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FIU Scuba Club members traveled to Belize for a hands-on conservation experience, helping protect marine life, restore critical habitats and make a lasting impact on one of the world's largest barrier reef systems. See how FIU students are making waves in marine conservation. Read more: news.fiu.edu/2026/fiu-scuba…

How do cancer cells hide from the immune system, and how can researchers stop them? A new @MiamiHerald article spotlights research from @FIUMedicine professor @chuckdimitroff (@dimitrofflab), who is engineering immune cells with a stronger sugar coating that helps them find tumors and destroy them. Read the full story here: bit.ly/4fFz0Tu

FIU Medicine's Dr. David Kalfa recently led Florida's first staged cardiac septation procedure, making a highly specialized pediatric heart surgery available in the state and expanding treatment options for children born with some of the most complex congenital heart defects. Learn how this breakthrough is giving more children access to lifesaving, innovative heart care. @FIUMedicine @Nicklaus4Kids Read more: news.fiu.edu/2026/fiunickla…

That's a hammerhead being tagged and released for research — one small piece of why FIU just landed in the Top 5 in the U.S. for real-world impact. FIU earned 5 No. 1 national rankings in the 2026 THE Impact Rankings: - Life Below Water - Life on Land (tie) - Clean Water & Sanitation - No Poverty - Quality Education Plus No. 3 for Sustainable Cities & Communities. @FIUCASE Learn more: news.fiu.edu/2026/fiu-ranks…

FIU sports management students gained hands-on experience at the FIFA World Cup, working in event operations, fan experiences, and global brand activations. From volunteering at matches to supporting major sponsors, they turned classroom lessons into real-world experience at one of the world's biggest sporting events. Read more: news.fiu.edu/2026/fiu-stude…

An FIU Ph.D. candidate helped rediscover the critically endangered Miami palmetto palm after it was thought to be extinct in the wild for more than 40 years. Now, Daniel Tucker is using genetics to help protect and restore the rare species in South Florida. Read more: news.fiu.edu/2026/student-h…

FlU students turned classroom storytelling into a World Cup opportunity. ⚽️ Through FlU's "Road to the World Cup" course, sports media students produced original podcasts and documentaries exploring the impact of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. One team's winning project earned them tickets to a World Cup match, highlighting how FIU gives students hands-on experiences, industry mentorship and opportunities to tell stories that matter. Read more: news.fiu.edu/2026/world-cup…

FIU researchers are advancing safer consumer products through innovative chemistry. Led by FIU scientist Abuzar Kabir, a research team developed a groundbreaking fabric-based technology that can detect hidden drugs and harmful chemicals in herbal slimming teas. The breakthrough has global applications in public health, environmental monitoring and medical research. Read more: news.fiu.edu/2026/scientist…

Researchers found that algae plays a bigger role than expected in powering the Everglades' food web, offering new insights into how the ecosystem functions and responds to environmental change. Read more: news.fiu.edu/2026/the-everg…

What if seawalls could do more than protect our coast? 🌊 FIU researchers installed innovative 3D-printed seawall tiles at Morningside Park designed to strengthen coastal resilience while creating habitat for marine life. The project will also monitor water quality and marine growth to help shape the future of sustainable shoreline protection. Read more: news.fiu.edu/2026/fiu-resea…

Cuba seized an oil refinery, terminals, and more than a hundred service stations from an American company in 1960. Now, 66 years later, the Supreme Court just opened the courthouse door for ExxonMobil to sue for it. @FIULaw professor Manuel Gómez explains what this means for thousands of other U.S. property claims against Cuba. Full breakdown from @ConversationUS: theconversation.com/us-supreme-cou…

Congratulations to our Panther, Giovanni Garotti, on shattering a Guinness World Record! By completing six Ironman triathlons across six continents with the fastest aggregate time, he has demonstrated extraordinary perseverance, discipline and resilience. Read more: news.fiu.edu/2026/student-s…

Some kinds of insider trading are perfectly legal, and they can tell you a lot about whether a company is actually going to recover after layoffs. @FIUBusiness professor Dallin Alldredge and his colleagues studied the insider stock trades of nearly 9,000 companies before and after company layoffs and found that when executives buy their own stock after cuts, the company tends to bounce back. Learn more from @ConversationUS: bit.ly/4wgo5VO

What does America's next 250 years look like? For 250 years, universities have been part of the American experiment. FIU is proud to be part of it. 🇺🇸 news.fiu.edu/2026/five-thin…