THE BIG STORY

NEWS & MORE FROM FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

• OCTOBER 21, 2024 •

FSU scientist discovers one of the earth’s earliest animals in Australian outback

A new discovery in the area by Scott Evans, assistant professor of geology in the Florida State University Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, and a multi-institution team of paleontologists has identified an early marine animal from around 555 million years ago. The discovery helps answer how life evolved on Earth. Read more ...

Renowned nurse innovator joins FSU College of Nursing to launch nation’s first nursing and AI innovation consortium

Celebrated entrepreneur, author and nursing innovator Rebecca Love is joining Florida State University’s College of Nursing to create the Nursing and Artificial Intelligence Innovation Consortium. This first-of-its-kind program will be housed within the college’s Institute on Digital Health and Innovation and empower the new MSN in AI, the nation’s first master’s nursing program on AI in health care.  Read more ...

FSU linguist awarded National Science Foundation grant to study and preserve Indigenous Quechua language

Associate professor of linguistics and Spanish Antje Muntendam has earned funding from the National Science Foundation to travel to South America and investigate the ways languages influence one another after their speakers first interact.  Read more ...

Learning Systems Institute receives grant to evaluate pre-service teacher education in Zambia

The Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University has received its first-ever grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to fund a project that aims to build evidence on the impact of pre-service teacher training on foundational learning in Zambia. Read more ...

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