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Florida State News
05/11/23

Florida State faculty to share insights for upcoming hurricane season

Events, Expert Pitch
Princeton Review best value graphic
Florida State News
05/10/23

FSU tapped No. 21 ‘Best Value College’ by The Princeton Review

Institution
After earning his first Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award, Perry Howell taught at Yokohama National University for the 2019-2020 academic year.
English
05/09/23

FSU English professor to use second Fulbright Award to teach in Japan

Faculty
Awards
A zero-dimensional organic metal halide hybrid scintillator shining under radiation. (Courtesy of Biwu Ma)
Chemistry and Biochemistry
05/08/23

Scintillating science: FSU researchers improve materials for radiation detection and imaging technology

Faculty
Research
FSU commencement graphic
College News
05/05/23

Arts and Sciences graduates set to celebrate Spring 2023 commencement

Alumni, Institution, Students
Events
FSU expert sources graphic
History
05/04/23

Riders up: FSU historian weighs in on history of Kentucky Derby, racing industry

Faculty
Expert Pitch
Kenneth Whitwell
Psychology
05/04/23

Student Spotlight: Kenneth Whitwell

Students
Spotlight
Professor of Classics Andrea De Giorgi was elected a fellow of the National Humanities Center.
Classics
05/04/23

FSU classicist elected National Humanities Center Fellow

Faculty
Awards
Students celebrate during the Torchbearer 100 award ceremony.
Florida State News
04/27/23

FSU honors outstanding student leaders through Torchbearer 100 Program

Institution, Students
Awards
This is a headshot of Nilay Özok-Gündoğan in front of some greenery.
History
04/27/23

Faculty Spotlight: Nilay Özok-Gündoğan

Faculty
Spotlight
Florida State News
04/26/23

FSU to celebrate graduates during spring commencement ceremonies

Institution
Events
Ameer Salamin
Data Science
04/25/23

Data Science in Detail: Ameer Salamin

Students
A dark blue graphic with MLX23 in white text and a brain drawing.
Data Science
04/21/23

Florida State University to host 2023 Machine Learning Expo April 22

Institution
Events
This is a headshot of Paul Anthony in front of some trees.
Religion
04/20/23

Student Spotlight: Paul Anthony

Students
Spotlight
Associate Professor of Psychology Caterina Gratton
Psychology
04/18/23

FSU psychologist to use $3M NIH grant to research variations in Parkinson’s disease

Faculty
Grants
Hedi Mattoussi, a professor in the FSU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Chemistry and Biochemistry
04/18/23

FSU researchers develop new test for detecting cancer biomarkers

Faculty
Research
“Weaving.” Vignesh Sitaraman, photograph, 2022.
College News
04/17/23

FSU’s ‘Art in STEM’ returns for ninth year with in-person and virtual exhibitions

Institution, Students
Events
A garnet and gold graphic that reads "Florida State University Alumni Awards Thursday, April 13 and Friday, April 14.
Florida State News
04/13/23

Arts and Sciences grads to be honored at FSU Alumni Awards ceremonies

Alumni, Institution
Awards, Events
This is a photo of Dr. David Whalley standing in front of some greenery.
Computer Science
04/13/23

Faculty Spotlight: David Whalley

Faculty
Spotlight
Quantum Science graphic
Physics
04/12/23

FSU announces bold investments in quantum science and engineering

Institution
FSU students Janeen Green and Aubrey Heiss.
Religion
04/10/23

Arts and sciences students to be recognized at FSU’s Leadership Awards Night

Students
Awards
This is a headshot of Andrew Flynn.
Philosophy
04/06/23

Postdoc Spotlight: Andrew Flynn

Postdocs
Spotlight
Students Nicole Povelikin and Jack Lyons.
Biological Science
04/05/23

Two FSU students claim prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Students
Awards
This is a photo of Sophie Arase.
Philosophy
03/30/23

Student Spotlight: Sophie Arase

Students
Spotlight
Professor of Mathematics Alec Kercheval specializes in financial mathematics, mathematical economics, dynamical systems, and geometric analysis, and his most recent work contributes to decreasing risks in financial investment portfolios.
Mathematics
03/29/23

