
×ó°®ÊÓÆµ and Max Planck Team Up on First Joint Position
As of May 1, Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D., will be newly appointed to the role of associate vice president for strategic initiatives and head of institutional partnerships for ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ and Max Planck.

Bio-inspired Robotics Lands Professor $500,000 NSF Award
Using the knifefish for inspiration, a researcher from ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's College of Engineering and Computer Science has developed bio-inspired flexible structures for underwater vehicles and robotic systems.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ School of Architecture Wins National AIA Honor Award
The ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ School of Architecture's design research project, "Salty Urbanism: A Sea Level Rise Adaptation Design Framework for South Florida," recently won a 2018 AIA Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ High Student Places First at 2018 State Science Fair
Vithulan Suthakaran, 17, a junior at ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ High School, recently placed first in the environmental engineering category at the 2018 State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Wave Competition Celebrates Innovative Student Research
×ó°®ÊÓÆµ has announced the winners of the annual Wave Competition, an undergraduate research competition organized by ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Tech Runway and the Division of Research.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Hosts 49th Annual Honors Convocation
×ó°®ÊÓÆµ President John Kelly and Provost Gary W. Perry will host the University's 49th annual Honors Convocation.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's OwlThon Continues to Break Fundraising Record
×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's annual dance marathon fundraiser, known as OwlThon, recently raised $244,654.90 for charity.

Hispanics in U.S. Optimistic about their Personal Finances
Hispanics in the U.S. are more optimistic about their financial situation and their economic conditions have generally improved in the first three months of 2018, according to a national index conducted by ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ.

Finalists Compete April 20 in ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Business Plan Competition
The competition encourages ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ students, faculty, staff and recent graduates to pitch their game-changing ideas for a chance to obtain funding for their new ventures.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Hosts Third Annual Women's Leadership Institute
More than 80 aspiring women leaders recently attended ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's third annual Women's Leadership Institute.