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Winter 2023 Edition

On the Cover
A crisp winter day dawns over the Westcott Building plaza, and sun rays frame the moment of calm before students, faculty, and staff converge from all directions and the flurry of another day begins. Photo by Bruce Palmer, FSU Photography Services, 2019.

FSU meteorology alumnus Jason King leads weather team supporting launch operations

Two-time clinical psychology alumnus Keanan Joyner looks to the brain for answers in understanding, preventing substance addiction

Alumna Jessica Washington focuses on the human aspect of monetary transactions at the Federal Reserve

Religion, philosophy alumna Laura Guidry-Grimes brings context, ethics to medical settings

Doctoral candidate Courtney Whitcher is illuminating a new field of biological research

Junior Andrea Emmanuelli is making the most of her Florida State experience on campus, underwater, and on top of the world
Middle Eastern studies, economics undergrad Rawan Abhari is planning for a career that will change the world

Celebrating 50 years of archaeological excavations by FSU students in Cetamura del Chianti

Florida State University professor Igor Alabugin’s enthusiasm for chemistry is rivaled only by his enthusiasm for his students’ success

FSU’s Children’s Learning Clinic conducts groundbreaking research alongside compassionate, no-cost treatment
Vandana Tripathi brings Florida State’s nuclear physics prowess to the international stage