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September
Workshop to Showcase Best Practices in Writing Education
The ability to write effectively is an essential, if underemphasized, part of any student’s education. For this reason, The Florida State University will host a workshop to provide area educators with the tools they need to teach writing more effectively.
Get to Know Your Magnet Lab at Magnet Mystery Hour
To an outsider taking a tour, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at The Florida State University is a mystery with glass and steel, lights flashing, and a labyrinth of hallways leading to squat cylindrical magnets organized in cinderblock cells.
Nominees Sought for Presidential Search Advisory Committee
Jim Smith, chairman of the Florida State University Board of Trustees, has issued the following message to members of the Board of Trustees and the University community:
FSU Law, Medical Schools Ranked in Top 10 for Hispanic Students
Florida State University’s colleges of law and medicine are among the Top 10 best in the nation for Hispanics, according to Hispanic Business magazine, which has published its annual rankings of graduate schools in the magazine’s September issue.
Ringling Museum Partners with Baryshnikov Arts Center for October Festival
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, operated by The Florida State University in Sarasota, Florida, and New York's Baryshnikov Arts Center have partnered for the launch of the Ringling International Arts Festival, October 7-11, 2009. The festival will take place throughout the Ringling Museum of Art's 66-acre waterfront cultural estate on Sarasota Bay.
Beyond Guantanamo: Expert Panel to Discuss Prosecuting Terrorists and Protecting America
“Beyond Guantanamo: Prosecuting Terrorists and Protecting America,” a Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights forum, co-hosted by Human Rights First and the National Security Network, will examine these issues and shed light on practical solutions that strengthen national security and ensure those who have committed crimes are held accountable. The forum also will address issues relating to the feasibility of relocating Guantanamo detainees to correctional institutions in the United States.
Florida State Tops for Emerging Scholars
Older students aren't the only ones receiving prestigious awards at The Florida State University, which is in a four-way tie for the most Emerging Scholar Awards in the United States.
Florida State President Responds to NCAA Reaction to Statements he Made in Interviews with Mews Media
The National Collegiate Athletic Association said in a news release today that there was no agreement between the NCAA and Florida State on university penalties in the academic misconduct case against the school.
Florida State Career Center: Helping Students, Alumni in Tough Times
Each day, news of the economic crisis makes national and local headlines. In the face of continuous layoffs and rising unemployment, the Florida State Career Center provides services and programs for students and alumni as they search for jobs.
NIH Awards Scholarship, Research Job to FSU College of Nursing Student
After she graduates from The Florida State University College of Nursing, senior Safichia Chew hopes to study health disparities in the minority community, particularly among newborns. Now, she’s a big step closer to that goal: The National Institutes of Health has named her a Scholar in its prestigious Undergraduate Scholarship Program.
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