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Ken Hanson
Chemistry and Biochemistry
10/25/23

FSU chemist honored by Tallahassee Scientific Society for career contributions to science, education and public outreach

Faculty
Awards
Hollander 2023 graphic
Statistics
10/24/23

FSU welcomes Adrian Raftery as the 2023 Myles Hollander Distinguished Lecturer

Institution
Events
From left, Feng Bao and Sanghyun Lee, associate professors in the Florida State University Department of Mathematics.
Mathematics
10/20/23

FSU mathematicians explore geothermal energy, carbon sequestration climate solutions in DOE’s Energy Earthshots initiative

Faculty
Research
Qing Mai, a professor in the Department of Statistics.
Statistics
10/19/23

Faculty Spotlight: Qing Mai

Faculty
Spotlight
Thomas Joiner
Psychology
10/17/23

FSU psychologist honored with international lifetime achievement award for suicide prevention research

Faculty
Awards
From left, Associate Professor Martin Bauer, Professor Richard Bertram, Assistant Professor Tom Needham and Assistant Professor Roberto Vincis.
Mathematics
10/12/23

FSU researchers earn NSF grant to apply novel mathematical tools to experimental data on sense of taste

Faculty
Awards
Postdoctoral fellow Anders Lindskog
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
10/12/23

FSU scientists find oxygen levels increased during boom in ancient marine life

Faculty
Research
Professor Rafe Blaufarb
History
10/12/23

‘A political animal’ — FSU history professor discusses reign and impact of Napoleon Bonaparte

Faculty
Jessica Tilley, a fifth year doctoral student studying classical archaeology in the Department of Classics.
Classics
10/12/23

Student Spotlight: Jessica Tilley

Students
Spotlight
Debi Fadool
Neuroscience
10/10/23

FSU researcher earns $2.7 million grant to study diet, metabolism and brain connections

Faculty
Grants
Qing-Xiang “Amy” Sang, Endowed Professor of Cancer Research, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences; and Lynn Panton, Professor, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.
Florida State News
10/06/23

FSU faculty available to speak for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Faculty
Expert Pitch
Prashant Singh took the top prize of $50,000 for a project aimed at improving food safety at the FSU Discovery Challenge event on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (FSU Photography Services)
Florida State News
10/06/23

Discovery Days: Five researchers awarded $100,000 for cutting-edge projects at FSU Discovery Challenge

Faculty
Awards
Carolina Gonzalez, professor of Spanish and linguistics, is among the instructors teaching classes in the FSU Linguistics Program.
Modern Languages and Linguistics
10/05/23

FSU Linguistics Program prepares graduates for careers in tech, science, education, law and more

Institution
Tyler Towne, an associate teaching professor in the Department of Psychology and the assistant dean for undergraduate studies at Florida State University’s Panama City campus.
Psychology
10/05/23

Faculty Spotlight: Tyler Towne

Faculty
Spotlight
FSU Homecoming 2023 image
Florida State News
10/04/23

‘Light Your Legacy’ as FSU celebrates the 75th anniversary of Homecoming

Institution
Events
Emily DuVal
Biological Science
10/04/23

New study by FSU biologist challenges old ideas about choosing mates

Faculty
Research
A garnet, gold, grey, and white logo for Saturday Morning Physics in a slightly retro design.
Physics
10/03/23

Wave visualization, exploding stars, quantum mechanics: FSU professors bring physics to the community

Institution
Events
Alyssa Atwood, FSU assistant professor in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
10/02/23

FSU atmospheric scientist available to comment on what El Niño conditions mean for winter, spring

Faculty
Expert Pitch
Charlie Azzarito, a junior double majoring in anthropology and sociology.
Anthropology
09/28/23

Student Spotlight: Charlie Azzarito

Students
Spotlight
Ihoema Nwachukwu
English
09/26/23

FSU graduate claims Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction

Alumni
Awards
Hedi Mattoussi, a Distinguished Research Professor with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Chemistry and Biochemistry
09/26/23

