2011

December

• Teaching K-12 math, science better is focus of Dec. 2-4 'STEM' conference
• Academic culture at Florida State is topic for Dec. 6 luncheon/panel discussion
• It's not business as usual but 'business better than ever' at Florida State's law school, says its nationally recognized dean
• Driving off into the sunset: Survey shows many older Floridians have no backup plan after hanging up their keys
• Study to examine risks for rural patients after hospital discharge
• Researcher finds key to ancient weather patterns in Florida's caves
• Ribbon-cutting to launch unique facility for arts research
• Dec. 8 symposium will launch FSU's critical research initiative focused on ecological, economic issues of Inter-American Seas
• Baseball legend Tony La Russa, famed choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar offer winning wisdom at graduation ceremonies
• FSU Mobile now offers Blackboard course access
• Art meets science: New facility a mecca for collaborative research
• Garnet and Gold Scholar Society welcomes 17 new members
• Florida State University student-veteran wins prestigious national award
• Students connect with community by providing tech help
• Interior design graduate program ranked in nation's top 10, professor among 25 'Most Admired Educators' in design
• Seminole athletics have an impressive year...again
• 'I do...or do I?' Psychology researcher finds that second-guessing one's decisions leads to unhappiness
• FSU's College of Social Sciences and Public Policy names 18 Social Science Scholar award recipients
• Four Florida State professors join prestigious ranks of AAAS fellows
• Florida State's top 11 stories of 2011
• Student Disability Resource Center improves services with $14,000 gift
• College of Motion Picture Arts dean appointed to state film council
• Malcolm X's daughter to speak during Florida State's annual MLK celebration
• On MLK Day, social justice advocates, artists and designers will convene, collaborate at Florida State
• Planning under way for new student-information system

November

• Symposium to help FSU researchers in life sciences capitalize on entrepreneurial opportunities
• FSU College of Education to host first-ever 'College of Education Week'
• Former National Science Foundation director Neal Lane to speak at FSU Faculty Luncheon Series
• New digital repository to make scholarly research available to public
• D'Alemberte to discuss government in the sunshine at Joe Cresse lecture
• FSU to host 2011 'PeaceJam Slam'
• Students give $100,000 to academic society
• Art with heart: Florida State University students combine coursework with community service
• FSU to host inaugural Student Veteran Film Festival
• Homecoming 2011 at Florida State: Get into a 'Seminole State of Mind'
• Nov. 14 forum to discuss 'Death Penalty: Evolving Issues in Florida'
• D'Alemberte and Palmer honored for philanthropy
• FSU to host inaugural Student Veteran Film Festival
• Florida State names first Veterans Center Director
• FSU kicks off inaugural Student Veteran Film Festival with acclaimed documentary 'Hell and Back Again'
• Florida State cuts ribbon to open Veterans House
• 'Democratic Transitions in the Middle East' focus of panel at FSU
• FSU to mark International Education Week with 'Going Global' showcase
• FSU professor wins major meteorology award for research on El Niño and the dynamics of ocean currents
• 'Grads Made Good,' Parade Grand Marshals among honorees at Homecoming Awards Breakfast
• Ribbon-cutting scheduled at College of Business to launch the Marvin A. 'Mitch' Mitchell Sr. Behavioral Laboratory
• Lecture to focus on prospects for stability in war-scarred Darfur
• World-class electron microscope to be focus of upcoming symposium
• FSU College of Social Sciences and Public Policy to honor one of its most accomplished alumni, retired Army Col. Lettie J. Bien
• Professional sales program takes a technological leap forward with gift from College of Business alumni
• Researcher honored for groundbreaking research in nanomaterials, biotechnology
• Starbucks executive John Culver honored by Dedman School, Florida Society of Hosts as alumnus of the year
• In quest for Rhodes Scholarship, Florida State's Karlanna Lewis advanced to final round
• Florida State physics professor with a gift for mentoring receives the 2011 Ross Oglesby Award
• Egan named interim general counsel as Steffens announces retirement
• FCR-STEM researchers play key role in new online registry that allows for sharing of educational resources worldwide
• Chronic post-traumatic stress disorder in women linked to history of rape, child abuse
• Big challenges of Inter-American Seas region meet big idea at Florida State
• College of Business alumnus and wife commit additional $1 million to enhance eminent scholar chair in FSU's real estate program
• Florida State College of Law Dean appointed to Uniform Law Commission

