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DJ Irie of the Miami Heat breaks down the rewards of membership.

Committed to excellence in graduate education, FIU's University Graduate School (UGS) offers fellowship opportunities for students from across the globe. The most prestigious among the fellowships awarded by UGS, the Presidential Fellowship, attracts top-quality graduate students to doctoral degree programs at FIU and provides a stable platform to help launch their careers.

One student whose dream has come to life through the Presidential Fellowship is Janice J. O'Driscoll, M.S.W., a Social Welfare Ph.D. student at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work.

The Green Family Foundation NeighborhoodHELP program. Addressing the critical need for enhanced primary and preventive care services in NeighborhoodHELP communities, the program has integrated health care services for household members. To overcome access barriers and to connect people to the health system, health care services are provided through mobile health centers at community sites; as needed, patients are referred to other community providers.

NeighborhoodHELP has incorporated four mobile health centers that provide a broad range of integrated primary, preventive, and behavioral health services, chronic disease management for household members, and 3D screening mammograms and breast health navigation services.

FIU chant at the Harlem Shake.

On Sept. 18, 2013, Florida International University celebrated the re-opening of the Aquarius Reef Base, the world's only undersea research laboratory. One of the many amazing features of this undersea lab is its ability to broadcast live from the facility to anywhere around the world - opening up incredible possibilities for marine research and providing once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for students.

Tammy Garcia
Master of Science in International Real Estate
College of Business

Finish what you start.

Those were the words that rang in Tammy Garcia’s ears as she faced the challenges of finishing her Master of Science in International Real Estate (MSIRE) during a difficult year.

They were the words of her father, Rene Cruz, who fled Cuba with his family and opened a radiology diagnostic center in the U.S. When Tammy told him of her fascination with commercial real estate, and her desire to help support her family after her husband lost his job, it was her father who promised he would help her pay for her student loan.

Four days after her father threw her a surprise 50th birthday party, as she prepared to take her midterms, her father passed away. That day, a grief-stricken Tammy sat at her computer and questioned whether she could continue her studies. But she clung to the memory of her father’s mantra: Finish what you start.

She took the midterm, earning an A- in the exam. It was the only grade below A she received in the program. She credits her mentors, Hollo School faculty members Ken Johnson and Bill Hardin, for encouraging her consistently.

At the MSIRE recognition ceremony, Tammy’s success and determination won her one of the first Malcolm Butters Real Estate Awards, a $12,500 gift designed to help pay off student loans. After graduation, she will continue her real estate career at Keller Williams and build her commercial practice.

FIU Senior Design Day 2014

The South Florida Design community struts its stuff at FIU's 26th annual Festival of the Trees event on Nov. 29 at the Coral Gables Museum.

Students with intellectual disabilities have been given the opportunity to gain a meaningful college experience through the Panther LIFE program. They attend classes at FIU and interact with other students. Many hold jobs within the university, which provides them with real world experiences. This program gives these students opportunities they thought were out of reach.

Stealth Simulations has developed a device for students who participate in simulated patient encounters with actors as part of their medical training. The DxBAT attaches to the student’s stethoscope and makes sounds correlating to illnesses the actors simulate. The DxBAT also incorporates location and synchronization features to create a more realistic clinical experience.

Phillip M. Carter, associate professor of English and linguistics in the FIU Department of English, talks about his research on Hispanic-English dialects in the United States. "Miami English," often mislabeled an accent, is a dialect spoken by native English speakers who have learned a variety influenced by Spanish. The difference in the Miami sound lies in the pronunciation of vowels, intonation, stronger-sounding consonants and literal translations. Carter explains how "Miami English" is unfolding before our very eyes, and it is no different than the varieties of English spoken in places such as Pennsylvania, Minnesota and New York.

Summerfest is an annual electronic dance music concert held at FIU! Summerfest is hosted by Campus Life, Summer Fest and is free for all currently enrolled FIU students and open to guests with the purchase of a ticket.

More on this high energy and bass dropping concert: http://bit.ly/2XFND2J

After four decades of service to the university, FIU's beloved leader begins her retirement.