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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.

Read more for emerging preeminent programs.

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

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When sharks need a power nap, they go surfing
Sharks surf to save energy according to new research led by FIU marine scientist Yannis Papastamatiou.
June 17, 2021
Warming lakes put biodiversity at risk
A warming climate is warming the world’s lakes — and it could spell trouble for tropical fish, animals and tiny organisms.
June 17, 2021
DNA test kit saves thousands of Earth’s most bizarre turtles
Using a DNA testing toolkit developed by FIU researchers, officials stopped an illegal shipment of Matamata turtles and returned them to the wild.
June 17, 2021
Bimini dredge leaves its mark on sharks’ DNA
FIU Ph.D. candidate Andria Beal led the first of its kind study to uncover one of the greatest mysteries — how environmental stressors impact sharks.
June 17, 2021
Whale consumption should be dramatically decreased in Caribbean to avoid mercury poisoning
Researchers studying the level of mercury concentration of whales in the Caribbean were shocked to see dangerously high levels of the toxic substance in whale products sold for human consumption.
June 17, 2021
Artisanal whaling claims almost 14,000 whales since the 1940s in the Caribbean
Artisanal subsistence whaling is alive and well in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a small group of islands in the eastern Caribbean.
June 17, 2021