FSU News Archive
2006
February Magnet Lab's record of excellence helps sway National Science Board New research gives scientists powerful tool for drug discovery FSU law professor wins professionalism award It's in the genes: Study opens door to new treatment of the blues FSU biologist says new dinosaur is oldest cousin of Tyrannosaurus Rex FSU physicist helps put Einstein's most famous equation to the test FSU study of hepatitis C virus solves mystery that has stymied quest for cure Investing in information technology pays off for hospitals, FSU study shows Depression may be lifelong parent trap NHMFL featured as part of History Channel special Former FSU President D'Alemberte to receive prestigious legal honor
January Florida Bar Foundation awards grants to Children's Advocacy Center Hi-Yo Silver! FSU physicist helps discover an atomic oddity FSU signs letter of intent to establish Immokalee Health Center FSU to host conference: 'Documenting trauma, documenting terror' FSU College of Education helping address teacher shortage Helga Wall-Apelt funds Asian art center at Ringling Museum of Art Magnet Lab to analyze Stardust mission's comet dust Is everybody happy? FSU professor writes the book on a most elusive emotion Practice makes deadly perfection, FSU suicide researcher says
2005
December Seminole Tribe General Counsel Jim Shore accepts honorary degree from FSU FSU study finds body image stereotypes may begin in the high chair Another world-record achievement for National High Magnetic Field Laboratory FSU CONNECT campaign reaches new high of $617 million When the help is harmful: Author says system still mistreats rape victims Researcher exploring science behind commercial applications of liquid helium State of Florida Climatologist James O'Brien wins Japan's Uda Prize Two FSU physicists receive prestigious academic honor Grant increases minority scientists' access to Magnet Lab's facilities
November Few clouds mar otherwise bright economic outlook for 2006 FSU dance professor to receive 2005 Kennedy Center honors Magnet lab collaboration yields 'R&D 100' honor FSU student-athlete Garrett Johnson wins Rhodes Scholarship Online learning's frontier: Researcher gives computers a 'human' face FSU professor documents Christianity's history of healing FSU Film School wins top student awards for Latino, women filmmakers FSU researcher's device provides boost to adult stem cell research What does 'almost nothing' weigh? FSU physicist aims to find out FSU alumnus killed in Iraq FSU researcher working to make medicine "smarter" FSU research center receives $2.3 million award to promote reading
October Two FSU chemists receive prestigious academic honor Magnet Lab hosts international photomicrography competition Seven Days of Opening Nights 2006 offers kaleidoscope of artists, performers Social Work dean, professor share award for child welfare article FSU researcher's "buckypaper" is stronger than steel FSU to play lead role in protecting nation's ports Work on cancer-killing compound nets FSU professor major grant FSU biologists describe key role of signal-transcribing gene in Alzheimer's Honors medical scholars program creates fast track to med school The shape of things to come: Morphology database going global FSU lures Applied Superconductivity Center from Wisconsin FSU professor helping find solutions to Florida's insurance woes Columbus also discovered race, contends FSU professor Gary Taylor
September FSU management professors write the book on 'political skill' FSU again ranked as one of top 10 law schools for Hispanics Unusual meteorite unlocks treasure trove of solar system secrets FSU professor condenses classic giant 'Clarissa' for modern readers FSU's Center for Advanced Power Systems receives major grant New associate vice president to lead "Pathways to Excellence" program FSU faculty honors Seminole Tribe, four others, with Torch awards Cyberstalkers beware: New toolkit nabs online predators FSU chemist's ultrathin films promise a multitude of uses FSU chemistry professor wins top award in chromatography
August FSU College of Medicine helps land $2 million geriatrics grant FSU researcher: Many employees feel guilty about working too much Thomasville's Archbold, FSU medical school join forces Professors' odor-scrubbing "bio-filters" will reduce greenhouse gasses Biomedical grant may lead to quicker detection of heart attacks It's true: FSU student's account of life as a soldier in Iraq is a best seller FSU responds to decision banning use of Native American symbols FSU oceanography professor wins international honor
