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Paul Renfro
History
06/10/21

Faculty Spotlight: Paul Renfro

Faculty
Spotlight
Jessica Hensley
Data Science
06/08/21

Data Science in Detail: Jessica Hensley

Mariana Fuentes
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
06/07/21

Sea Turtle Week: FSU marine biologist available to comment on importance of these keystone species

Guangxin Ni
Physics
06/04/21

FSU physics professor wins early career award from Department of Energy

Ian R. MacDonald
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
06/03/21

Expert ready to provide insight on global ocean health crisis

Florida State University psychology student and undergraduate researcher Trystan Loustau.
Psychology
06/03/21

Student Spotlight: Trystan Loustau

Students
Spotlight
Abril Hunter
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
06/01/21

FSU student earns esteemed Hollings Scholarship

Biological Science
05/27/21

Researchers reveal key information about how genes turn on and off

Mike Shatruk in front of brown background
Chemistry and Biochemistry
05/27/21

Faculty Spotlight: Mike Shatruk

Faculty
Spotlight
Qiuping Xu
Data Science
05/26/21

Data Science in Detail: Qiuping Xu

FSU alumna Belinda Givens
Psychology
05/25/21

FSU alumna uses teletherapy expertise to aid students, educators during pandemic-related school closures

Richard McCullough
Florida State News
05/24/21

Richard McCullough selected next President of Florida State University

An aerial view of Nuup Kangerlua (fjord) and the glaciers that feed meltwater into it.
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
05/24/21

Researchers find Greenland glacial meltwaters rich in mercury

Plum graduation seal
College News
05/20/21

FSU College of Arts and Sciences welcomes back Class of 2020 for in-person commencement

FSU College of Arts and Sciences Leadership Award recipients
College News
05/20/21

Three Arts and Sciences grads recognized with FSU leadership awards

An example of a chain of salps floating in the ocean.
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
05/19/21

FSU researchers uncover new role for strange organisms in ocean food web

Yiyuan She
Statistics
05/17/21

FSU statistician named 2021 Institute of Mathematical Statistics Fellow

Frances Tran
English
05/17/21

FSU English professor receives prestigious Mellon Foundation fellowship

Physics
05/13/21

Staring into space: Physicists predict neutron stars may be bigger than previously imagined

FSU alumnus Jay Spitzley
Philosophy
05/13/21

Alumni Spotlight: Jay Spitzley

Alumni
Spotlight
Pete Morton
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
05/10/21

Four questions with EOAS researcher Peter Morton

Allison Wing
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
05/10/21

FSU researcher receives early career award from NASA

Computer Science
05/07/21

FSU early career researchers receive prestigious NSF award

Former FSU doctoral student Bryan Keller holds a bonnethead shark.
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
05/06/21

Navigational tools: Sharks use Earth’s magnetic fields to find their way home

Jamie Fontana and Nina Perdomo
Classics
05/06/21

Classics students awarded scholarships to study in Florence

Donor Stories
Greg Boebinger, director of the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory,
Florida State News
05/03/21

MagLab director named to National Academy of Sciences

FSU faculty Alyssa Atwood
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
05/03/21

Faculty Spotlight: Alyssa Atwood

Faculty
Spotlight
2021 Princeton Review Best Value graphic
Florida State News
04/29/21

FSU ranked No. 11 Best Value College by The Princeton Review

FSU Expert Source graphic
History
04/29/21

Down the stretch they come: FSU history professor talks about milestone ride for Kentucky Derby jockey

A screenshot from a virtual tool developed by the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies to track marine litter.
COAPS
04/28/21

FSU researchers develop tool to track marine litter polluting the ocean

Diego Hernán Díaz Martínez
Data Science
04/23/21

FSU's new data science program in the spotlight

FSU student Suzanne Raybuck
English
04/22/21

Student Spotlight: Suzanne Raybuck

Students
Spotlight
Aaron Wilber
Psychology
04/21/21

FSU researcher awarded $2.2M NIH grant to study impact of Alzheimer’s disease on sleep-related brain function

Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
04/20/21

FSU experts available to comment for 2021 hurricane season

Florida Book Awards seal
Florida State News
04/20/21

2020 Florida Book Awards winners announced

team of Florida State University researchers
Chemistry and Biochemistry
04/19/21

Microplastics and human health: FSU researchers find exposure to microplastics may alter cellular function

Plum graduation seal
College News
04/16/21

FSU College of Arts and Sciences celebrates Spring 2021 commencement

Professor of Physics Jorge Piekarewicz (L) and Professor of English Gary Taylor (R)
Physics
04/15/21

Nuclear astrophysicist, Shakespeare scholar named Lawton Professors

Psychology faculty Sara Hart
Psychology
04/15/21

Faculty Spotlight: Sara Hart

Faculty
Spotlight
Florida State News
04/08/21

FSU sets school record with three Goldwater Scholars

Timothy Hua's, “Brain Organoid in a Test Tube”
College News
04/07/21

FSU’s virtual ‘Art in STEM’ exhibition brings the beauty of science to a worldwide audience

Kayla Pfeffer
Florida State News
04/07/21

Mathematics student is Arts and Sciences honoree for President's Undergraduate Humanitarian Award

Zina Ward
Data Science
04/06/21

Faculty Spotlight: Zina Ward

Faculty
Spotlight
Marcos Colón, “No Way to Get Lost”
Modern Languages and Linguistics
04/02/21

FSU scholar’s photography exhibition documents previously unseen threat along Amazon