FSU mathematician uncovers methods to shrink sampling errors in large-dimensional data sets

Faculty
Research
Choeeta Chakrabarti. Photo by Sathya Photography.
Anthropology
03/23/23

Faculty Spotlight: Choeeta Chakrabarti

Faculty
Spotlight
Wen Li is an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Florida State University.
Psychology
03/22/23

FSU psychologist awarded $5.7M to study PTSD, pain

Faculty
Grants
This is a photo of Charlie Stryker.
History
03/22/23

Alumnus’ gift to fund history student success, archival research

Alumni
Donor Stories
Sunflower sea stars, such as the one that appears in the foreground, could help keep purple sea urchins in check, according to new research from Florida State University Assistant Professor Daniel Okamoto and colleauges published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. (Photo by Lynn Lee)
Biological Science
03/21/23

Recovery of endangered sunflower sea stars may play key role in restoring devastated submarine forests

Faculty
Research
Mathematics
03/20/23

Math and physics fun planned for FSU open houses

Institution
Events
Jessica Moser
Neuroscience
03/16/23

Student Spotlight: Jessica Moser

Students
Spotlight
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard sits atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in preparation for NASA’s Artemis I flight test. NASA photo by Joel Kowsky
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
03/15/23

Clear for Liftoff

Alumni
Keanan Joyner
Psychology
03/15/23

Dependency Detective

Alumni
online payment graphic
English
03/15/23

Payment Purpose

Alumni
Guidry-Grimes and partner Jamie Watson. Courtesy photo.
Religion
03/15/23

Practicing Humanity

Alumni
frog image
Biological Science
03/15/23

A Light in the Dark

Students
Research using conductivity-temperature-depth sensors in progress aboard ship.
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
03/15/23

Research Ready

Students
Rawan Abhari
Modern Languages and Linguistics
03/15/23

Legislative Leader

Students
Chetamura graphic
Classics
03/15/23

Uncovering Italy

Institution
Igor Alabugin
Chemistry and Biochemistry
03/15/23

Design and Discovery

Faculty
Leah Singh.
Psychology
03/15/23

Community Service

Faculty
Vandana Tripathi
Physics
03/15/23

A Matter of Acceleration

Faculty
Oskar Vafek is a professor of physics at FSU and director of the theoretical condensed matter division at the National MagLab.
Physics
03/14/23

Florida State physicist elected American Physical Society Fellow

Faculty
Awards
Lea Nienhaus is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award for her work on solar cell technology.
Chemistry and Biochemistry
03/14/23

FSU chemist earns NSF CAREER Award for contributions to solar energy research

Faculty
Awards
Wen Li is a professor of psychology at Florida State University and is also an affiliate of the neuroscience program.
Psychology
03/14/23

What makes humans tick? FSU researchers explore brain’s sensory network to understand how brain perceives threat

Faculty
Research
Florida State University Professor Robert Spencer sampling the Yukon River at the Yupik village of Pilot Station, Alaska during the peak of spring thaw. (Courtesy of Robert Spencer)
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
03/13/23

FSU researchers find decaying biomass in Arctic rivers fuels more carbon export than previously thought

Faculty
Research
This is a photo of Dr. Blaufarb.
History
03/09/23

Faculty Spotlight: Rafe Blaufarb

Faculty
Spotlight
Great Give graphic
Florida State News
03/06/23

FSU’s Great Give sets goal of 5,000 donors for 12th annual giving day

Institution
Events
The urchin species Diadema antillarum has long been considered the most important grazer in the Caribbean, feeding on algae that would otherwise overrun the reef and make it difficult for coral to thrive. Photo by Rachel Best.
Biological Science
02/27/23

FSU researchers find sea urchin die-offs threaten Caribbean coral reefs

Faculty
Research
An illustration of Earth as it existed during part of its formation billions of years ago, when an ocean of magma covered the surface of the planet and stretched thousands of miles deep into the core. A typical cell from a simulation conducted by FSU researchers with the relative positions of atoms are shown in the left (Courtesy of Suraj Bajgain / Lake Superior State University)
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
02/27/23

