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FIU has climbed 17 spots to No. 78 among public universities in the nation, with our computer science program securing a top ranking according to the U.S. News and World Report 2022 National University Rankings.

This is the largest jump among Florida universities and third in the nation among public universities.

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FIU breaks ground on $48M engineering complex

FIU is expanding its College of Engineering and Computing with a 125,000 square-foot, six-story building that will house makerspace labs, active learning classrooms and research laboratories at Modesto A. Maidique Campus.

Read more about the new building

NSF awards FIU, two other Florida public universities $5M to help academically talented computing students graduate and continue their education

Attention computing students. If you have the grades, need financial assistance to graduate and plan on attending grad school, there is a new program at CEC that can help.

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She Builds summer camp empowers young women, inspires them to pursue construction management

Twenty-five 13 to 18-year-old girls, industry guests and Moss Department of Construction Management alumni, students and faculty recently gathered at the 2021 She Builds Summer Camp. The camp’s mission is to expose girls to the field of construction management and demonstrate the endless possibilities of building a successful career in the field.

Arvind Agarwal elevated to Fellow of The American Ceramic Society

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Naphtali Rishe receives prestigious IBM Global Academic Award

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As the research engine of the university, our mission is to reach preeminence in the classroom, laboratory and industry. With this in mind, we are pursuing innovations in education, research that is interdisciplinary and leads to entrepreneurial pursuits, and stronger community and industry engagement. We are offering new degrees and programs that will prepare our students for jobs of the future. We are expanding our outreach in the community and engaging with our partners and alumni in the industry to promote FIU engineering across the nation and to enhance post-graduation opportunities for our students.

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ALUMNUS FOLLOWS TRUE CALLING TO FOUND A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

During a career expo hosted by the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability, he obtained an internship with Suffolk Construction, giving him hands-on experience in the field.

TRINA FLETCHER FIGHTS FOR EQUITY IN STEM

As a graduate of a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), Trina Fletcher is aware of the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs).