Congratulations to @FIU’s Pezhman Mardanpour, who has been awarded two grants from @AFOSR for his work in applying constructal theory to the aeroelastic design of future aircraft.
Read more here: https://t.co/PXiXhCp7bU
#STEM#highereducation
Property taxes can be confusing for homeowners and require proper assessment. This breakdown of property tax includes commentary from our @fiuawed program director Suzanne Hollander.
Read more at REFI: https://t.co/6JNfP5bBnM
#realestate
The practice of property owners paying real estate commissions is being legally challenged nationwide. Our @fiuawed program director Suzanne Hollander was interviewed to give her insight on how this will affect Florida.
Read more at @WLRN: https://t.co/Hw09jTfdZG
#RealEstate
A study from @unibirmingham has found that alcohol intoxication does not impact women’s ability to recall sexual assault. These findings will hopefully lead to victims getting the justice that they are due.
Read more at @WIAReport: https://t.co/ZgaQEsJlEf
#MeToo#Awareness
At @fiuawed, we would like to honor the great American civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr., in remembrance of his birthday.
Dr. King was a courageous leader of the Civil Rights Movement who was committed to ensuring equality and justice for all.
#mlkday2024
The relationship students have with their professors is essential to their education. With concerns about lack of engagement from students, there are steps that can be taken to improve this relationship.
Read more at @InsideHigherEd: https://t.co/zFMUE8MUyz
#HigherEd
Experiences with discrimination are known to negatively affect a person’s health. For pregnant women, these experiences have been found to affect the brain circuitry of their children as well.
Read more at @WIAReport : https://t.co/8NjEyNBiz3
#WomensHealth#DEI
At @fiuawed, we would like to welcome back all faculty, staff, and students to @FIU for the Spring 2024 semester. We hope you enjoyed your holiday break, and we are looking forward to a healthy and prosperous semester ahead!
#fiu#welcomeback
In the US, women, racial minorities, and people from low income backgrounds are underrepresented in the invention rate. However, there are several policies that can close the attribution gap.
Read more at @ScienceMagazine: https://t.co/5FUEwl5mgF
#DEI#WomenInSTEM
While still underrepresented in the history of the Nobel Prize, women laureates have been increasing in numbers since the start of the 21st century.
Read more at @StatistaCharts: https://t.co/rppjUm1FQU
#WomenInSTEM#WomenInAcademia
At @fiuawed, we would like to wish all #FIU faculty, staff, and students a Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! Enjoy the time off, and see you in 2024!
#fiuawed#happyholidays
The Marathon City Council will end the use of shallow sewage wells in order to reduce pharmaceutical contamination in local fish populations, which was discovered by FIU scientists like Jennifer Rehage.
Read more at @FIUNews: https://t.co/sGt2lE9Xs6
#Environment#WomenInSTEM
A survey from @cupahr finds that representation of women as higher education administrators has risen from 43% to 51% over 20 years, but the pay gap between men and women administrators still persists.
Read more at @WIAReport: https://t.co/1vyTZg2n6h
#WomenInAcademia#HigherEd
For educators who feel restricted by the conventional approach to teaching, @PlayProfessors exists to connect faculty interested in unorthodox and playful pedagogy.
Read more at @insidehighered:
https://t.co/MxrCytwluZ
#highered#faculty
A study published by @PLOSBiology shows that women in STEM fields are making significant strides in academic publishing, but a large gender gap still persists.
Read more at @WIAReport: https://t.co/dOVNTCL9oK
#womeninacademia#womeinstem
At @fiuawed would like to congratulate all of our students, faculty, and staff at @FIU for a productive Fall 2023 semester! We are looking forward to seeing more academic innovation and collaboration in the upcoming spring semester next year.
#fiuawed#highered
A report from @AnnenbergInst shows that enrollment and HBCUs increase the likelihood of graduation for Black students. This is impactful as it can help narrow racial disparities in higher education.
Read more at @insidehighered: https://t.co/QbmoKp5LC4
#HigherEd#DEI
According to a study published by @APA, women may be better negotiators due to their bargaining style, as opposed to the assertive style of male negotiators, which has been upheld by conventional wisdom.
Read more at @WIAReport: https://t.co/RmgMTCOFNA
#WomenInAcademia#DEI
As #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth comes to an end, @fiuawed would like to commemorate influential figures like Susan La Flesche Picotte, a member of the Omaha tribe who was the first indigenous woman to earn a medical degree and an advocate for public health.
#WomenInSTEM
At @fiuawed, we would like to congratulate Stephen Secules, one of our Faculty Fellows, who recently won a FIU Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Teaching!
#FIUAWED#HigherEd