October

• Rice University professor Elaine Howard Ecklund to speak at FSU Faculty Luncheon series
• Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages: Florida State welcomes you to its Flying Circus of Physics
• Author Elie Wiesel to speak at FSU on Oct. 4 as part of the Golden Tribe Lecture Series
• FSU students gain experience as Gubernatorial Fellows
• Four Torch Awards given during fall faculty meeting
• Barron looks to the future in annual 'State of the University' address
• FSU biologists fish for reasons behind endangered grouper's comeback
• FSU religion department to host 'Zombie Apocalypse in American Popular Culture'
• Phi Beta Kappa to host distinguished chemistry scholar at FSU
• College of Law’s Moot Court Team wins international competition
• Love wild Florida? Oceanography researchers create an informational website all about the local environment
• FSU's 'Global Peace Exchange' hosts Hunger Week events
• Where science meets art: International science-imaging contest being judged at magnet lab has record number of entries
• Cells are crawling all over our bodies, but how?
• FSU Army ROTC cadets place first in regional competition
• FSU College of Medicine awarded maximum reaccreditation status
• Florida State University announces initiatives to create most veteran-friendly campus in nation
• FSU Trustees to meet Oct. 31 - Nov. 1
• Parents and families to experience life on campus with Parents' Weekend
• Lawton Lecture wasn't all talk: Choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar captivates crowd
• ‘Mother’ of medical school honored for boosting biomedical research

September

• Speakers announced for fall 2011 FSU Faculty Luncheon Series
• Famed director Spike Lee to speak at FSU as part of Golden Tribe Lecture Series
• La Niña watch means more dry weather possible for southeastern United States
• NYC Seminole Club awards first Sept. 11 scholarship to son of NYPD office who wrote of father's courage
• FSU's human rights center and The Village Square to examine the legacy of 9/11
• FSU to remember 10th anniversary of 9/11
• FSU's 'Seven Days of Opening Nights' performing arts festival announces stellar lineup for upcoming season
• Getting down to business: FSU students invited to show off their entrepreneurial ideas during 'eWeek'
• Ribbon-cutting ceremony set for FSU institute's human performance laboratory
• Florida State community commemorates 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001
• Florida State University ranked among America's best colleges
• Can't put it down? FSU up all night in 'Moby Dick' marathon
• Put down that Xbox remote: FSU researcher suggests video games may not boost cognition
• A wild and woolly discovery: FSU scientist's Tibetan expedition ends with prehistoric find
• FSU's College of Music celebrated renowned composer Carlisle Floyd
• Human Performance Lab will foster collaboration between academia, athletics and medicine
• USA Today reporter to discuss effects of Supreme Court Justices' life experiences on the law
• FSU's Army ROTC recruiter named best in nation
• FSU rededicates newly renovated William Johnston Building
• Pepper Center director recognized for advocacy, research on aging
• FSU graphic designer Pam Morris succumbs to cancer
• Florida State awarded $2.8 million to improve math in early grades
• Wanted: FSU students with entrepreneurial big ideas
• The greatest human strength? Believe it or not, it's willpower
• NSF awards FSU physics department $5 million for nuclear research

