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 ...

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.

Educational apps can be helpful in supporting early learning in young children, according to a new study led by researchers at FIU’s Center for Children and Families. The researchers reviewed 35 ...

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, ...

The NSF grant will support the design of a national full-scale testing facility capable of wind speeds of up to 200 miles per hour, combined with a water basin to simulate storm surge and wave action.

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 ...

Philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott and husband Dan Jewett have announced a $40 million gift to FIU. The gift is unrestricted and will be used to support student success programs. “Higher ...

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.