FIU civil engineering Ph.D. candidate pioneers ultra-high-performance concrete research, bridging innovation between FIU and Florida’s Department of Transportation. Joseba Maruri | Staff Writer Michael Odelola is a multi-award-winning international student from Nigeria and a Ph.D. candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University (FIU). Odelola specializes in working with Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC), […]
As artificial intelligence reshapes higher education, students and professors alike weigh the balance between innovation and integrity. Aitana Salmeron | Contributing Writer Artificial intelligence has become the talk of the campus. Recognizable names such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot are used daily, but the AI search engine on everyone’s mind is Liner. It has gained popularity […]
Conor Moore | News Director Renowned FIU astrophysicist James Webb is fighting the placement of the new aquatic center to protect the on-campus observatory, the Stocker AstroScience Center. In an email statement sent to PantherNOW, Dr. James Webb states he has raised concerns to the Board of Trustees about the damage the new center will […]
Ram Praneeth | Contributing Writer Embarking on a journey through the world of DNA and RNA dynamics, Dr. Yuan Liu, associate professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry, shared groundbreaking insights in a seminar held on Jan. 9, 2024. Held at the Wertheim Conservatory, attendees were introduced to the unfolding narrative of how RNA […]
Nafiul Khalid | Contributing Writer On Nov. 3, in a resounding commitment to preserve the fragile ecosystem of the Florida Keys, a hybrid seminar on land conservation was held at the Wertheim Conservatory at 3 p.m., bringing together the graduate students of the Department of Earth and Environment. The key speaker, Cynthia Guerra, the acquisition […]
Ana Cedeno | Contributing Writer Scientists at FIU have come up with a project that would help reduce plastic waste in Biscayne Bay. By using modeling techniques, the scientists hope to gain a better understanding of how plastic waste affects the Biscayne Bay area and how to lessen the impacts. The project was funded by […]
Paloma Pimentel | Contributing Writer A lab in FIU’s Global Forensic and Justice Center released the first research of its kind that allowed scientists to determine a person’s sex through their hand odor. This method, which uses a human-supervised machine that measures the odor print of a self-identified individual, gives a 96% accuracy rate on […]
Mhyanif Lozada | Assistant Entertainment Director Industry professionals shared their expertise in career workshops at FIU’s first-ever Women in Technology conference. On March 24, WiTCON was held in Parking Garage 6 of the Modesto Maidique campus by several student organizations, including INIT, short for the programming term “initialize”, Women in Computer Science, Blockchain At FIU, […]
Neeraj Konathan / Staff Writer Yannis Papastamatiou, an FIU professor and marine scientist, noticed something out of the ordinary with the world’s most dangerous sharks, they hunted in packs rather than alone. The week-long television program “SharkFest” which started streaming July 5 on Disney+, documents research on sharks including their habitats and human attacks. Papastamatiou […]
Angela Rivas/Staff Writer COVID-19 sniffing canines are the newest addition to the FIU family, adding an extra layer of protection to welcome students back to campus. Now, after months of training, the team has become the one of the first canines to gain COVID-19 certification and work events such as this year’s South Beach Wine […]
Jesse Fraga / Asst. News Director Science and technology can be used as a catalyst for social change, said 15-year-old Gitanjali Rao, who was named TIME Magazine’s 2020 Kid of the Year. FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg along with several Miami-Dade County Public School officials including superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho commended Rao yesterday Mar. 17, […]
Neeraj Konathan /Staff Writer Florida has gone through cold seasons in the past, significantly impacting the population of lizards in South Florida. This year, lizards are becoming more resistant to the cold, according to a recent study published in Biology Letters. James Stroud, FIU alum, and a former graduate student from the Department of Biological […]
