On Wednesday, May 4, the FIU Alumni Association held its Annual Meeting & Cocktail Reception, a spirited event designed to get alumni and donors excited for the year ahead. Before the cocktail reception kicked off, an intimate group of volunteers gathered to be inducted into the 2016-2017 Alumni Association Board of Directors. The group was […]
President Rosenberg blogs from China: Graduation day
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 […]
A legacy not yet written: FIU researchers believe sea level rise is a problem that can be solved
Tiffany Troxler takes a right turn from Miami Beach’s Purdy Avenue onto 20th Street and spots her destination, a perfect example of the consequences of sea level rise. “Right there,” she says. “Do you see the two steps leading into the Publix? It used to be seven steps.” It’s hard to fathom it, looking at […]
Patient receives NeighborhoodHELP Community Teaching Award
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
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.’
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 […]
Florida Advanced Surgical Transport team joins FIU, trains with local hospitals to treat critical care patients
If ever disaster strikes, the FIU-Florida Advanced Surgical Transport (FIU-FAST) team is trained, ready and equipped to treat and evacuate critical care patients. Today the all-volunteer team officially joined the FIU family through a partnership with the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and FIU’s Department of Emergency Management. This team of highly trained medical professionals […]
AMA@FIU in international top ten for over a decade
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
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
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 […]