FSU chemist to receive American Chemical Society Award in Surface Chemistry

Faculty
Awards
Brad Schmidt
Psychology
09/22/23

FSU clinical psychologist honored with APA award recognizing educators’ contributions to the future of the field

Faculty
Awards
Ethan Cissell, an alumnus of the Department of Biological Science.
Biological Science
09/21/23

Alumni Spotlight: Ethan Cissell

Alumni
Spotlight
Doctoral candidate Monica Paniagua Montoya
Biological Science
09/18/23

FSU biological science doctoral student, advisers receive prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship

Faculty, Students
Awards
Healthy aging image
Florida State News
09/15/23

Healthy Aging Month: FSU experts available to speak on healthy aging

Institution
Expert Pitch
Retention graphic
Florida State News
09/15/23

Florida State University achieving record levels of excellence

Institution
Michael McVicar, an associate professor in the Department of Religion.
Religion
09/14/23

Faculty Spotlight: Michael McVicar

Faculty
Spotlight
From L to R: Carine Schermann, Danielle Davis and Alaba Ilesanmi.
Modern Languages and Linguistics
09/13/23

Three Florida State University doctoral students receive 2023 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships

Students
Awards
Zhenghao Zhang
Computer Science
09/11/23

FSU computer scientist awarded NSF grant to develop new wireless communications technology

Faculty
Grants
Discovery days graphic
Florida State News
09/11/23

Mark your calendar: FSU launches FSU Discovery Days

Institution
Events
Allison Wing
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
09/11/23

FSU atmospheric scientist Allison Wing receives early career award from American Meteorological Society

Faculty
Awards
Xiaonan Zhang
Computer Science
09/11/23

FSU computer scientist earns NSF grant for research on machine learning techniques

Faculty
Grants
Joel Smith
Chemistry and Biochemistry
09/08/23

FSU chemist earns $1.8M NIH grant to create complex molecules for biomedical and pharmaceutical use

Faculty
Grants
Jonathan Bradley
Statistics
09/07/23

FSU statistician to use NSF grant to improve computational efficiency of statistical analyses with environmental, health applications

Faculty
Grants
OSTA research image
OSTA
09/07/23

FSU Office of STEM Teaching Activities receives National Academies grant for developing and implementing marine food web curriculum

Institution
Grants
Francis Baffour-Awuah Jr. is a doctoral student in the Department of Mathematics.
Mathematics
09/07/23

Student Spotlight: Francis Baffour-Awuah Jr.

Students
Spotlight
Adam Dewan
Psychology
09/05/23

FSU researcher wins NIH grant to study a hidden part of our sense of smell

Faculty
Grants
This is a photo of Jessica Clark smiling.
Classics
09/05/23

Faculty Spotlight: Jessica Clark

Faculty
Spotlight
FSU 2023 hurricane season graphic
Florida State News
08/28/23

FSU faculty available to comment on Idalia, 2023 hurricane season

Faculty
Expert Pitch
Katherine Henning, a student in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science.
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
08/24/23

Student Spotlight: Katherine Henning

Students
Spotlight
Pilot Station on the Yukon River during the spring thaw. The changes in the river’s chemistry hold implications for the entire planet, a new study says. (Photo: Robert Spencer)
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
08/22/23

Florida State University Earth scientist reveals how the Arctic is changing

Faculty
Research
Alyssa Atwood
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
08/22/23

In the field: FSU researchers travel across the globe to unravel the mysteries of El Niño

Faculty
Research
Bryan Quaife, an associate professor in the Department of Scientific Computing and a faculty associate in the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute
Scientific Computing
08/17/23

Faculty Spotlight: Bryan Quaife

Faculty
Spotlight
Graduates pose with their honors medallions alongside Craig Filar (left), associate dean of undergraduate studies and interim director of the Honors Program, and Joe O'Shea (right), dean of undergraduate studies.
Florida State News
08/11/23

FSU awards honors medallions to 38 summer graduates

Institution, Students
Awards, Events
NASA image of Maui
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute
08/11/23

FSU expert available to comment on how humans are fueling devastating wildfires

Faculty
Expert Pitch
Sheree M. Mitchell standing with a group of people, smiling, in front of a Fulbright Portugal sign.
Modern Languages and Linguistics
08/10/23

