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FIU Biomedical Engineering hosted the daylong EDC BioTech 2012 Conference in the Graham Center Ballrooms at Modesto A. Madique Campus May 9 – a move that reaffirmed the university’s commitment to South Florida’s development as a life sciences corridor. Recently, FIU convened Life Sciences South Florida, a work group comprised [...]
This week, FIU’s International Forensic Research Institute (IFRI) kicks off its Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program, bringing groundbreaking forensic science research to working professionals. The series of weeklong workshops is designed to provide quality hands-on training for forensic science practitioners. Hosted throughout the year on FIU’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus, the four workshops cover specific [...]
What’s working? What can we improve? What can we change? These questions set the tone for open discussion as more than 40 student mentees and volunteer mentors came together on March 23 to review FIU’s College of Business Administration’s mentoring program. Topics included team building, financial literacy, interview and résumé [...]
FIU hosted a panel discussion on May 8 covering Facebook’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO) and its implications. University experts from a wide array of academic fields – including business, law, engineering, communication and medicine – discussed what to expect in the coming months as the world’s largest social media [...]
Seven children from the Division of External Relations learned more about what their parents do for a living when they participated in the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Thursday, May 3. Karina Bravo, Raymond Castro, Janet D’Alessandro, Jenevieve Jimenez, Sebastian Negret, Emma Nissim and Marco Vargas [...]
Autism awareness month has come and gone for 2012, but the need for awareness has not. The struggles for families affected by the disorder remain, and the number of those affected continues to rise. One in 88 children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by the age of [...]
For two days last week, internationally acclaimed artist and conservationist Wyland brought his larger-than-life painting style to Miami Beach, creating a 90-foot mural depicting indigenous South Florida marine life. Students from six Miami Beach schools helped bring the artwork, which is actually comprised of two canvases, to life. The event [...]
Professor Irma Becerra-Fernandez Ph.D. ’94 has accepted the position of interim vice president for Engagement effective May 14. She replaces Divina Grossman, who recently was chosen as the new chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. In her current post as the vice provost for Academic Affairs, Becerra-Fernandez has co-chaired [...]
Neighbors and members of the FIU family turned out at the Engineering Center May 5 for tours and demonstrations of the Wall of Wind (WoW), a unique facility capable of simulating a category 5 hurricane. Participants were impressed with the power and size of the 12-fan structure. Research conducted at [...]
A discussion about the future of the Internet giant — Live on the web WHAT: Florida International University is hosting a panel discussion for journalists covering Facebook’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO) and its implications. FIU experts from a wide array of fields, including business, law, engineering and communication, will [...]
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