August

• FSU higher education faculty member leading research 'boot camp'
• FSU advocate for students with disabilities wins national service award
• Actress, singer Montego Glover to deliver FSU commencement address
• FSU undergraduates rake in prestigious scholarships and awards
• Groundbreaking digital arts program at FSU begins accepting applicants for fall 2012 classes
• Actress-alumna Glover wows crowd at 2011 summer commencement
• Florida State and Lee Memorial announce physician training program
• Silver ranking shines spotlight on FSU sustainability
• Education professor wins grant to develop digital game-based 'stealth' assessments
• Job fair will connect students with local, campus employers
• No bones about it: Eating dried plums helps prevent fractures and osteoporosis
• Graduate degrees surge as FSU focuses on doctoral education
• FSU professors to study abroad with Fulbright grants
• FSU to welcome class of 2015 at 'New Student Convocation'
• College of Medicine holds 'white coat' ceremony for first-year students
• Changing gears: Bike rental program puts new spin on recycling
• New students to get a taste of life at FSU
• Making the grade: FSU tutoring program earns international certification
• The best and brightest: Florida State's Class of 2015 arrives on campus
• Treats and tradition: Florida State serves up tasty start to new academic year
• FSU to lead consortium in BP-funded oil spill research initiative

July

• FSU Foundation appoints executive vice president
• New software aids fight against nitrates in Florida's groundwater
• FSU, Warrick Dunn Family Foundation present home libraries to single-parent families
• DNA decoded by FSU biologist reveals seven new mouse species
• You want to talk 'Horrible Bosses'? One Florida State professor is the expert
• Florida State to take part in $10 million project to digitize nation's biological collections
• 25 tesla, world-record 'split magnet' makes its debut
• Corporate partnership, doctoral program create new opportunities in materials science research
• Huckaba named interim dean of FSU College of Arts and Sciences
• Acclaimed chemistry professor wins two major awards
• Acclaimed chemistry professor wins two major awards

June

• FSU trustees to meet June 2-3 in Panama City
• FSU scientist leads research on AIDS-related cancer
• Students discovering the beauty of doing research - long before graduate school
• FSU graduate students as successful as they are diverse
• Veterans face a different kind of boot camp during annual entrepreneurship program at FSU
• Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities success stories
• A young woman's journey from inner city to medical degree
• FSU President Emeritus receives Rotary Foundation award
• Chemistry doctoral student receives 2011 Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
• Four FSU projects win 'GAP' awards to move cutting-edge research from lab to marketplace
• FSU advising center wins top national award
• FSU announces new business ‘boot camp’ for families of veterans with disabilities
• 2011 'Florida Book Awards' competition begins with call for entries
• FSU dean wins prestigious E.O. Wilson Naturalist Award
• Education professor receives grant to evaluate Florida's Bright Futures Program
• Orion spacecraft, NASA astronauts make landing at Tallahassee's Challenger Learning Center
• FSU biologist discovers new plant genus, species in St. Johns River sample
• State University System students need to understand growing importance of 'FAFSA' in determining, receiving financial aid
• Florida State University to host town hall meeting on nuclear energy

May

• World-renowned choreographer earns highest honor from FSU colleagues
• College of Nursing Dean Plowfield named Chancellor at Penn State York
• New class of graduates are ready for the world
• FSU fans can help Alabama disaster victims
• FSU Trustee Camps receives Ethics in Business Award from Rotary Clubs
• Charity drive diverts unwanted items from landfills
• From Peter Rabbit to Curious George, FSU study finds 100 years of gender bias in children's books
• FSU grad student plans 'HoTT' research with $25,000 Mellon Fellowship
• 'Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine' kicks off at Florida State
• 'Preventing Childhood Obesity' topic of FSU's May 20 symposium
• Governor appoints two alumni to FSU's Board of Trustees
• CHERTI to study roadblocks to community college student transfer, bachelor's degree completion
• President Barron names Garnett S. Stokes provost
• FSU to train 200 Northwest Florida teachers in teaching science more effectively via state grant
• Gilman Page receives 2011 Max Carraway Award

