College of Medicine earns international honor for social responsibility

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The Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) has recognized the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine’s unique approach to medical education, which focuses on social accountability and the social determinants of health, by selecting it as one of its ASPIRE-to-Excellence Award in Social Responsibility recipients. “Social responsibility is at the heart of our mission […]

StartUP FIU launches with 3 incubators and entrepreneurship accelerator program

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WANTED: Entrepreneurs looking to solve problems, generate prosperity and create jobs. StartUP FIU, an initiative aimed at supporting innovation among students, faculty, alumni and community members, encompasses three new incubators and an accelerator program that is accepting applications for the first cohort starting in September. Additionally, the initiative will leverage FIU’s many existing entrepreneurship resources […]

FIU stands with Orlando

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Orlando’s heartbreak is FIU’s heartbreak. That was the message Monday afternoon as students, employees and others came together to remember the lives lost and comfort one another in the midst of tragedy. As many as 50 people were killed by what appears to be a lone shooter in a crowded Orlando nightclub, and at least […]

President Rosenberg blogs from China: Graduation day

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This is President Rosenberg’s seventh annual blog chronicling the TUC-FIU partnership, the annual China Commencement and our students in the China program. This is his second blog post of this trip. Click here to read his first blog post. Graduation Day: Hopeful Constants May 15, 2016 Today is graduation day in Tianjin for 160 or […]

Patient receives NeighborhoodHELP Community Teaching Award

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On Saturday, May 7, the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine gave out 108 medical degrees and a medal to a patient who, despite having no medical training, is helping to teach medicine. Manolina Sosa is a Green Family Foundation NeighborhoodHELP pioneer. Hers was one of the first households recruited for the program that’s at the […]

FIU HCMBA team takes top honors in South Florida healthcare challenge

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Winning first place in the prestigious South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum’s case challenge was a thrill for the five FIU Healthcare MBA students on the victorious team. Yet what will remain when the applause fades is the experience of crafting, with the guidance of Visiting Assistant Professor Paulo Gomes, an answer to a vexing problem: […]

Ambassador Susan Rice tells graduates: ‘Your country needs you.’

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It was clear Ambassador Susan Rice did her homework before coming to FIU to give the 2016 Spring Commencement speech for the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs. To enthusiastic laughter, the U.S. National Security Advisor promised “Breezeway cookies for everyone’’ if her address ran too long. She gave a shout-out to […]

AMA@FIU in international top ten for over a decade

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The winning streak continues for the American Marketing Association’s FIU collegiate chapter, AMA@FIU, with its 14th consecutive Top Ten Chapter award. The honor was bestowed at the 38th annual AMA International Collegiate Conference, held March 17-19 in New Orleans. Two College of Business students placed first in individual categories. “It’s an incredible feat to be […]

Strong partnership between students and mentors sparks cutting-edge research

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Everyone has their own definition of mentor: a trusted counselor, a professor, a confidant. For most students, a mentor provides the push to take a particular class or to conduct research and serves as a constant source of support. In late March, more than 150 undergraduate students presented their research at the university-wide 2016 Conference for […]

FIU eMerges as a leader in innovation

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A wise man recently said that F-I-U stands for the Future Is Us. Nowhere was that more evident than at the 2016 edition of eMerge Americas. The powerhouse conference on Miami Beach brings together entrepreneurs, researchers, investors and everyone else with an interest in tech innovation. And it served as the perfect showcase for promising […]