Mysteries of the Earth: FSU researchers predict how fast ancient magma ocean solidified

Faculty
Research
A photo of Xiaobing Zhang.
Psychology
02/24/23

Working up an appetite: FSU psychologist awarded $1.6M NIH grant to study how the brain regulates eating behaviors

Faculty
Grants
Chemistry and Biochemistry
02/23/23

Powering Up: Research team develops strategy for better solid-state batteries

Faculty
Research
(L to R) Brianna Alston, Gabrielle Haggins, Emilio Luis Carrero, Charlisa Whyms, Joshlyn Thomas, Margaret Re’Shaun Blake, Johnnie Allen Jr., Rodney Ndum, Sediqua Bufford, Nikki Chappell, Tiffaney Tomlinson, Nicole Zampieri, Jhamieka Greenwood, Jasmine Smith.
College News
02/23/23

Fourteen FSU graduate students join latest cohort of McKnight Fellows

Students
Awards
This is a headshot of Ryan Kim
Physics
02/23/23

Student Spotlight: Ryan Kim

Students
Spotlight
This is a photo of David B. Kaplan writing on a dry erase board.
Physics
02/22/23

FSU physics hosts 2023 Dirac Lectures

Institution
Events
Participants in the 2nd Lt. Justin Sisson 5K Run/Walk for the Fallen during the 2022 race.
Army ROTC
02/20/23

10th annual and final 5k to honor fallen FSU ROTC alumnus set for Feb. 25

Institution
Events
Associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry Justin Kennemur in his laboratory.
Chemistry and Biochemistry
02/17/23

FSU chemist awarded DOE grant to design safer, more eco-friendly materials for fuel cells

Faculty
Research
Ron Doel
History
02/15/23

Weather ballons and UFOs: FSU professor offers historical perspective on aerial surveillance

Faculty
Expert Pitch
College News
02/15/23

Game On: Maglab annual open house celebrates the intersection of science and games

Institution
Events
Biwu Ma is a professor of chemistry at Florida State University.
Chemistry and Biochemistry
02/14/23

Turning red: FSU researchers develop new method to produce next-gen LED

Faculty
Research
Spring Weekend graphic
Florida State News
02/13/23

FSU Alumni Association to celebrate alumni through weekend of awards and events

Alumni, Institution
Events
This is a photo of Angilmarie.
History
02/09/23

Student Spotlight: Angilmarie Rivera Sanchez

Students
Spotlight
A colorful graphic listing the movies playing at the 2023 Middle East Film Festival.
Modern Languages and Linguistics
02/08/23

FSU Middle East Center presents 14th annual film festival Feb. 10 through March 9

Institution
Events
Florida State University Psychology Professor Chris Martin.
Psychology
02/07/23

Five questions: FSU professor discusses his memory improving smart phone app

Faculty
Research
Brad Schmidt with a gold and garnet FSU background.
Psychology
02/02/23

FSU psychologist receives $3.7 million grant to combat anxiety in older adults with Alzheimer’s, cognitive impairment

Faculty
Grants
This is a photo of Josh Cullen smiling.
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
02/02/23

Postdoc Spotlight: Josh Cullen

Postdocs
Spotlight
This is a banner that says FSU expert sources.
Biological Science
02/02/23

FSU experts available for American Heart Month

Faculty
Expert Pitch
Nobel laureate Randy Schekman lecturing at the Department of Biological Science.
Biological Science
02/01/23

Nobel laureate Randy Schekman visits FSU for colloquium on cellular trafficking and membrane repair

Institution
Events
A graphic of Alamo and Spencer's photos side by side with an AAAS banner across the bottom of the graphic.
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
01/31/23

FSU researchers named Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

Faculty
Awards
This is a headshot of Jackson Powell smiling in a blue shirt.
Biological Science
01/26/23

Student Spotlight: Jackson Powell

Students
Spotlight
Bhargav Karamched
Mathematics
01/25/23

Chatterboxes: FSU researcher develops new model that shows how bacteria communicate

Faculty
Research
Ken Hanson, left, and Eugene DePrince, right
Chemistry and Biochemistry
01/25/23

