Heithaus on Shark Week: sharks and dolphins, it’s complicated

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Sharks and dolphins have shared the ocean for ages, but only recently, scientists have begun to understand the true nature of the relationship between these two masters of the sea. It’s dangerous for dolphins, but sometimes the tables are turned. Airing during Shark Week 2016, Sharks vs. Dolphins: Face Off uncovers the mysteries of the […]

FIU Athletics Launches Baseball Stadium Project

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MIAMI (June 22, 2016) – In the 44-year history of the baseball program, FIU has produced more than 100 Major League Baseball draft picks, 51 All-Americans and seven conference Players of the Year. The Panthers have claimed eight conference titles and have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 16 times. In an effort to continue competing […]

FIU receives $25 million in state funds for improving graduation rate, helping students secure jobs

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FIU’s efforts to improve graduation rates and prepare students for high-paying 21st century careers will translate into $25 million in performance funds for the 2016-2017 year. The amount is FIU’s latest award for excellence or improvement on the metrics put forward in 2014 by the Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System of […]

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 […]

FIU receives $5 million NSF grant to launch Center for Aquatic Chemistry and the Environment

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When an explosion at the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig sent millions of gallons of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, it ignited one of the largest environmental disasters in modern history. Six years later, scientists are still working to fully determine, understand and mitigate the damage that was done. This reality is […]

FIU’s Metropolitan Center, Miami-Dade County and Citi unveil prosperity action plan for Miami

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In response to the growing disparity in income and prosperity among Miami-Dade County residents, FIU’s Metropolitan Center and Citi Community Development launched a “Prosperity Agenda for Miami-Dade,” a groundbreaking research-based community action plan that identifies specific wealth-building strategies to improve economic opportunity and self-sufficiency. A two-year pilot program, the plan would directly impact as many […]

Law alumni give back through scholarship

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Nicole Fundora’s days are jam-packed, and that’s the way she likes it. She works full-time as a paralegal at Broad and Cassel. She is a single mom to two daughters. And she’s a law student in FIU’s evening law program. She expects to graduate in 2018, and one thing that’s helping her reach that goal: […]

Psychologist turns to horses as therapy for kids in foster care

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Horses could help foster care youth overcome challenges thanks to a new FIU program. Researchers at FIU-BRIDGE and the Family Therapy Program at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) have partnered with Stable Place, a non-profit organization, to provide Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy as an additional form of treatment for children in the SOS Children’s Villages-Florida. The non-profit […]