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Hardhats and High Heels: University women volunteer to build home for Florida State employee

Published: March 21, 2012 | 11:55 am

Valencia Davis stuck her shovel into the earth in her front yard, pushed down forcefully with one foot, and began […]

College of Medicine announces this year’s Match Day results

Published: March 17, 2012 | 12:52 pm

Graduating students in the Florida State University College of Medicine Class of 2012 received notification on March 16 of where […]

Why do women abandon math and science majors? Researcher examines vexing issue

Published: March 16, 2012 | 11:01 am

Back when Roxanne Hughes was teaching high school science and coaching track, she noticed an inherent difference between boys and […]

Champs of chomp: Australian saltwater crocodiles are the most powerful biters on the planet

Published: March 15, 2012 | 4:13 pm

In Greg Erickson’s lab at Florida State University, crocodiles and alligators rule. Skeletal snouts and toothy grins adorn window ledges […]

For college students with ADHD, professor’s self-help book has both style, substance

Published: March 14, 2012 | 2:51 pm

For young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), successfully navigating their college days and early careers can sometimes seem […]

‘UBorrow’ allows easy materials-transfer between state university libraries

Published: March 14, 2012 | 2:06 pm

Students and faculty at Florida State University and the state’s other public universities now have the ability to borrow materials […]

Woman’s stand against hazing elevates her to ‘hero’

Published: March 14, 2012 | 9:36 am

A Florida State University alumna has received a national award for taking a stand against hazing. Amanda Singh has received […]

Biology researcher on the verge of a technological breakthrough in drug creation process

Published: March 13, 2012 | 3:25 pm

New technology being developed at Florida State University could significantly decrease the cost of drug discovery, potentially leading to increased […]

President discusses legislative session, ‘big ideas’ during Town Hall meeting

Published: March 13, 2012 | 3:10 pm

Florida State University President Eric J. Barron discussed the 2012 Florida legislative session, the pending “pre-eminent university” bill and the […]