges, including immigration. Twelve teams of ninth and tenth graders from Miami to Fort Pierce tackled these complex [...]

Overtown Cookbook crew gets visit from Jamie Oliver

By Sissi Aguila

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Chef and food activist Jamie Oliver visited Booker T. Washington Senior High School Feb. 25 to meet with students and the creators of the Overtown Cookbook, a collaborative project between the high school and FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and Robert Stempel College of [...]

Students of math, science shine in South Florida Regional Science Bowl

By Karen Cochrane

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FIU hosted more than two dozen high school teams who came together to test their knowledge of math and science. For the second year in a row, the competition ended with an “overtime” round. It all came down to this: “Assuming the specific heat of aluminum is 0.9 Joules per [...]

Chef Jamie Oliver visits FIU-supported “Overtown Cookbook” project at Booker T. Washington Sr. High

By jprenaud

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WHAT: Celebrity chef and food activist Jamie Oliver will visit Booker T. Washington Senior High School to meet with students and the creators of the Overtown Cookbook, a collaborative project between the high school and Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and Robert [...]

FPL and Florida International University open first-ever student-staffed customer care center

By jprenaud

Unique partnership offers local students paid employment and real-life work experience Creating a talent pipeline for the future and providing employment opportunities for college students, Florida Power & Light Company and Florida International University have  launched the utility’s first on-campus customer care center to answer calls from FPL customers in [...]