$4.8 Million Grant Encourages Mix Of Art And Science
Luna Theus/Staff Writer The Air Force Office of Scientific Research has given FIU a research grant of $4.8 million to continue their study on origami…
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FIU Biology Master’s Student Aims to Save an Entire Species
Daniel Martinez / Contributing Writer After his return from the Pacific Northwest to his hometown Miami, Master’s student Alex Held-Martinez saw hope speckled colorfully through…
Destruction In Biscayne Bay Could Cost Millions
Joshua Ceballos/Staff Writer Steve Sauls loves kayaking in Biscayne Bay every morning, but he’s afraid that he won’t be able to for much longer. The…
Streaming Wars: Disney+ vs. Netflix
By: Luna Theus / Staff Writer Last November, after speculation that Disney would launch a streaming service, Netflix subscribers feared that some of…
FIU Scientist Spots First Giant Squid In U.S. Waters
Jordan Coll/Staff Writer For most, giant squids are the creation of science fiction movies and books, but for one FIU professor they are her area…
FIU Study Blazing A Trail For Medical Marijuana
Dalton Tevlin/Sports Director When Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried took office in 2018, one of her chief priorities was weed. She created an 18 member medical…
Scientists have discovered how mosquitoes detect hosts for blood feeding
Nayeli Lomeli/Staff Writer Just like we savor chocolate chip cookies at the smell of their warm aroma, mosquitoes do the same for their blood…
University scientist calls for more women in STEM
By: Yeskanisayka Urbina/Staff Writer Being Florida’s first female physics professor in 1987 at the University was an accomplishment that Yesim Darici did not intentionally…
Graduates recognized for South Florida environmental research
By: Patricia Menendez/Assistant News Director University students are diving deep into Everglades fish research and other topics integral to South Florida’s environment, and FIU…
Student scientists test the waters
By: Mathew Mesa/Contributing Writer In the wake of devastating Red Tide and King Tide phenomenon, the University’s Center for Aquatic Chemistry and Environment is…