THE BIG STORY

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•  JUNE 28, 2021 •

Big Bets: FSU RIDER Center helps communities plan for the threats from natural disasters

Helping communities develop the infrastructure necessary to recover quickly from disasters like hurricanes and pandemics is the focus of the Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response (RIDER) Center at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. The center is an information and research hub that helps communities improve their ability to plan, prepare for and recover from natural disasters and other threats. Read more ...

Board of Governors confirms Richard McCullough as 16th president of Florida State University

The Florida Board of Governors has confirmed the selection of Richard McCullough, vice provost for research at Harvard University, as Florida State University’s 16th president. McCullough’s first day in office will be Monday, Aug. 16. Read more ...

FSU’S Interdisciplinary Center for Athletic Coaching to partner with American Volleyball Coaches Association

Florida State University’s Interdisciplinary Center for Athletic Coaching, known as FSU COACH, has formed a new partnership with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). As part of the partnership, FSU COACH will be the official coach education provider for the AVCA. Read more ...

Snowed in: Research team finds Arctic was dinosaur nursery

University of Alaska Fairbanks and Florida State University paleontologists have found that nearly all types of dinosaurs — from small bird-like forms to the giant tyrannosaurus — not only reproduced in the arctic, but also remained there year-round. Read more... 

FSU art professor to replicate Notre Dame Cathedral truss as historical teaching opportunity

Florida State University Department of Art professor Rob Duarte will help lead a national project to build a large-scale wooden model of the oldest trusses in the roof structure above the Notre Dame Cathedral’s choir. Read more... 

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