THE BIG STORY

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•  MARCH 8, 2021 •

FSU’S Great Give sets $1 million goal for 10th anniversary

The Great Give, FSU's annual giving day, will take place Wednesday, March 10. This year, organizers have set a goal of raising $1 million for academic projects, programs, scholarships and student activities at FSU. Read more ...

A roadmap to success: ‘Design Thinking’ sparks innovative spirit of FSU students

When the university mapped out strategic goals in 2017, deepening its commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship was at the top of the list. To help achieve this goal, the FSU Innovation Hub is teaching Design Thinking, a concept that taps into students’ creativity and makes them marketable in an evolving and competitive labor market. Read more ...

FSU College of Arts and Sciences announces new interdisciplinary data science program

FSU's College of Arts and Sciences announced the launch of a new Interdisciplinary Data Science Master’s Degree Program, or IDS, that will welcome its first students in Fall 2021. The program will prepare students for contemporary careers in data science, one of the fastest growing fields in the United States. Read more ...

Florida State University Libraries debuts new open access publishing program

FSU Libraries recently launched Florida State Open Publishing (FSOP), the university's first open-access publishing program. FSOP aims to make FSU’s scholarly output more accessible, diverse and innovative by providing faculty, students and staff with the digital publishing tools needed to produce peer-reviewed, open scholarly publications, educational resources and other digital research outputs. Read more ...

FSU researchers develop battery component that uses compound from plants

A Florida State University research team developed a way to use a material found in plants to help create safer batteries. Using the organic polymer lignin — a compound in the cell walls of plants that makes them rigid — the team was able to create electrolytes, a battery part that separates the negative and positive terminals of a battery. Read more ...

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