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Recent graduates may be surprised to learn that the vocabulary their parents used with them as children may have had a hand in their chosen field of study. Those graduating with a STEM-related degree (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) can look forward to the more than 8 million jobs that [...]
FIU has received a $600,000 estate commitment to establish the Betty G. Reader Scholarship Fund for students who have demonstrated exemplary service to and leadership in the Jewish community. The first FIU scholarship to recognize students for their service to the Jewish community, the fund will honor Reader’s legacy and [...]
WHAT: Nuclear power generates approximately 20 percent of the United States’ electricity, and represents almost two-thirds of the country’s carbon-free power generation. Recent global events, however, have raised questions about the safety of this technology and where it best fits in our energy future. “Nuclear Power Technology: The Next Generation,” [...]
The Chronicle of Higher Education this week features FIU as an example of a university with a research growth strategy that has succeeded where many others have not. The Chronicle discovered that FIU’s efforts over the past decade to invest in growing federally funded scientific and engineering research has yielded [...]
WHAT: A potato gun, a rocket launcher and a Lego building contest are all part of the 10th Annual Engineering Expo at FIU, a day of interactive science and engineering activities for more than 1,000 Miami-Dade and Broward students. The elementary through high school students will visit facilities and laboratories [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy announced April 15 that FIU is one of only 20 teams invited to participate in the Solar Decathlon 2011. The FIU team, consisting of architects, landscape architects, interior designers, mechanical engineers, civil/environmental engineers, construction managers, and journalists, was asked to prepare design proposals for a [...]
MIAMI – More than 5,500 Florida International University students will join the ranks of 140,000 FIU alumni when they receive their degrees next week. More than 3,000 of those students will participate in six ceremonies. The ceremonies –scheduled for Dec. 14 and 15– will be led by FIU President Mark [...]
MIAMI – Florida International University announced today changes to its commencement exercises, which are celebrated in April and December. The changes are designed to enhance the student experience, accommodate more friends and family members and help finance the addition of an extra ceremony. Several years ago, FIU abandoned the single [...]
MIAMI – Florida International University College of Engineering and Computing Dean Amir Mirmiran has been named the Miami-Dade American Society of Civil Engineers 2009 Engineer of the Year, adding to his list of accomplishments since assuming leadership of the college. Mirmiran, 48, who became the college’s dean in February after [...]
