By: Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director Police officers have a mandatory 48 hour long training process ahead of them if they’re looking to protect Panthers on campus, according to FIU Police Chief Alexander Casas. The Crisis Intervention Training is devoted to educating officers about cognitive and mental disabilities and what options police have when responding […]
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By: Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director The future of computing goes far beyond the next Macbook, according to an associate physics professor. “We are on the verge of a second quantum mechanic revolution,” said Hebin Li, head researcher of the Li Research Group at the University. Quantum information processing, the focus of Li’s research, is […]
By: Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director A new parking lot directly adjacent to Bayview student housing has made living and commuting at the Biscayne Bay Campus a little easier. The lot has 242 parking spaces, according to Parking & Transportation, where 200 of those spaces are reserved for Bayview’s residents. The lot will also include […]
By: Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director It’s lights out for several spots on the Modesto Maidique Campus this Saturday. On Saturday, July 14, University members can expect a power shutdown affecting the Children’s Creative Learning Center (CCLC), W06, W07, W09 and the Student Athletic Academic Center (SAAC), according to an email sent to the University […]
By: Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director Universities can no longer use race as a factor for admissions under the Trump administration. Under the Obama administration, guidelines were issued to encourage diversity in education by supporting affirmative action. An applicant’s race was one of the factors many universities can legally consider when making admission decisions that […]
By: Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director The University has been ranked as second in Florida’s ranking system for universities. The Florida Board of Governors met from Tuesday, June 26 to Thursday, June 28, and released this year’s rankings, with FIU only behind the University of Florida. The Board also approved the reappointment of President Mark B. […]
By: Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director “Chemistry, Life, the Universe and Everything” (CLUE) – this is the subject matter of Dr. Justin Carmel’s general chemistry course, and its curriculum aims to innovate the way students learn chemical concepts. The National Science Foundation has granted Dr. Melanie Cooper, a developer of the CLUE curriculum funds to […]
By Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director Considering that we hold tiny computers that fit in the palm of our hands and our pockets, technology has progressed in leaps and bounds from the physical media we once heavily relied on according to Cesar Villa Garcia, president of Upsilon Pi Epsilon. “Technology is omnipresent. It’s everywhere nowadays… […]
By: Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director Students interested in becoming leaders in communication will have the opportunity to hear from those currently in the field on Tuesday, April 5, during the University’s third annual Women in Communication: Moving Ahead conference, at the Biscayne Bay campus. Dr. Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver is the Dean Emeritus of the […]
