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A whole new world: free passports encourage student travel

Posted on February 13, 2017 at 12:49 pm.

Maybe traveling the world is on your bucket list. The first step to making that goal a reality: getting a passport. More than 120 FIU students recently got their first passport for free. FIU’s Office of Study Abroad and The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) recently hosted a passport caravan on campus. As part […]

High schoolers create ‘zines for progress’ with Wolfsonian–FIU

Posted on February 8, 2017 at 3:27 pm.

Written by FIU Foundation, Inc.

Students from eight local high schools are finding their voices on social issues and expressing their creativity through the Wolfsonian–FIU’s Zines for Progress community outreach program. Zine artists combine creative writing, journalism, photography, and art to produce small-circulation, self-published works, often dealing with controversial or niche topics that may not make it into mainstream […]

New Career Closet needs donations

Posted on February 7, 2017 at 2:57 pm.

Written by FIU Foundation, Inc.

FIU College of Business student Carlos Santiago

Have work clothes that you’ve been meaning to donate? Now is the perfect time to do some spring cleaning in your wardrobe, because the Career Closet, a new program through FIU Career and Talent Development, needs donations. The Career Closet, which soft-launched last week, is a mobile professional clothing closet that provides free suits and […]

App helps Flint residents find services, info on lead risk

Posted on January 30, 2017 at 12:47 pm.

Written by FIU Foundation, Inc.

A new app and website launched by an FIU alumnus is helping residents of Flint, Michigan, assess the risk of lead contamination in their homes and find resources to cope. The Mywater-Flint app, designed by computer science alumnus Mark Allison Ph.D. ’14 in conjunction with his students at the University of Michigan-Flint, provides information on […]

Alumnae teachers honored as some of the best

Posted on January 27, 2017 at 12:43 pm.

Written by FIU Foundation, Inc.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools named two FIU alumnae the runners-up of its Teacher of the Year and Rookie Teacher of the Year awards. The runner-up awards, given by United Teachers of Dade President Karla Hernandez-Mats, included recognition at a Jan. 26 dinner ceremony and a cash prize donated by Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. Laura Ortiz ’03, […]

Aerial drones reveal sharks in shallow water

Posted on January 26, 2017 at 9:24 am.

Written by FIU Foundation, Inc.

Answers about shark populations could come from the skies, new research finds. Using drones, a team of researchers from FIU recently completed a survey of sharks and rays in a shallow coral lagoon along the island of Mo’orea in French Polynesia. The project could be a game-changer for scientists and conservation agencies that often […]

5000 Role Models smoothed out a rocky path for me

Posted on January 24, 2017 at 10:35 am.

Written by FIU Foundation, Inc.

As part of an op-ed series, FIU News shares the expertise and diverse perspectives of members of the university community. In this piece, which originally appeared in the Miami Herald, Carnival Gold Scholar Price Destinobles shares his experience with the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, which offers mentorship, guidance and educational assistance to young, minority men. By […]

Florida scientists take aim at Zika with launch of new center

Posted on January 19, 2017 at 10:00 am.

Written by FIU Foundation, Inc.

Four Florida universities are joining forces in the fight to stop Zika. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $10 million to a new center that brings together scientists from FIU, University of Florida, University of Miami, and University of South Florida. With Florida often being an entry point into the United States […]

Students push storytelling boundaries using virtual reality

Posted on January 17, 2017 at 12:32 pm.

Written by FIU Foundation, Inc.

As news media becomes increasingly digital-first and technology continues to evolve, journalists continue to look for new and engaging ways to push the boundaries of storytelling. Among the latest emerging trends: Placing users directly into the story using virtual reality. Investment in augmented reality and virtual reality (VR) reached $1.1 billion in 2016, according to […]