THE BIG STORY

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•  JUNE 20, 2023 •

State budget provides critical support as FSU looks to advance strategic goals

Florida State University will receive about $109 million in new recurring operational support along with new funding for several capital projects from the Florida Legislature in the upcoming fiscal year, allowing FSU to further its mission as one of the top public universities in the nation. Read more ...

FSU professor named dean of the College of Communication and Information

Florida State University has selected professor of information, interdisciplinary researcher and administrator Michelle Kazmer as dean of the College of Communication and Information following a national search. Kazmer will begin her new role July 1. Read more ....

FSU Art Education summer camp provides valuable experience for future teachers

Florida State University’s Department of Art Education welcomed 120 young people to campus, where they engaged in independent, inquiry-driven artmaking. The camp was part of a class for students of the department’s five-year direct-entry pathway program, which enables art education students to earn an accelerated master’s degree and become eligible for teacher certification. Read more ....

Hotter sand from microplastics could affect sea turtle development

New research from Associate Professor Mariana Fuentes published in Frontiers in Marine Science found that extreme concentrations of microplastics could increase the temperature of beach sand enough to threaten the development of incubating sea turtles. Read more ...

FSU statistician elected Fellow of Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Elizabeth Slate, a distinguished research professor in the Department of Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as a 2023 Institute of Mathematical Statistics Fellow alongside 26 other statisticians worldwide who have demonstrated leadership and research excellence. Read more ...

FSU linguistics professor earns Fulbright Scholar Award to work and conduct research in Austria

Tatjana Soldat-Jaffe, a faculty member from the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, is traveling to Austria this fall to conduct new linguistics research thanks to a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award. Read more ....

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