Prior to being asked by the Discovery Channel to work on researching the link between sharks and volcanoes for this year’s Shark Week, an FIU research team was already assessing sharks’ habitats in coral reefs around the world, according to officials.
Chad Moss, executive vice president of Moss & Associates, a privately-held construction firm based in Fort Lauderdale, announced in April during the annual Torch Award Gala that he would be donating $10 million to the College of Engineering & Computing, making it the largest donation ever made by an alumnus to the university, officials said.
Despite a campus initiative to promote and encourage a culture of care, students are still hesitant to reach out for help, university officials said.
Disagreement is brewing among members of the FIU community over the effectiveness of President Donald Trump’s recently announced U.S.-Cuban policy and its effect on the island’s economy.
Students can expect a new software called the HandShake Program to replace the old platform, Panther JobLink, Ivette Duarte, the director of the Career and Talent Development office said to Student Media.
FIU has seen an increase in the number of students studying abroad since the promise they made in 2014 to double their numbers by the year 2020, an associate director said.
Students will be given the opportunity to put their business skills into practice and present their business ideas and models to potential investors on Tuesday, May 9, during StartUP FIU’s Pitch Day.