FIU BBC to Hold Children’s Summer Camp
For more registration and information about the BBC Camp and EcoAcademy at The Kampong go to seas.fiu.edu. or contact Nicholas Ogle call 305-919-5568 or email nogle@fiu.edu.
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Man’s best friend might just outsmart us one day
Image by Ingrid0804 via Flickr Michelle Marchante | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com Ever heard the saying, “Man’s best friend?” It’s a no-brainer that dogs are the best…
New telescope provides students a never-before-seen view from Miami
The Stocker AstroScience Center has finally received its long-awaited installment: a custom-built, 24-inch, reflecting Ritchey-Chrétien telescope.
Nature Preserve benefits from student volunteers
With over 400 different plants and animals, 13 endangered plants and 17 threatened, the University’s Nature Preserve is sustained through the help of many students who volunteer year-round.
VP of Engagement leaves FIU to become provost
Irma Becerra-Fernandez, vice president of the Office of Engagement and first woman to earn a Ph.D. in engineering at FIU, says goodbye to the University.
Students build new registration system for Honors College
Alastair Paragas and Robin Mayrand, freshman students, have collaborated in developing a new registration system for FIU’s Honors College.
Board of Governors threatens academic programs, bachelor to doctoral
A handful of academic programs are under the Board of Governors’ magnifying glass– each at risk of losing funding if they do not increase the number of degrees they award and the number of students who are placed in jobs after one year.
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.
Professor discovers gene in coral reef that may save other species
Biology professor Mauricio Rodriguez-Lanetty discovered a set of genes in some coral reefs that produce a productive protein which may be possible to activate in other species of coral as well to help them acclimatize.
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.