Munir Humayun
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
04/02/21

International study discovers ancient meteoritic impact over Antarctica 430,000 years ago

Sylvester Inkoom
Data Science
04/01/21

Data Science in Detail: Sylvester Inkoom

Ahmed Kenawy
Chemistry and Biochemistry
03/31/21

Student Spotlight: Ahmed Kenawy

Students
Spotlight
Ken Taylor and Hamidreza Rahmani
Biological Science
03/29/21

Roach-like bug lights way to understanding how muscles work

Cadet Lexington McLellan
Army ROTC
03/26/21

FSU Army ROTC cadet earns prestigious George C. Marshall Award

Biological Science
03/24/21

Key research advance could spawn new treatments for heart diseases

English
03/22/21

80 years after Virginia Woolf's death, FSU English professor available to comment on Woolf's work, influence

FSU faculty Richard Bertram
Data Science
03/17/21

Faculty Spotlight: Richard Bertram

Faculty
Spotlight
Lorea Arambarri
Biological Science
03/17/21

Student Spotlight: Lorea Arambarri

Students
Spotlight
Biological Science
03/17/21

FSU researchers discover how ‘cryptic species’ respond differently to coral bleaching

Data Science in Detail: Diego Hernán Díaz Martínez
Data Science
03/15/21

Data Science in Detail: Diego Hernán Díaz Martínez

Florida State News
03/11/21

Eighth annual Sisson 5K honoring fallen FSU, ROTC alumnus goes virtual March 13-21

Florida State News
03/10/21

Florida State University invites 2020 graduates back to campus for in-person commencement

Chemistry and Biochemistry
03/10/21

FSU researchers use pressure-sensitive molecular materials to harness cooling technology

IDCPD headshots
Florida State News
03/10/21

FSU researchers collaborate on NSF-funded science education project

Ava Dodd
Scientific Computing
03/03/21

Student Spotlight: Ava Dodd

Students
Spotlight
Classics
03/02/21

Faculty Spotlight: Virginia Lewis

Faculty
Spotlight
Data Science Program graphic
Data Science
03/01/21

FSU College of Arts and Sciences announces new interdisciplinary data science master’s degree program

Florida State News
02/26/21

Three FSU students earn prestigious fellowships from the AAUW

Florida State News
02/25/21

FSU to hold in-person commencement for spring 2021 graduates

Florida State News
02/25/21

FSU Arts and Sciences students receive Gilman scholarships to study internationally

Biological Science
02/22/21

Alumni Spotlight: Benton Jaco

Alumni
Spotlight
Modern Languages and Linguistics
02/19/21

FSU Middle East Center presents 12th annual film festival

Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
02/19/21

FSU researchers confirm utility of theory in predicting tropical cyclone intensities

Anthropology
02/18/21

FSU anthropologist to investigate possible site of Apalachee revolt

Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
02/09/21

International study shows asteroids as past, possible future water source

Florida State News
02/08/21

FSU scores top four-year graduation rate in state of Florida

Psychology
02/08/21

Student Spotlight: Celina Meyer

Students
Spotlight
Philosophy
02/04/21

FSU philosopher awarded fellowship from University of Notre Dame's Institute for Advanced Study

Chemistry and Biochemistry
02/03/21

The strategic position: How molecules sit on surfaces drives energy and electron transfer

Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
01/29/21

FSU alumnus named president of the American Meteorological Society

Florida State News
01/29/21

FSU experts available for context on Black History Month

Classics
01/28/21

Student Spotlight: Grace Robbins

Students
Spotlight
Biological Science
01/25/21

FSU grad student and alumna earn NOAA's prestigious Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships

FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory. Courtesy photos.
College News
01/25/21

The Life Aquatic

Alumni
Photo illustration by FSU Creative Services. Courtesy photos.
Chemistry and Biochemistry
01/25/21

Ion the Prize

Alumni
James P. Jim Jones. Photo by FSU Photography Services.
History
01/25/21

Teacher. Scholar. Friend.

Alumni
Testing, contact tracing, and face masks became part of daily life at FSU during Fall 2020. Photos by FSU Photography Services.
Florida State News
01/25/21

Hindsight: 2020

Students
Alexis Kidd
Modern Languages and Linguistics
01/25/21

Code switched

Students
Tetiana Panina. Courtesy photo.
Modern Languages and Linguistics
01/25/21

Scholarship and Service

Students
Chandler Pruett. Courtesy photo.
College News
01/25/21

Five-star recruits

Students
Tara Skipton
Anthropology
01/25/21

Hidden histories

Students
FSU’s driving simulator aids in cognitive psychology research. Courtesy photo.
Psychology
01/25/21

Practice makes perfect

Faculty
FSU doctoral student Nate Spindel on a dive. Courtesy photo.
Biological Science
01/25/21

Hot Water

Faculty
Florida State News
01/19/21

Florida State signs deal to bolster industry partnerships

Scientific Computing
01/14/21

FSU computational mathematician recognized among the world’s most influential researchers

Psychology
01/13/21

FSU graduate tapped to be new president of the American Psychological Association

Scientific Computing
12/17/20

FSU computational scientist demonstrates how supernovae detonate

Psychology
12/17/20

FSU researchers find the ‘quarantine 15’ weight gain might just be in your head

Biological Science
12/15/20

FSU ecologist receives $300K gift for marine research

Donor Stories
Florida State News
12/11/20

FSU awards 77 Honors Medallions to fall graduates

Florida State News
12/11/20

FSU College of Arts and Sciences Fall 2020 Graduate Recognition