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 […]

Fifth annual TEDxFIU breaks attendance record

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Omar Durrani at FIU TEDx
TEDxFIU celebrated its fifth anniversary this year, christening the new Student Academic Success Center’s lecture hall as its inaugural event. The annual event—produced by the Division of External Relations and sponsored in part by the College of Arts, Sciences & Education—broke its previous attendance record, selling more than 600 tickets. And more than 1,500 people […]

#FIUthanks Educates the University Community About the Power of Philanthropy

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#FIUthanks card
  As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, giving thanks seems to be on everyone’s mind. And, at FIU, that is no different. On November 16th at Modesto A. Maidique Campus and November 17th at Biscayne Bay Campus, FIU students participated in #FIUthanks, an event that sought to engage and educate the university community on the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Finance student excels as young investor

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Carlo Trabanco got his start investing at age 15, when he visited the Capital Markets Lab at FIU’s College of Business. A member—and later president—of his high school’s Future Business Leaders of America club, Trabanco and his peers came to FIU on a regular basis to learn about financial literacy from senior business students. After […]