THE BIG STORY

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•  DECEMBER 5, 2022 •

‘Our time is now’: President McCullough optimistic about FSU’s future

Florida State University President Richard McCullough reflected on the remarkable achievements of the past year and said that he is filled with optimism about leading the university to greater heights during his State of the University address last week. Read more ...

FSU to hold two fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 9

Dr. William T. Hold, the namesake of the College of Business’s Risk Management and Insurance program, will address graduates at the 2 p.m. ceremony Friday, Dec. 9, while Dr. Maxine Montgomery, professor of English and this year’s Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor, will speak at the 7 p.m. ceremony. Read more ...

Garnet & Gold Scholar Society welcomes 35 new members

Florida State University welcomed 35 new inductees into its prestigious Garnet & Gold Scholar Society this fall during an induction ceremony last week. Read more ...

Seeing through her subject: FSU graduate student finds passion in study of fluorescent frogs

Courtney Whitcher, a doctoral candidate in ecology and evolutionary biology, researches biofluorescence in amphibians. She recently traveled to South America on a monthslong excursion, visiting eight sites across Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Brazil in search of biofluorescence. Read more ...

FSU researchers receive National Institutes of Health grant to study effects of resiliency

Dawn Carr, an associate professor of sociology and the director of FSU’s Claude Pepper Center, and Miles Taylor, a professor of sociology and director of FSU’s Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy, received a grant from the National Institutes of Health for more than $400,000 to study the health effects of psychological resiliency. Read more ...

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