Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) was recently awarded the United States Department of Education (USDOE) Title III Strengthening Institutions grant in the amount of $2,057,929 to be distributed over the next five years. Full Story
How did a single species of rodent invade South America and then quickly branch off into 350 new species? The answer is simple — the rodents were able to move quickly across the continent unencumbered by geographic boundaries that can’t…
Through a federal grant awarded to CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF), Valencia College will provide English language courses and community orientation workshops to citizens displaced by Hurricanes Maria and Irma. Full Story
While tests for heart attacks currently exist, they are slow and require specially trained personnel. Associate professor Parag Banerjee is working to change that with the help of a grant from the National Science Foundation. Full Story
FIU chemist Alexander Mebel and a team of international researchers have been studying Saturn’s largest moon, trying to unlock a mystery brewing beneath Titan’s thick, hazy atmosphere — How is it that dunes of hydrocarbons exist on the moon’s frozen surface?…
An anonymous $10 million donation to MDC will expand its groundbreaking American Dream Scholarship program and support the College in its role as a pioneer in the national effort to provide access and affordability. Full Story
Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine took three big steps that could someday help people with neuromuscular diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, and hereditary spastic paraplegia. Full Story
The University of Florida is committing more than $17 million to an ambitious new initiative aimed at solving some of society’s most urgent problems while redefining the role of a land-grant university for the 21st century. Full Story
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded FIU a $1,128,000 grant, which will have a total impact of more than $2 million with matching funds, to establish a Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). Full Story
FSU Professor of Biological Science Scott Steppan and his former postdoctoral researcher John Schenk, now at Georgia Southern University, developed a new model that shows how geography can play a major role in how families of animals evolve and result…
