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Hispanics' Consumer Confidence Drops for Second Straight Quarter

By | July 10, 2019

Consumer confidence among Hispanics in the U.S. dropped as concerns for the economic outlook for the U.S. worsened, according to a new national index from ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Business and Economics Polling Initiative.

Research Park at ×ó°®ÊÓÆµÂ® to Celebrate 2019 Awards

By | June 26, 2019

The Research Park at ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ recently named the recipients of its fourth annual Research Park Annual Awards.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Receives $1 Million from Rubin and Cindy Gruber

By | June 25, 2019

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ officially announced a $1 million gift from Rubin and Cindy Gruber to establish The Rubin and Cindy Gruber Sandbox and to support student scholarships through their endowment.

Gregg B. Fields Named Executive Director of ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's I-HEALTH

By | June 10, 2019

Gregg B. Fields, Ph.D., has been named as executive director of ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH), one of the university's four research pillars.

Major Cities in U.S. Experiencing Downward Pressure on Housing Markets

By | June 5, 2019

Most major cities in the U.S. are experiencing downward pressure on the demand for homeownership, according to the latest national index produced quarterly by ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ and FIU faculty.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Participates in Historic Trip to Israel with Gov. Ron DeSantis

By | June 4, 2019

During the trip, ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ signed five MOUs with both universities and organizations to further strengthen the university's ties with higher education and research in the State of Israel.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Receives $750,000 from Gangal Foundation to Name Innovation Hall

By | May 22, 2019

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's College of Engineering and Computer Science received a $750,000 gift from the GANGALS nonprofit Foundation, Inc. to name the Lata and Shiva Gangal Global Innovation Hall in the Engineering East building.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Poll Finds Trump and Biden with Commanding Leads in Florida

By | May 22, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden hold commanding leads in the race for their parties' nominations for president in 2020, and are in a dead heat in a head-to-head matchup.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Announces 2020 President's Gala Date

By | May 21, 2019

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ has announced the date of next year's President's Gala - mark your calendars for Saturday, April 4, 2020.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Tech Runway® Reveals its Seventh Venture Class

By | May 8, 2019

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Tech Runway® hosted its 2019 Launch Competition and Demo Day, revealing its seventh class, known as "Venture Class 7."

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