Where there’s music, there’s hope
Study finds music helps improve the lives of at-risk youth As funding dwindles for arts education nationally, non-profit organizations such as Miami Music Project... Read more.
Psychologist named one of the most influential in the nation
Chockalingham “Vish” Viswesvaran has been named one of the most influential industrial and organizational psychologists in the nation. The FIU professor was... Read more.
Stempel College unveils first clinical research lab for hookah smoking in South Florida
When FIU graduate student John Cibotti finishes a long day, he sets up his custom-built hookah for a smoking session at home. The 29-year-old, whose studies focus... Read more.
Students create communications campaign for airliner, win free trip to Spain
Paul DeMontpellier has never been to Europe. That will change this fall after he and a group of classmates won a free round-trip plane ticket to Spain thanks to... Read more.
NSF awards FIU $3 million for national pilot program to increase female physics majors
Armed with a $3 million National Science Foundation grant, researchers are heading back to high school to encourage more women to pursue careers in physics. Zahra... Read more.
FIU’s Dr. Joe Greer named Citizen of the Year
The Bob Graham Center for Public Service, a nonpartisan civic engagement center at the University of Florida, has named Dr. Pedro “Joe” Greer Jr. its 2017 Citizen... Read more.
To keep students interested in physics, have them interact
Social butterflies may be more likely to continue studying science, technology, engineering and math and ultimately take up a STEM career, according to new research.... Read more.
FIU in D.C. during President Trump’s first 100 days
From a fierce healthcare debate to the most executive orders signed at this juncture since President Truman, the Trump Administration’s first 100 days in office... Read more.
Bike drive helps newly arrived refugee families
On October 13, 2016, Ali Al-Khattawi arrived in Miami from Iraq with his wife and three children. The refugee family had very little possessions and were adjusting... Read more.
New molecular, biomedical sciences certificate program pays off for students
Micky Akinrodoye was a little boy in Nigeria when he accidentally ran into a sliding glass door. Doctors saved his life and sparked his interest in medicine. The... Read more.