Nobel Prize Winner from NASA at Physics Colloquium
Alex Castro | Contributing Writer Decades worth of research and discoveries lead us toward a new era of space exploration technology. Aided by the leadership…
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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…
Li Research Group investigates quantum information processing
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…
New funding system spells trouble for master’s programs
Seven master’s programs deemed low performing by the Board of Governors are being scrutinized for their ability to graduate a certain number of students and land them jobs in the future.
University funding to be determined by point system
The state’s public universities will now have its state funding scrutinized and re-assessed under a new performance based model recently adopted by the Board of Governors.
Panther makes first cut for Mars One mission
Patrick Ford, a junior physics major, was selected out of 200,000 international applicants for Mars One’s second round in its search for astronauts to start a settlement on the planet in 2025.
Mars One applicant to speak at University events next month
Patrick Ford, a junior physics major and astronomy minor, and Mars One Project applicant will speak about the Red Planet in two different events next month.
Annual TEDxFIU allows alumni and faculty to share ideas
The second annual TEDxFIU is less than month away with 11 speakers ready to take the stage and make the audience “reimagine possible” – this year’s theme – on Nov. 7.
Meteorites fly over South Florida and the world
When you wish upon a star, make sure it stays in the sky first.
Residents of South Florida looked up this past Sunday and saw a ball of light resembling a meteor in the sky. The sighting duration was recorded at about three seconds.