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After FSU Shooting, Students Call on Lawmakers to Block Lower Gun-Buying Age

Apr 24 2025 // TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Student survivors of last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University urged state legislators Tuesday to block an effort to reverse a law passed after the 2018 Parkland school...

Questions About How a Deputy’s Stepson Became the Accused Gunman at FSU Shooting

Apr 21 2025 // Amid the abandoned chemistry notes and other debris left behind after a deadly shooting at Florida State University are lingering questions about how the stepson of a beloved sheriff’s deputy tasked with school...

Bill Would Move Storm Modeling, Research From FIU to FSU Insurance Supercenter

Mar 18 2025 // Florida International University has long been known as a hurricane research center. Think: the famous Wall of Wind, the giant fan system that tests the effects of 157-mph winds on structures and materials. A much larger,...

FSU College of Business Ranks No. 1 for Dr. William T. Hold/The National Alliance Program in Risk Management and Insurance

Sep 17 2021 // September 17, 2021, Tallahassee, FL — Florida State University College of Business undergraduate Risk Management/Insurance Program is ranked No. 1 in the country, by U.S. News & World Report’s “Best...

Florida Market Study Will Evaluate Exposures, Strategies for Citizens Property Insurance

May 12 2020 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s insurer of last resort, has moved forward with an independent study that will evaluate the insurer’s potential exposures from the state’s troubled property...

Why Employers Should Stop Hiring Based on Work History

May 20 2019 // A common hiring philosophy used for generations is being flipped on its head by new research from Florida State University. Screening job applicants based on their prior work experience is often a mistake among employers,...

Researchers Aim to Spot a Liar Using Online Polygraph

Mar 19 2019 // Can you spot a liar? It’s tricky enough in face-to-face conversations that offer facial expressions, gestures and tone of voice because those physical cues add context. Spotting a liar gets even tougher in blind...

Parents of Fraternity Pledge Killed at Florida State University File Civil Suit

Feb 23 2018 // The parents of a Florida State University fraternity pledge who died of alcohol poisoning after a party have filed a civil suit against those who have a connection in their son’s death. Thomas and Sandra Coffey are...

Greek System at Florida State University Remains Suspended After Frat Death

Dec 19 2017 // The president of Florida State University says he has no timetable yet for reinstating Greek activities on campus after they were suspended in November following the death of a fraternity pledge. John Thrasher told The...

Florida State University to Use Boosters to Settle Player’s Rape Case

Jan 29 2016 // Florida State University has agreed to pay $950,000 to settle a federal Title IX lawsuit brought by a former student who accused quarterback Jameis Winston of sexually assaulting her in 2012. The school is on the hook for...

Cell Phone Notifications Drive More Distraction: Study

Jul 10 2015 // Driver distraction could happen even when the driver isn’t using their cell phone. That’s according to a new study by Florida State University that found just receiving a notification on a cell phone can cause...

Florida State to Pay Premiums for ‘Loss of Value’ Coverage for QB Winston

Aug 7 2014 // Florida State University is reportedly planning to pay the premium for an insurance policy that could pay star quarterback Jameis Winston up to $10 million in the event an injury affects his future professional...

FSU Professor Links Tornado Strength, Frequency to Climate Change

Aug 7 2014 // New research by a Florida State University geography professor shows that climate change may be playing a key role in the strength and frequency of tornadoes hitting the United States. Published this week in the journal...

Florida State University Wins $6.2M Grant to Foretell Future Hurricane Strength

Jul 11 2006 // The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $6.2 million, five-year grant to the Florida State University Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Studies to develop a new tool that could possibly see the...

National Alliance, FSU Announce Online M.S. for Risk Management, Insurance

Apr 13 2006 // A master’s degree program focusing on risk management and insurance, offered entirely on the internet has been announced in a collaborative effort by The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and...

Crist, Butterworth Join University Presidents to Unveil Anti-Fraud Website

Feb 6 2006 // A new online national clearinghouse and research center to help fight fraud and other economic crimes has been announced jointly by Florida’s Attorney General Charlie Crist, former Attorney General Bob Butterworth,...