THE BIG STORY

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•  DECEMBER 13, 2021 •

Shakespeare scholar, nuclear astrophysicist offer inspiring advice to FSU’s Fall 2021 graduates

President Richard McCullough presided over commencement Dec. 10 for the first time since becoming the university’s 16th president, and English Professor Gary Taylor and Physics Professor Jorge Piekarewicz — who were named Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professors earlier this year — delivered the commencement addresses. Read more ...

Florida State University names Michael Alford as new athletics director

Michael Alford, president and CEO of Seminole Boosters, Inc., has been appointed as the university's next Vice President and Director of Athletics, effective Jan. 3. Alford is an accomplished leader with a wealth of experience in collegiate and professional athletics and a proven track record of fundraising, hiring successful coaches and managing elite athletics programs. Read more ...

FSU materials researcher named to National Academy of Inventors

Richard Liang, director of the High-Performance Materials Institute, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for his innovative work with carbon nanotubes and other composite materials. Liang holds 36 patents and will be inducted in June 2022. Read more ...

FSU professor explores history of dance music in Tanzania through Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award

Professor of Musicology Frank Gunderson is spending 10 months in Tanzania to catalogue the history of dance music in the East African nation after receiving the most prestigious appointment in the Fulbright Scholars Programs — the Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award. Read more ...

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