President, provost meet with CIA and national health leaders

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FIU President Rosenberg in DC
On Oct. 26, President Mark B. Rosenberg, Provost and Executive Vice President Kenneth G. Furton, and Henry Artigues of the Office of Research and Economic Development, met with Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD); the visit was arranged by FIU’s Office of Research. Earlier this year, FIU was awarded a historic […]

Mobile 3D mammogram unit, personalized care helping reduce breast cancer death rates

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The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine’s Linda Fenner 3D Mobile Mammography Center (LFMMC)
A new study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows what FIU has already known for some time: Personalized medical treatments combined with community outreach help decrease breast cancer death rates. The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine’s Linda Fenner 3D Mobile Mammography Center (LFMMC), the first mobile 3D mammogram unit in South Florida, has been […]

President, provost announce preeminent programs

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President Mark B. Rosenberg and Provost and Executive Vice President Kenneth G. Furton sent the following memo to the university community on Oct. 25. One of the goals of the FIUBeyondPossible2020 Strategic Plan is the identification and support of the university’s preeminent programs. We are excited to announce the inaugural group of FIU programs that have been […]

Cold spells chill tropical species

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Two cold spells, two years apart, and in two subtropical regions of the world have given scientists clues as to what happens when an extreme climate event strikes. By tracking conditions before, during, and after a 2008 cold spell in China and a 2010 cold spell in Florida, FIU researchers found chilling effects on plants […]

Organization works to increase voting among millennials and Latinos

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Indiana Sanchez
With a big, bright smile, Indiana Sanchez stands in the middle of the Graham Center passing out flyers. Inviting and warm, she is working to encourage students, faculty, and staff to register to vote. Behind her in the “pit,” a group of student organizations have come together as part of National Voter Registration Day to […]

Finance student excels as young investor

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Carlo Trabanco got his start investing at age 15, when he visited the Capital Markets Lab at FIU’s College of Business. A member—and later president—of his high school’s Future Business Leaders of America club, Trabanco and his peers came to FIU on a regular basis to learn about financial literacy from senior business students. After […]

Donors Partner with FIU to Help Students Survive and Thrive

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The Education Effect— a groundbreaking partnership between private donors, Florida International University and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) aimed at student achievement – is in its sixth year and continuing to bear fruit. Initially introduced in 2011 at Miami Northwestern Senior High School in Liberty City, with a $1 million gift from JPMorgan Chase, the program has grown and expanded […]

FIU in D.C.: Possible Pell grant increase, Rosenberg advocates for research grants

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In the same week that the House Appropriations committee signaled a potential increase to Pell grant awards, President Mark B. Rosenberg was in the capital to advocate for coastal research, STEM education, accelerated bridge construction — and to enjoy his annual lunch with summer interns. In the midst of the last Congressional workweek before summer […]

FIU among ‘Great Colleges to Work For’ according to The Chronicle of Higher Education

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Today The Chronicle of Higher Education named FIU as a “Great Colleges to Work For” in its ninth annual report on The Academic Workplace. One of the largest and most respected workplace-recognition programs in the country, “Great Colleges to Work For” recognizes colleges and universities that earn top ratings from their employees on workforce practices […]