Students create communication plans for NASA technologies

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FIU students visit Kennedy Space Center
Whether it’s the tires on our cars and trucks, the fancy cordless vacuum cleaners in our homes, or the cameras on our smartphones, technology developed by NASA is part of our everyday lives. Taking the technologies created by the agency from their mission environments down to Earth is a complex endeavor. Thanks to one FIU professor and […]

SBDC at FIU works with ATOM to solve risky business problem for Global Health Intelligence

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Guillaume Corpart, managing director of Global Health Intelligence
When a client hired Global Health Intelligence of Coral Gables to build a database of hospitals and equipment located in Brazil, the market research and intelligence company soon realized the complexity of the task: Brazil has more hospitals than the United States, and the healthcare sector in emerging markets can lack reliable and accurate information. […]

Algae give freshwater clues in the face of sea-level rise

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Viviana Mazzei studies algae in Everglades.
Sea-level rise is a monumental threat, but one FIU biologist is tracking levels using one of the Florida Everglades’ tiniest residents. Viviana Mazzei is examining communities of algae to help resource managers pinpoint which areas need freshwater most. Known as diatoms, these microscopic algae are a great indicator of environmental changes, including increased salinity and […]

FIU business incubator meets the community

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Bob Hacker of StartUP FIU
StartUP FIU had its coming out party this week at a luncheon in Miami’s Little River neighborhood. In attendance: more than 200 movers and shakers eager to hear about the university’s new business incubator. “We are a collaborative in which we provide support for ideas, inventions, early-stage startup companies that can scale globally,” Assistant Vice […]

New program helps FIU veterans transition into civilian careers

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USA flags at FIU
Citi Salutes, Citigroup’s firm-wide initiative to support the veterans’ community led by Citi Community Development, joined with FIU and announced a university-based career and talent development program. This program will provide the university’s student veterans with the necessary tools to successfully transition into civilian careers. The FIU Student Veterans Career and Talent Development Program, supported […]

Startup DocuVital Finds Growth with Help from SBDC at FIU

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Joel Brown of DocuVital
When Joel Brown’s father passed away, his grieving family went through an ordeal to find the paperwork necessary to close accounts, notify clients, and perform other business tasks. When his father-in-law passed, the family missed an opportunity to claim life insurance because the policy had not been renewed. Had he known the policy was about to […]

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 […]

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 […]