Construction trades program helps underserved members of the community thrive in the workforce

Construction trades program helps underserved members of the community thrive in the workforce

Leodanys Collazo had reached a dead end, personally and professionally. A suggestion from his wife and avid supporter to look into an FIU program changed everything, opening a career path that landed him a lucrative job in construction safety management. Collazo is a...
FIU researchers develop ultra-high performance concrete to bolster aging U.S. infrastructure

FIU researchers develop ultra-high performance concrete to bolster aging U.S. infrastructure

The middle-of-the-night collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside is spurring a recommitment across South Florida and the world to aging infrastructure. At FIU, Atorod Azizinamini, director of the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure, and Sustainability,...