Mirror Image: FSU study lays out chirality flipping theory

Faculty
Research
Assistant professor of biological science Douglas Storace standing outside on FSU's campus.
Biological Science
01/23/23

FSU neuroscientist receives $2M NIH grant to study how humans process smells

Faculty
Grants
Xieyining “Irene” Huang
Data Science
01/19/23

Data Science in Detail: Irene Huang

Alumni
The SPRUCE site
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
01/19/23

FSU climate scientists receive Department of Energy funding to study greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands

Faculty
Grants
Lea Nienhaus
Chemistry and Biochemistry
01/13/23

FSU researcher wins early career award from Swiss Chemical society

Faculty
Awards
FSU Research graphic
Chemistry and Biochemistry
01/12/23

FSU supports faculty moving research to the marketplace

Faculty, Institution
Research
Debra Ann Fadool
Biological Science
01/09/23

Faculty Spotlight: Debra Ann Fadool

Faculty
Spotlight
Jessi Halligan
Anthropology
01/05/23

FSU anthropologist wins Rising Scholar Award

Faculty
Awards
Headshot Photo of Alyssa Atwood
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
12/20/22

Research reveals new insights into how Earth’s orbit influences seasonal cycles

Faculty
Research
A headshot of Dylan Gire standing outside.
Computer Science
12/20/22

Student Spotlight: Dylan Gire

Students
Spotlight
A FSU graphic reading "New Grant Program to Focus on Sustainability and Climate Solutions"
Biological Science
12/20/22

New FSU program to fund research focused on sustainability and climate solutions

Institution
Research
A photo of English professor Jerrilyn McGregory standing against a dark background.
English
12/19/22

FSU English professor wins prestigious Chicago Folklore Prize for Boxing Day monograph

Faculty
Awards
Maxine Jones
History
12/15/22

FSU historian available to discuss 100-year anniversary of Rosewood massacre

Faculty
Expert Pitch
This is a headshot of Dr. Beerli in glasses and a grey blazer in front of a grey wall.
Scientific Computing
12/15/22

Faculty Spotlight: Peter Beerli

Faculty
Spotlight
Samuel Mirtil
Data Science
12/15/22

FSU’s data science program celebrates successful first year

Institution, Students
Florida State News
12/14/22

National MagLab secures increased NSF funding of $195 million

Institution
Grants
From L to R: University of South Carolina Associate Professor of Chemistry Aaron Vannucci, FSU graduate student Noelle Watson and FSU Associate Professor of Chemistry Ken Hanson.
Chemistry and Biochemistry
12/12/22

Here comes the sun: Research team mimics nature to create hydrogen fuel

Faculty
Research
This is a graphic showing FSU torches that states, "Fall 2022 Commencement" at Florida State University.
College News
12/09/22

Florida State University celebrates its newest graduates at Fall 2022 commencement ceremonies

Institution, Students
Events
Pradeep Bhide, the Jim and Betty Ann Rodgers Eminent Scholar Chair of Developmental Neuroscience in the Department of Biomedical Sciences.
Florida State News
12/08/22

FSU research links common sweetener with anxiety

Faculty, Students
Research
FSU religion student Florence Egbeyale.
Religion
12/08/22

Student Spotlight: Florence Egbeyale

Students
Spotlight
Veera Ganesh Ponugoti
Data Science
12/07/22

Data Science in Detail: Veera Ganesh Ponugoti

Students
The fall 2022 Garnet & Gold Scholar induction ceremony medals
Florida State News
12/05/22

Garnet & Gold Scholar Society welcomes 35 new members

Institution, Students
Awards
FSU expert sources graphic
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
12/02/22

FSU geologist available to comment on Mauna Loa eruption

Faculty
Expert Pitch
This is a headshot of Mark Powell in a black shirt in front of a blue background.
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
12/01/22

Meteorology alumnus’ gift to support state-of-the-art weather display technology for use by FSU student, faculty researchers

Donor Stories
Associate professor of physics Hanwei Gao.
Physics
12/01/22

Faculty Spotlight: Hanwei Gao

Faculty
Spotlight