The Florida Board of Governors has appointed Nestor Plana and Tila Falic-Levi to serve on the university's governing body.

As we reflect on 2025, I am filled with gratitude and pride for all that our FIU community has accomplished together. This ...

Do you have a Grinch in your life or someone who always says, “I don’t need anything,” but who you can’t leave off your holiday shopping list? Jewelry, clothes and even a gift card just don’t seem to ...

During this hectic holiday season, folks everywhere are busy getting “stuff” ready. From buying and wrapping Christmas and Hanukkah gifts to ordering or preparing a traditional roast and sides for ...

Whether exploring remote parts of the world or making groundbreaking impacts from the lab, FIU researchers are at the forefront of innovation, delivering solutions to the challenges shaping our world.

Many parts of the world are facing a freshwater crisis. Severe, long-lasting drought conditions not seen for thousands of years gripped much of the U.S. in 2022. Coalinga, a small town in California, ...

Here’s a handy geography question for your next trivia match: What is the world’s only sea that doesn’t have a land border? The answer is the Sargasso Sea – a 2-million-square-nautical-mile haven of ...

Shark fins and meat from hammerhead sharks pose a health risk to consumers — especially women of childbearing age — and should not be sold because of their dangerously high levels of toxic mercury.

For decades, most physicians, parents and teachers have believed that stimulant medications help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) learn. However, in the first study of its ...

L-R: Biscayne Bay oyster compared to the oysters sampled from Tampa Bay. FIU scientists sampled oysters from Biscayne Bay, Marco Island and Tampa Bay.

Pharmaceutical contaminants have been found in the blood and other tissues of redfish in Florida waters during a year-long study by FIU and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT). Cardiovascular medications, ...