THE BIG STORY

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•  JULY 26, 2021 •

Record number of athletes, coaches with FSU ties shine on Olympic stage

More than two dozen athletes and coaches with connections to Florida State University are representing 17 different countries during the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, which run from July 23 to Aug. 8 after nearly a year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more ...

Six FSU doctoral students win prestigious scholarship supporting women in academia

Six graduate students from Florida State University are among seven students in the state of Florida to earn prestigious Scholar Awards from the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.), which recognizes academic excellence and achievement by women in doctoral-level programs. Read more ...

Organization founded by FSU dance professor receives transformational $3M gift from MacKenzie Scott

Urban Bush Women (UBW), founded by Florida State University School of Dance Professor Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, received a $3 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott — the largest monetary award in the company’s history. Read more ...

Magic of science: FSU researchers use gene editing to tackle facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Former doctoral student Sunny Das and Associate Professor of Biological Science Brian Chadwick published a new paper in Scientific Reports that uses gene editing to tackle Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). Read more...

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