THE BIG STORY

NEWS & MORE FROM FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

• JUNE 30, 2025 •

FSU doubles number of National Academy members on faculty

With recent hires in the College of Medicine and the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, Florida State University has doubled the number of its faculty who are members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, a prestigious organization that unites leading researchers from around the country.

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Riley to return to faculty after eight years as Graduate School dean

Mark Riley, dean of Florida State University’s Graduate School, announced his plans to step down from his post following summer commencement. A world-renowned nuclear physicist, Riley will return to the Department of Physics faculty, where he will resume his impactful work in research, teaching and service. Read more ...

Making music: FSU artists and musicians build a bass in less than a week

Bassists from around the world visited Tallahassee this month for the International Society of Bassists (ISB) Convention, a week of concerts, seminars, workshops and discussions devoted to the double bass — including a collaborative project to build a double bass in a week. Read more ...

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering faculty receives international Young Investigator Award

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Assistant Professor Z. Leonardo Liu has been awarded the 2024 Eberhard F. Mammen Young Investigator Award for his groundbreaking research into blood clotting mechanisms. Read more ...

FSU classics professor named Getty Scholar

Andrea De Giorgi, professor of classics at Florida State University, has been named a 2025-2026 Getty Scholar for his work in Roman archaeology, visual culture, the social history of Rome’s eastern provinces and ancient colonization. Read more ...

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