Joseba Maruri | Staff Writer From 3D-printed concrete, category five hurricane simulations to advancements in artificial intelligence, FIU’s continues further research into sustainable solutions. PantherNOW toured three of the largest testing facilities the campus has to offer, consisting of the Wall of Wind, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, capable of simulating a category five […]
Hennessy Sepulveda | Staff Writer At FIU, architecture students innovate every year to do something once thought impossible: walking on water. This year’s annual Walk on Water event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at the East Side of FIU’s Modesto Campus Green Lake, where architecture students will compete in teams to make it […]
Andres Davila | News Director Construction continues at FIU. In September 2021, FIU broke ground to construct a “121,000-square-foot, six-story building that will house makerspace labs, active learning classrooms and research laboratories on FIU’s main campus”, according to the College of Engineering and Computing Impact Report. “This is our opportunity for our tech community to […]
Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor FIU’s next pedestrian bridge is definitely coming in the next few years. An administrator says the need for a bridge is “even greater” today than it was years ago. “At the time [we got the first grant for the bridge] we didn’t have 109 Tower, 4th Street Commons, Identity or The […]
By: Valentina Palm & Victor Jorges/PantherNOW Staff After the University’s American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter raised $18,000 in their spring 2018 career fair, the University forbade them from hosting another career fair on campus. Now, the student organization is struggling to fund the chapter and participate in competitions representing FIU. ASCE is […]
By: Valentina Palm/Staff Writer Students, faculty, and administrators visited Tallahassee on Tuesday, March 19, to lobby Senators and Representatives for over $35 million in state funds. On FIU day, President Mark B. Rosenberg and the Board of Trustees advocated for more funding from the state. This year, FIU is again seeking financing for the […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer When people think of Girl Scouts, they tend to picture cute little sweethearts in uniforms selling delicious cookies in front of their local grocery store. Well, these girls are so much more than that. Girl Scouts have recently released 23 new STEM badges that will help young women gain skills that […]