FSU alumna to serve on U.S.-Portugal Fulbright Commission Board of Directors

Alumni
YSP group photo
College News
08/08/23

FSU’s Young Scholars Program hosts 41st class of high-achieving Florida high school students for summer of STEM

Institution
FSU commencement graphic
College News
08/04/23

Arts and Sciences graduates to be honored Aug. 4 at FSU Summer 2023 commencement

Institution, Students
Events
alumni collage
Florida State News
08/03/23

Florida State University celebrates historic milestone: 400,000 alumni worldwide

Institution
Rafe Blaufarb
History
08/03/23

FSU historian awarded Newberry Fellowship to study historic perspectives on capitalism

Faculty
Awards
Pearl Rivers, a doctoral student pursuing a degree in biological science.
Biological Science
08/03/23

Student Spotlight: Pearl Rivers

Students
Spotlight
Garnet and Gold Scholar Society medals
Mathematics
07/31/23

FSU Garnet & Gold Scholar Society Celebrates Summer 2023 Inductees

Institution, Students
Awards
Cathy McClive, the Department of History's Ben Weider Professor in French Revolutionary Studies
History
07/28/23

FSU historian earns prestigious international fellowship to investigate violence against women during France’s Age of Revolution

Faculty
Awards
FSU faculty members, from left, Tamara Bertrand Jones (Educational Leadership and Policy Studies), Sara Hart (Psychology), Lara Perez-Felkner (Higher Education and Sociology) and Roxanne Hughes (National High Magnetic Field Laboratory)
Psychology
07/27/23

FSU faculty receive National Science Foundation grant for STEM faculty development

Faculty
Grants
Renee Rushing
Philosophy
07/26/23

Philosophy doctoral student wins international essay prize for work on anger diminishment

Students
Awards
Jayur Mehta
Anthropology
07/21/23

Lost to the sea: New FSU research highlights importance of including Indigenous cultural perspectives in coastal restoration plans

Faculty
Research
Hurricane season photo
COAPS
07/20/23

El Niño and record warm ocean temperatures: FSU climatologist offers insight on what they mean for hurricanes

Faculty
Expert Pitch
Rachel Yohay, an associate professor in the Department of Physics.
Physics
07/20/23

Faculty Spotlight: Rachel Yohay

Faculty
Spotlight
Florida State University physics alumnus Jesus Perello Izaguirre
Physics
07/19/23

Star Power

Alumni
Pamela Keel
Psychology
07/19/23

FSU psychologist selected for membership in Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida

Faculty
Awards
Dr. Andrea Friall.
Biological Science
07/19/23

Primary Care

Alumni
Michael Baiamonte.
Modern Languages and Linguistics
07/19/23

Creative Collision

Alumni
Dorianis Perez and Jesse Canfield represent Los Alamos National Laboratory at the Eglin Prescribed Fire Campaign, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Courtesy photo.
Scientific Computing
07/19/23

Atmospheric Ignition

Students
Brooke Newell. Photo by Devin Bittner.
Modern Languages and Linguistics
07/19/23

Future Force

Students
Charlisa Whyms
Chemistry and Biochemistry
07/19/23

Scientific Service

Students
Amelie Thompson
Mathematics
07/19/23

Brain Storm

Students
Ashwanth Francis.
Biological Science
07/19/23

Nucleic Knowledge

Institution
WIMSE graphic
College News
07/19/23

Smart Starts

Institution
Stacy Patterson
Florida State News
07/19/23

On the Rise

Institution
Caterina Gratton.
Neuroscience
07/19/23

Precision Cognition

Institution
Brian Inouye and Nora Underwood.
Biological Science
07/19/23

Cycles of Life

Institution
Professor Emeritus Jon Bailey
Psychology
07/11/23

Five questions: FSU professor emeritus on the top-ranked program helping children on the autism spectrum

Faculty
This is a headshot of Dr. Kevin Fossez.
Florida State News
07/11/23

FSU physicist awarded NSF CAREER award for theoretical nuclear physics research

Faculty
Awards
Lea Nienhaus is an assistant professor of chemistry at Florida State University.
Chemistry and Biochemistry
07/10/23

