Medicine as social work: an FIU medical school grad’s perspective
Katharine Lawrence, M.D., MPH, is a 2016 graduate of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. She is currently a second-year resident in internal medicine at NYU... Read more.
Belize to create world’s first ray sanctuary, guided by Global FinPrint
The government of Belize today announced the establishment of the first-ever nationwide ray sanctuary, motivated, in part, by data from Global FinPrint scientists... Read more.
FIU in D.C.: DACA solution in play, hurricane researchers share analysis
FIU is working hard to ensure policy makers receive analysis of the impact of recent hurricanes directly from FIU researchers while continuing to advocate for Dreamers... Read more.
FIU waives out-of-state tuition fee for Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
The following message was sent to the university community regarding disaster response and recovery following hurricanes Irma and Maria on Sept. 29, 2017: Dear members... Read more.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant for FIU-MDC Humanities Partnership
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Florida International University and Miami Dade College a three-year, $2.85 million grant to support students pursuing... Read more.
Tree preservation plan helped campus landscaping survive Hurricane Irma
FIU is on its way to making a full recovery following Hurricane Irma, starting with reviving the beauty of campus landscaping and greenery. Cleanup crews have already... Read more.
FIU ranked as one of top universities in the country by U.S. News & World Report
FIU was ranked as one of the top universities in the country by U.S. News & World Report, which has been providing education rankings to help parents and students... Read more.
Costa Rican president leads candid conversation, receives university’s Presidential Gold Medallion
Spending time at FIU was a homecoming of sorts for Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera. A former researcher for the Kimberly Green Latin American... Read more.
Alumni principals help turn their schools into last-minute hurricane shelters
As Hurricane Irma aimed for South Florida, two alumni were pressed into duty to open their schools for about 3,000 people in need of shelter. With almost 40 shelters... Read more.
Social work students offer a listening ear to hurricane evacuees
It’s not every day that students can put their training to immediate use on campus, but social work majors had an unexpected chance to flex their skills in the... Read more.