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Florida State takes the lead in creating nation’s first ‘National Day on Writing’
Thanks to the work of Kathleen Yancey of the Department of English and FSU alumna Rep. Dina Titus, a Democrat representing Nevada, the nation celebrated its first “National Day on Writing” on October 20, 2009.
Greg Erickson, Brian Inouye publish landmark paper on ancient archaeopteryx
Associate Professor Gregory Erickson of Biological Science is the first author on a groundbreaking study showing that the ancient archaeopteryx is not as birdlike as scientists previously thought.
Elaine Treharne of English Department is elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Professor Elaine Treharne of the Department of English has been elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (of London), one of the oldest and most prestigious Royal Societies in the world.
Amy Koehlinger of Religion wins Eric Hoffer Prize for her book ‘The New Nuns’
Amy Koehlinger, an associate professor in the Department of Religion, has won the 2009 Eric Hoffer Prize in the Culture Category for her book The New Nuns: Racial Justice and Religious Reform in the 1960s.
COAPS study shows that low flow in Apalachicola River may harm Gulf fisheries
In years when the flow is low in the Apalachicola River, there is not nearly as much phytoplankton available for young fish in the northern Gulf of Mexico, according to Steven Morey of the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS).
Florida State alumni Stella and Raymond Cottrell establish professorship in Psychology
Florida State University alumni Stella and Dr. Raymond Cottrell have made a gift of $125,000 to establish an endowed professorship titled “The Stella and Raymond Cottrell Professorship Within the Department of Psychology,” said Assistant Dean Nancy Smilowitz. The recipient of this newly endowed professorship is Thomas Joiner, Distinguished Research Professor and the Bright-Burton Professor of Psychology.
Hong-Guo Yu of the Department of Biological Science publishes groundbreaking results about cell division
In a study that is groundbreaking for its results and methods, Assistant Professor Hong-Guo Yu and research technician Hui Jin of the Department of Biological Science have found that when the protein Pds5 is removed from the cell division process (meiosis), chromosomes do not pair up properly. And when chromosomes do not pair up properly, birth defects such as Down syndrome can result.
Chris Lonigan of Psychology receives $5 million grant to train education researchers
Professor Christopher Lonigan has won a $5 million grant to train doctoral students to do advanced research on the best ways of teaching reading, math, and science to schoolchildren.
Tom Brokaw makes personal gift of $100,000 to World War II Institute
NBC News Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw was on campus in March 2009 to announce a personal gift of $100,000 to the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience. The gift establishes the Baumgarten Gibbons Endowed Fund and was specifically named for Dr. Harold Baumgarten, a retired physician who lives in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., and The Honorable Sam Gibbons, a former U.S. congressman of Tampa, Fla.
Alan Marshall is among first inductees to American Chemical Society Fellows Program
Chemist Alan Marshall has been named to the first group of fellows by the American Chemical Society (ACS) -- the only person in Florida to receive this distinction. The award was announced in July 2009.
