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Preeminent Programs

Select university programs have been designated “preeminent.” The status is recognition of high-caliber, collaborative work that generates unique learning opportunities, pioneering research and meaningful engagement with the external community while expanding the university’s financial base, advancing its strategic plan and enhancing its reputation at the national and international levels.

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Alumni reception breaks attendance record, raises awareness for Next Horizon campaign
A record number of alumni and friends of FIU came out to the Alumni Association Annual Cocktail Reception this year to celebrate their alma mater.
May 24, 2019
Research rules out mental flexibility, attention as advantages for some bilingual children
Bilingual children are on equal footing with monolingual children when it comes to regulating their behavior, planning and problem-...
May 20, 2019

The Latest

Helping children survive the aftermath
FIU Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry Jonathan Comer shares ways to help children cope when tragedy strikes.
May 26, 2022
Scientists tap into moth brains hoping to improve human flight
FIU's Jamie Theobald is part of a team that received a $7 million Department of Defense grant to study the flight of moths.
May 26, 2022
What does an octopus eat? For a creature with a brain in each arm, whatever’s within reach
What does an octopus eat? For a creature with a brain in each arm, whatever’s within ...
May 26, 2022
The search for one of Florida’s most rare, endangered orchids
The U.S. National Park Service awarded FIU conservation ecologist Hong Liu a grant to lead the first study to discover how many cigar orchids are in Big Cypress.
May 26, 2022
Dolphins can bond from a distance, and that means more dolphin babies
Scientists have released two new studies that show male friends are pretty important for dolphins.
May 26, 2022
Eye size of deep-sea shrimp reveal secrets of the deep
Different species of deep-sea shrimp have evolved to have different sized eyes — all the better to see one another glow with, according to new research.
May 26, 2022