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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 [...]
At one point in his life, after he joined the army to escape a girlfriend who broke his heart, after he left his wife for gambling away their money, after he was kicked out of the military for abusing alcohol, Aaron Alvin Sr. lived in Memphis, homeless and addicted to [...]
FIU has received a National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant to facilitate the hiring, retention and promotion of women in the academic areas of science and mathematics for their “Awareness, Commitment and Empowerment (ACE) of Women Scientists at FIU” project. The three-year, $573,000 grant will help broaden women’s advancement and participation within [...]
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) has awarded FIU a $2.3 million grant to research prevention methods to address Florida’s unexpectedly grim HIV epidemic. The frequency of reported HIV cases among Florida Hispanics is nearly twice the national rate. Among states with dominant Hispanic populations, Florida ranks third in [...]
Examining the correlation between humans and other primates, the School of Integrated Science and Humanity (SISH) will launch its Cognitive Neuroscience lecture series Nov. 3. Asif A. Ghanzanfar, associate professor of neuroscience and psychology at Princeton University, will discuss his research on the emergence and evolution of speech through rhythms at [...]
The Association for Psychological Science has named Lindsay Malloy, assistant professor of psychology, a “Rising Star.” Malloy is one of only 10 psychologists from the United States, France, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia honored this month by the association’s Rising Star program, which recognizes up-and-coming researchers. Her current research focuses [...]
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 [...]
Laurie Shrage, professor of philosophy and director of the Women’s Studies Center at FIU, will be spending a year in residence at Princeton’s University Center for Human Values. Shrage was awarded a coveted Laurence S. Rockefeller Visiting Fellowship this spring and will begin her year-in-residence this fall. Only nine fellowships [...]
Suzanna Rose, senior associate dean in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been named the director of the School of Integrated Science and Humanity (SISH) at FIU. The College of Arts & Sciences is being reorganized into thematic schools, in part, to articulate and enhance the research strengths of [...]
