Blockchain.com partners with FIU to enhance cryptocurrency and Web3 education
Florida International University (FIU) has partnered with Blockchain.com, one of the world's most trusted and popular platforms to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrency, to expand Web3 and cryptocurrency education at the university. Through FIU’s Innovative Education...
Brain tumor doesn’t stop grad student from College of Engineering and Computing
Just days before he was expected to formally receive his master’s degree in Construction Management from FIU ― and with only one final exam left to complete ― Jithu Sabu Daniel received unexpected and devastating news. He had a brain tumor and needed surgery...
Ahmed Imteaj graduates with a Ph.D. in Computer Science and is a Summer ’22 Real Triumph Grad
Growing up in Bangladesh, Ahmed Imteaj had no role models to lead him through the complicated world of computer science. But as he continued his studies, he was fascinated by what he calls “the power of programming.” After completing his undergraduate education in...
FIU helps local high school teachers build cybersecurity lessons for classrooms
Through an 80-hour course with university experts, teachers learned skills, gathered resources and planned activities for their classrooms. Read more at FIU News.
Student builds plastic materials to protect technology in space from radiation
Anyone who owns a tire, toothbrush or water bottle knows how practical plastics are. Engineers know this, too. Plastics are inexpensive, strong and easy to make. One application for plastics, however, is truly out of this world. Plastics have enormous potential in...
Professor researches destructive thunderstorms by simulating winds at FIU
When a severe thunderstorm warning pops up on your phone, lightning and rain aren’t all you should be worrying about. Thunderstorms can produce winds exceeding 100 miles per hour (mph), according to the National Weather Service. These winds come from tornadoes but...
Women in Engineering ProActive Network honors FIU engineering education assistant professor with excellence and innovation award
Dr. Trina Fletcher was recently awarded the 2022 WEPAN (Women in Engineering ProActive Network) Educator’s Award for excellence and innovation in STEM education work for girls and/or women at the collegiate level. WEPAN Awards honor key individuals, programs, and...
Meet Darlene Fernandez ’06, new executive director of Miami-Dade Expressway Authority
For the quarter of a million people who use the Dolphin Expressway every day, the sight is impossible to miss. Gigantic concrete pillars stretch high above the road, making commuters on the already-elevated expressway feel small. A fleet of construction equipment...
Meet SGA President Cris Lugo, an international student
Cris Lugo understands the education gap caused by a lack of technology. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the Turks & Caicos Islands, there were no computers in his home. Now he hopes to combine his experience as the first international student ever to...
FIU celebrates its Panthers on International Women in Engineering Day
At a young age, Deidra Hodges was well-positioned to become an engineer. Her parents were educators and her older brothers worked with technology, constantly fixing things around the house. Wanting to be like her siblings, Hodges signed up for her high school’s...
FIU civil engineering expert discusses key lessons from Surfside
A year after the unprecedented collapse of the 12-story oceanfront condominium that killed 98 people in Surfside, Florida, a complex investigation continues in search of answers and lessons from that tragedy. Florida International University (FIU) infrastructure...
FIU team wins national EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge
Surrounded by water, South Floridians know the problems that come with climate change, sea-level rise and extreme weather events. Heavy downpours bring flooding, hurricanes force a surge of water onshore and both cause polluted stormwater to run into precious coastal...