THE BIG STORY

NEWS & MORE FROM YOUR TOP 20 UNIVERSITY

•  FEBRUARY 1, 2021 •

Four FSU online graduate programs place in Top 20 of latest U.S. News rankings

Four of Florida State University’s online graduate programs are ranked among the Top 20 in the nation, including two in the Top 8, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Online Programs. Read more ...

FSU student to compete on TV's Shark Tank

FSU graduate student Michael Benarde will appear on ABC’s Shark Tank this week to pitch his product, NightCap, the “drink-spiking prevention scrunchy,” a flexible cover that fits over glasses to prevent cocktails from being spiked. The episode will air at 8 p.m. ET Friday, Feb. 5. Read more ...

FSU’s Power of WE to host discussion on social media and democracy

FSU’s Power of WE, a landmark student-led initiative dedicated to empowering students to engage across differences, will host the fifth installment of its signature Shared Spaces event series to mark the launch of Power of WE 2.0. The virtual event, “Social Media + Democracy: Are WE More Connected or Divided?”, will take place from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2. Read more ...

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering professor will teach robots concept of risk with Toyota grant

Christian Hubicki, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, earned a $750,000 Young Faculty Researcher grant from the Toyota Research Institute to fund a project focused on teaching robots the concept of risk. Read more ...

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