July World-record magnet to pull in scientific breakthroughs FSU food scientist is lead scholar in trade negotiations with China FSU scientist warns North Atlantic right whale facing extinction Creative writing program makes headlines Miniature circus finds home at FSU's Ringling Museum FSU helps cut crime in all 50 states FSU to assist with search for Alabama teen in Aruba Once again, the Oscar goes to an FSU grad at Student Academy Awards Seminoles set high marks with three national Academic All-Americans FSU magnet lab pulling in U.S. students, teachers for summer research Five FSU students chosen as Gubernatorial Fellows FSU College of Law alumni endow $1 million chair to honor dean
June Free Internet available at nearly all U.S. libraries, FSU study finds FSU on track with high speed LambdaRail network FSU Creative Writing joins the year's best in 'New Stories From the South' FSU researcher puts attention on ADHD drug treatment More cops on beat reduce crime on street, FSU study shows FSU researchers find 'magic' at the subatomic level Florida State University thanks Seminoles for historic vote of support FSU technology bringing peace and quiet back to Wakulla Springs Travis named interim dean of FSU's largest college FSU prof, students dig European prehistory FSU CONNECT Campaign surpasses half-billion dollar mark FSU study on endometriosis pain strikes a nerve Outreach programs contribute to diversity at College of Medicine FSU meteorologists' work may lead to better tracking of hurricanes FSU professors to study abroad with Fulbright Scholarships FSU employees honored with Davis Productivity Awards FSU researcher: employers can minimize hurricane-related stress
May Legal scholars praise new book by Professor Jim Rossi FSU professor joins Nobel Laureate campaign on future of humanity FSU professor's book on slave patrols is focus of documentary FSU College of Medicine to graduate first class FSU researchers mold new material to protect troops Eppes Professor Suzanne Farrell wins 54th Annual Capezio Dance Award Negative expectations color racial interactions, FSU study says Moldovan becomes first FSU women's tennis All-American since 1996 Driscoll named dean of FSU College of Education FSU scientist plays key role in search for new state of matter FSU superconductivity researcher elected to the National Academy of Sciences Fulbright-winning student to study telecom in Lithuania
April L'Oreal USA honors FSU scientist FSU advisor wins National Academic Advising Association award Two Florida Supreme Court Justices to speak at Spring Graduation Information security conference offers scholarship, job opportunities Music therapy researcher named Lawton Distinguished Professor FSU opens human performance lab FSU hosts Eisenhower Fellow from South Africa National Magnet Laboratory completes new record magnet Music School Professors awarded Guggenheim Fellowships FSU professor Robert Olen Butler wins 2005 National Magazine Award Is a bigger ant a better ant? FSU biologist tests evolutionary question College of Medicine professor wins 2005 Distinguished Teaching Award Exploding stars in the cellar, FSU Nuclear Physics charts new course FSU scientists develop new tests to detect nut allergens in processed food Graduate School Dean Harrison becomes FSU's newest vice president FSU oceanography professor wins Leopold Leadership Fellowship March Law school rises in U.S. News & World Report rankings NPR's 'Science Friday' to broadcast live from FSU with faculty panelists FSU junior wins Truman Scholarship FSU College of Music announces new dean FSU Professor wins top berth in O'Henry Prize Stories 2005 Anthology Inaugural FSU College of Medicine students match for residency programs Earth Day fair to raise "green" issues FSU student's short film coming to 21,000 theater screens Summer for Undergraduates Program previews law school life FSU student volunteers spending Spring Break building homes Issues in Education looks at FSU film school FSU anthropologist leads incredible journey through 'hobbit' brain FSU film school professor plays key role in 'Their eyes were watching God' FSU study shows training reverses racial bias in police responses February U.S. Magnet Laboratory partners with Korea Basic Science Institute FSU institute receives letters detailing Holocaust experience Spring Alumni Weekend planned for FSCW and FSU alumni FSU launches effort to help students get national fellowships January It's pure poetry: FSU outreach targets kids at-risk, raises scores and more
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