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...
Dr. Trina Fletcher sits down with Forbes magazine to discuss Black women in Pursuit of the Ph.D.
Having successfully navigated the Ph.D. process, Trina Fletcher and her twin sister, Tina, recently sat down with Marybeth Gasman for a Forbes magazine interview on what universities interested in matriculating Black women into their Ph.D. programs can do to boost...
S. S. Iyengar named member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
It is with great Panther Pride that we announce that S. S. Iyengar has been named a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Iyengar is an FIU Distinguished University Professor at the College of Engineering and Computing’s Knight School of Computing and...
Future of Tech Town Hall: Advancing innovations in tech education and talent development
Last month, the Knight Foundation hosted a town hall focused on advancing innovations in tech education and talent development through policy and public-private partnerships. Speakers included: Governor Deval Patrick, co-commissioner, Future of Tech Commission; former...
FIU to celebrate the real triumphs of summer graduates
FIU will celebrate the graduation of thousands of students in three outdoor ceremonies Aug. 4-6, 2021, including graduates who will be recognized as Real Triumphs Graduates for their achievements in the classroom and in their fields. “The class of 2021 has excelled...
Engineering students win second place at international aircraft design, flying competition
Team FIU reached the height of success, winning second place in mission performance and second overall at the international SAE Aero Design Competition in June. Nineteen teams from across the United States, including Puerto Rico, and from countries like Egypt, India...
Jessica Ramella-Roman elected to the level of Senior Member of the Optical Society of America (OSA)
Congratulations to Jessica Ramella-Roman, director of the Medical Photonics Laboratory and associate professor of biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computing, for being elected to the level of Senior Member of the Optical Society of America...
Computer science senior earns $10,000 scholarship and internship for mentoring peers
A computer whiz at FIU helped turn other students into award winners and earned a $10,000 scholarship and an industry internship in the process. Computer science senior and peer educator Henry Rivas received the scholarship from CodePath and the United Negro College...
FIU engineer explains complexity of investigation into Surfside condo collapse – how changes in local design philosophies, inspection and maintenance practices are likely.
As search and rescue teams from all over the world continue to work around the clock at the site of last week’s deadly collapse of a Surfside condominium, local government officials and investigators remain steadfast in determining what exactly caused the cataclysmic...
Computing students, alumni invigorated by growing attention to tech-talent in Miami
Cities like New York City, San Francisco and Seattle have long been considered the top tech hubs of the nation. Though Miami’s major industries continue to be tourism and finance, the city is emerging as an international tech hub. Talent cultivated locally sees this...
FIU and SoftBank Group partner to inject new talent into South Florida’s tech startup scene
FIU is part of a partnership with SoftBank Group International to prepare students to work with tech startups booming in South Florida. “SoftBank sees Miami as a future technology hub for the world, and that future starts with education,” said Marcelo Claure, CEO of...
Local condo building collapse has community seeking answers
The partial collapse of a condominium building north of Miami Beach around 1:30 a.m. today led to loss of life and fear among those who live in the vicinity. More than 70 units in the 40-year-old beachfront high-rise in the city of Surfside were reported as being...