Florida State University

Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public research university located in the state capital city of Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and very high research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation. The university comprises 16 separate colleges and more than 110 centres, facilities, labs and institutes that offer more than 300 programs of study, including professional programs. FSU is home to Florida’s only National Laboratory – the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and is the birthplace of the commercially viable anti-cancer drug Taxol.

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Florida’s population continues to grow, but the current growth rate may not be enough to support the state budget if the proposed amendment to property taxes passes. Robert Daly/OJO Images via Getty Images

Florida’s proposed property tax cuts rely on a population boom that has slowed dramatically

Florida’s population boom has fizzled to just 0.9% growth as domestic migration slows to a trickle.
A sculpture by Ingeborg Hunzinger commemorates the Rosenstrasse protest in Berlin. NikiSublime/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons

Women of the Rosenstrasse protest challenged the Nazi regime for their detained Jewish husbands’ freedom – and won

Couples in interfaith marriages came under intense pressure in Nazi Germany. But women’s protests in February 1943 may have helped save their husbands.
Professores de matemática precisam se adaptar às diferentes abordagens dos alunos do ensino médio para a resolução de problemas. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Meninas e meninos resolvem problemas matemáticos de maneira diferente, com impactos diversos no longo prazo

As razões ainda não são totalmente compreendidas, mas os pesquisadores consideram como uma causa potencial influências sociais que incentivam uma maior conformidade entre as meninas.
Math teachers have to accommodate high school students’ different approaches to problem-solving. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short‑term results but different long‑term outcomes

The reasons are not yet fully understood, but researchers consider societal influences that encourage greater compliance among girls as a potential cause.
New U.S. citizens receive congratulations and flags following a naturalization ceremony in Winter Park, Fla. Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Unpacking Florida’s immigration trends − demographers take a closer look at the legal and undocumented population

Florida has the third-largest population of immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally, but that population has been steadily shrinking since 2018.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a tour of the new Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility for President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Andrew Cabellero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees

Alligator Alcatraz represents a significant departure from past Florida policy regarding immigration.
Daymond John and Tracee Ellis Ross attend Black Entrepreneurs Day at the Apollo Theater on Oct. 22, 2022, in New York City. Johnny Nunez/WireImage via Getty Images

Black entrepreneurs are often shut out from capital, but here’s how some are removing barriers

Black business owners are often frustrated by systemic racial disparities, but a new study shows how they are using race to capitalize on their ventures.
Desde meados do século XX, alguns jornalistas brancos tentam entender a complexidade da experiência dos negros vestindo uma fantasia. Reg Burkett/Express/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

A estranha história de jornalistas brancos que tentam entender melhor a experiência dos negros “tornando‑se” negros

Para a autora, acreditar que a riqueza da identidade negra pode ser compreendida por meio de um traje temporário banaliza o trauma do racismo que dura a vida inteira. Isso transforma a complexidade da vida negra em uma encenação.

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