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New York Times journalist to speak on Obama foreign policy challenges

New York Times journalist to speak on Obama foreign policy challenges (0)

November 17, 2009 • Category: Headliner

Foreign policy journalist and member of The New York Times editorial board Carol Giacomo will speak on “The Main Foreign Policy Challenges Facing President Obama: Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Threat of Nuclear Weapons” in a presentation Friday, Nov. 20.
The event is being hosted by the FIU Student Government Association, The New York Times, and Global [...]

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FIU’s Green Library and classrooms undergo a face-lift (0)

FIU’s Green Library and university classrooms have been undergoing a face-lift recently to create dynamic new learning-centered environments.
By Susan Feinberg
When Dean of Libraries Laura Probst decided last January to renovate the first floor of the Green Library and transform it into a more student-friendly space, she had to work with a tight budget. Probst turned [...]

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FIYou: Maida Watson Ph.D. ‘76 (0)

FIYou: Maida Watson Ph.D. ‘76

Name: Maida Watson Ph.D. ’76
Hometown: Panama City, Republic of Panama
Job Title/Department: Professor, Department of Modern Languages
Campus: Modesto A. Maidique Campus
In a nutshell: I am a graduate professor of Latin American literature and Latin American culture and an advisor of languages for business for CIBER at the College of Business.
Number of years at FIU: 35
What do [...]

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Fighting to save one-of-a-kind orchids in China (0)

By Susan Feinberg
When Department of Earth and Environment Assistant Professor Hong Liu began exploring the Yachang Orchid Nature Preserve located in a remote corner of southwest China in 2008, she realized that she was in the midst of an orchid paradise.
“It was an amazing sight,” she recalled. “Everywhere I looked, there were orchids. And these [...]