FSU chemist earns prestigious Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award for education and research contributions

Faculty
Awards
Samuel Adewale Adegboyega
Chemistry and Biochemistry
07/06/23

Student Spotlight: Samuel Adewale Adegboyega

Students
Spotlight
Florida State News
06/27/23

FSU Fast Start launches to increase startups and bring research impact to community quickly

Institution
In the photo, from left to right: Consul Ragini Gupta, archaeologist Nancy de Grummond, Mayor Michele Pescini
Classics
06/26/23

Gaiole in Chianti: United States Consul visits the exhibition ‘Cetamura 50’

Institution
Artist rendition of stagnant lid tectonics on the early Earth, approximately 4 billion years ago. (Michael Osadciw/University of Rochester)
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
06/23/23

FSU assistant professor’s research helps determine origins of plate tectonics

Faculty
Research
Adrian Barbu, a professor in the Department of Statistics
Statistics
06/22/23

Faculty Spotlight: Adrian Barbu

Faculty
Spotlight
Ashley Arcidiacono and James Law
Chemistry and Biochemistry
06/21/23

FSU chemistry graduates awarded prestigious Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowships

Alumni, Postdocs
Awards
FSU campus photo
Florida State News
06/16/23

State budget provides critical support as Florida State University looks to advance strategic goals

Institution
Carine Schermann, a doctoral candidate studying French and Francophone Studies in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Modern Languages and Linguistics
06/15/23

French doctoral student wins national humanities fellowship from American Council of Learned Societies

Students
Awards
Tatjana Soldat-Jaffe
Modern Languages and Linguistics
06/14/23

FSU linguistics professor earns Fulbright Scholar Award to work and conduct research in Austria

Faculty
Awards
This is Elizabeth Slate's headshot.
Statistics
06/14/23

FSU statistician elected Fellow of Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Faculty
Awards
An overview of the experimental process showing: a) White and black microplastic, b) sand and a mixing tool, c) pouring sand and microplastics into a container, d) transporting containers at the FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory, e) top view of container, f) another view showing a mesh screen over holes, and g) the experiment site. (Courtesy of Mariana Fuentes)
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
06/13/23

FSU researchers: Hotter sand from microplastics could affect sea turtle development

Faculty
Research
Sarah Moloney standing in front of Doak Campbell Stadium
Classics
06/08/23

Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Moloney

Alumni
Spotlight
Jessica Ribeiro
Psychology
06/07/23

FSU psychologist earns prestigious award for suicide prevention work

Faculty
Awards
FSU research graphic
Chemistry and Biochemistry
06/02/23

FSU program helps faculty bring research to market

Institution
Research
This is a headshot of Derek Nee.
Psychology
06/01/23

Faculty Spotlight: Derek Nee

Faculty
Spotlight
Florida State News
05/24/23

FSU awards honors medallions to more than 300 Spring 2023 graduates

Institution, Students
Awards, Events
MSB 2023 graphic
Chemistry and Biochemistry
05/19/23

FSU to host 39th International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis

Institution
Events
Researchers onboard the R/V Atlantis collect a sediment trap during a 2019 research cruise. Sediment traps collect particles falling toward the seafloor. Analyzing their contents helped Stukel and his research team to quantify carbon sequestration from various sources in the California Current Ecosystem. (Courtesy of Michael Stukel)
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
05/18/23

FSU researchers analyze carbon sequestration in California Current Ecosystem

Faculty
Research
Nidhi Walia
Biological Science
05/18/23

Student Spotlight: Nidhi Walia

Students
Spotlight
2023 Hurricane season
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
05/17/23

FSU faculty available to comment for 2023 hurricane season

Faculty
Expert Pitch
Alan Spector
Psychology
05/12/23

FSU neuroscientist wins prestigious chemical senses award for work on taste function

Faculty
Awards
This is a headshot of Dr. Schlenoff.
Modern Languages and Linguistics
05/11/23

Faculty Spotlight: Zeina Schlenoff

Faculty
Spotlight