FIU in the News: 07/02/2009


Top Stories

Zelaya’s ‘poll’ more than that
MiamiHerald.com – Eduardo Gamarra
of foreign governments to deliver credible and professional results. Eduardo Gamarra is professor of political science at Florida International University.

FIU in the News

For Food Network stars, cooking is a labor of love
Hattiesburg American – Dennis Moore
At the South Beach Wine & Food Festival in February, Pat worked with culinary arts students at Florida International University. “All of these kids were so

Top jobs
Fox40 – Marcia Heroux
Yasel Cruz, 25, attended two professional engineering conferences last fall before he graduated in December from Florida International University.

Florida’s Quality of Life Means ‘Home Sweet Home,’ Says Florida …
PR Newswire (press release)  ‎
coastal scientist, professor of environmental studies and director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University in Miami .

Top Ten Beaches in the US
Nantucket Independent
When Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University in Miami, Fla. is not studying the shore

A Smart Critique of the Public Plan (Sort Of)
Washington Post Blogs – Ezra Klein
The article notes that Florida International University will be opening a new medical school a year from now, with an initial class of 40 students.

Meet the ‘transumer’: less treasure, more pleasure
KOMO News – Herb Weisbaum
assistant marketing professor at Florida International University. In recent years, many more companies are renting things at all levels: Wear Today,

Rec center offers kayaking, field trips for young campers
Beacon Newspaper (subscription) – Andrea Cruz  ‎
For the thirteenth year, the Biscayne Bay Campus Recreation Center is hosting the FIU Summer Academy for children 4 to 14 years old.

UCF Budget: Serious Consequences, Serious Results
University of Central Florida  ‎
While other entities (including base budget as mentioned above) were reduced, UCF and FIU were appropriated the funds necessary to stay on target for

News Roundup
Miami New Times – Kyle Munzenrieder  ‎
[CBS4] The county and Marlins agree on matters of stadium financing. [Herald] An FIU grad was robbed at gunpoint on campus. [Herald]

The students’ voice will change a flawed administration
Beacon Newspaper (subscription) – Rick Martinez
FIU sure has a lot to be proud of, just check out its new achievements board at http://news.fiu.edu.

Athletics

Take a look at the participant sports you can do
Sun-Sentinel.com
Volleyball: Pan American Cup, University of Miami and Florida International University, 3 pm, www.miamisports.org. Running: 16th July 4th Classic at Weston,

Tappa gets tough
Jamaica Observer
They arrived later in the afternoon, but missed a light training session at the Florida International University. Whitmore was livid when he spoke to

Florida International University’s youth football clinic a hit …
MiamiHerald.com
and coaches from the Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance on Saturday attended the NCAA Football Youth Day Clinic at Florida International University.

US, Dominican Republic earn spot in world grand prix
Universal Sports
18-25, 25-23, 15-13 Tuesday night at US Century Bank Arena at Florida International University. Meanwhile, tthe United States edged Puerto Rico 25-15,

Higher Education

Law school pays students to stay away
Above the Law – Karen Sloan
The University of Miami School of Law saw a significant increase in its so-called yield rate – the percentage of accepted students who enroll – and has

FAU student’s design chosen as bus shelter of future
MiamiHerald.com – Luisa Yanez
The design by a part-time Florida Atlantic University student was chosen by Broward Transit as the prototype of the county’s future bus shelters.

Student trying to save endangered bunnies
United Press International
ORLANDO, Fla., July 1 (UPI) — University of Central Florida student Rosanna Tursi says population genetics may help save an endangered rabbit species in

7 Reasons Why College Is So Expensive
U.S. News & World Report  ‎
So, we asked visiting blogger Judy Genshaft, president of the University of South Florida and chair of the board of the American Council on Education (“the

Another University Requires iPhone/iPod Touch.
I4U – Robert Evans
Today, that trend continues with the University of Florida ordering all of their Doctor of Pharmacy online students to have either an iPhone or an iPod

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