April

• The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art names Steven High as executive director
• Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi hosted FSU's third annual PeaceJam Southeast
• Professor, economic theorist David J. Cooper to speak at FSU faculty luncheon
• FSU to host symposium on high-tech jobs and economic development
• The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship at The Florida State University receives $4.25 million to embark on 'The Entrepreneurial University'
• New online system helps teachers evaluate students day in, day out
• Have fun, learn a lot at FSU Coastal and Marine Lab open house
• Alumnae to share female perspectives on criminal justice system
• Windows unveiled during joint Heritage Day, Emeritus Weekend event
• U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh to address strengthening ties with the Muslim, Sikh and Arab-American communities in North Florida
• Eklund named distinguished professor of sport psychology
• Noles invited to FSU Day at the Capitol
• Entrepreneurship program for veterans earns White House praise
• Chemistry professor Joseph Schlenoff awarded prestigious Gutenberg Chair at Université de Strasbourg
• President's Ice Cream Social a sweet treat
• College of Business bestows honors for ethical leadership in Florida
• Innovative public-private collaboration between top digital media production group, Florida State University announced
• Jill Quadagno receives University Distinguished Teacher Award
• FSU Moot Court team wins North American Competition
• ProPublica editor to discuss need for investigative journalism
• Environmental issues drawing students to new degree program
• Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen to speak at commencement
• Film students grab nation's-best four awards at 32nd Annual College Television Awards
• Garnet and Gold Scholar Society inducts first members

March

• Obama's top drug adviser talks about new national strategy
• 5th annual Florida Book Awards announces best of 2010
• Pension report highlights need for oversight and transparency in local public employees' retirement plans
• Two engineering faculty members receive prestigious research awards
• To reduce identity theft, most people are willing to pay
• Florida State experts discuss disaster in Japan
• Florida State Black Law Students Association named best in nation
• FSU College of Medicine announces residencies for 2011 graduating class
• $2 million grant aims to test students more completely
• Math meets music
• FSU music grad wins big at the Met
• FSU holds candlelight vigil for victims of Japan disasters
• Candlelight vigil held at FSU for victims of Japan disasters
• FSU College of Business inducts three alumni into hall of fame

February

• FSU criminology is no. 1: professor, college both ranked nation's best
• Carnegie classification recognizes Florida State for commitment to service, community engagement
• Scientist taps the sun's ancient power for cutting-edge research
• NEH fellowship awarded to Italian literature scholar Irene Zanini-Cordi
• Art professor's narrative listed as one of the 2010 best
• If it's February, it must be Seven Days of Opening Nights
• College of Business unveils new, state-of-the-art sales lab
• Third annual SPEAR Conference to explore expert performance
• Computer scientist receives prestigious NSF CAREER Award
• Bing Energy relocates to partner with FSU on high-tech fuel cells
• Students in FSU's 'Writing for Stage and Screen' program sweep category at 'Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival'
• Study finds massive flux of gas, in addition to liquid oil, at BP well blowout in Gulf
• Game on! Instructional design researcher works to make learning fun
• FSU students dance to save lives
• Climatologists: La Niña may bring warm late winter to Southeast
• Evolutionary medicine experts to gather at FSU
• FSU medicine-law center offers guidance for health decisions
• Interim dean chosen for FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
• Art comes to life in Tallahassee
• FSU students capture scriptwriting, video awards in national competition
• Burr and Camps announced to FSU Board of Trustees
• Florida State answers President's call to improve digital learning

January

• FSU researchers helping electric-wheelchair users move more easily
• Florida State's top 10 stories of 2010
• Florida State law faculty recognized as one of nation's best
• Week honoring King ends, but the work continues
• An earlier start on diagnosing breast, prostate cancers
• Four Florida State professors join prestigious ranks of AAAS fellows
• FSU to help keep seniors safe on Florida's roads
• FSU professor to become next president of national library and information science association
• Florida State Black Law Students Association named best in region