News at FIU - Florida International University
News at FIU is the official news site of Florida International University
Researchers have set a new world record for data transfer, helping to usher in the next generation of high-speed network technology. During last month’s SuperComputing 2011 conference in Seattle, the international team, which included researchers from FIU, transferred data in opposite directions at a combined rate of 186 gigabits per [...]
If you’re looking for something fascinating and free to do Friday, Oct. 14, venture to the edge of the universe with FIU physics professor James R. Webb. Every semester, Webb steps out of the classroom and hosts a series of star parties, sharing his passion for astronomy with the general [...]
Next Stop: Harvard When Kristian Herrera walks across the commencement stage on May 3, he will be among the youngest graduates in Florida International University history. At 18 years old, Herrera will receive a bachelor’s degree in physics, along with three minors: biology, mathematics and chemistry. And in June, the [...]
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded FIU $1 million to expand its unique approach to physics education across the physical sciences. Physics students at FIU don’t just read about electricity. They use magnets to generate voltage and study it. They don’t take notes about energy. They drop a dodgeball on [...]
For the first time, FIU astronomers can explore the skies of the Southern Hemisphere without ever leaving Miami. The Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA), a consortium of 10 universities, recently launched a refurbished and automated telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory on a remote peak in the [...]
FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg gave a university update, praised students, faculty and staff for their accomplishments and addressed some of the university community’s most pressing issues at his first open forum, held on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in the Graham Center Ballrooms. The forum was web cast and transmitted live [...]
MIAMI – Florida International University’s College of Arts and Sciences has joined forces with the College of Education to transform science and math education and graduate scientists poised to become trailblazing teachers in their fields. Through FIU’s new secondary teacher education programs, the College of Arts and Sciences prepares students [...]
