FIU, MDX form partnership to improve transportation in region

FIU, MDX form partnership to improve transportation in region

MIAMI – Florida International University announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) to provide options to reduce traffic bottlenecks in Miami-Dade County.

$11.5M National Science Foundation grant for 33 academic/industrial research teams to accelerate prototyping of a suite of infrastructure for the GENI

GENI Project Office at BBN Technologies Announces $11.5M in NSF Funding
for 33 Academic and Industry Teams

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., October 12, 2009 — BBN Technologies, an advanced technology solutions firm, announced today an $11.5M National Science Foundation grant for 33 academic/industrial research teams to accelerate prototyping of a suite of infrastructure for the GENI project with federation and shakedown experiments that will guide future GENI system design. GENI is sponsored by the National Science Foundation to support experimental research in network science and engineering.

Dr. Mark Rosenberg appointed president of FIU

MIAMI (April 25, 2009) - The Florida International University Board of Trustees today selected Mark B. Rosenberg as the university’s new president. Rosenberg succeeds Modesto A. Maidique, who has led the university for almost 23 years.

http://news.fiu.edu/?p=3444

Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator, and New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman addresses cleaner carbon-free energy sources

Engineers know better than anyone the importance of sharing the load. From bridges to electric grids to telecommunications networks, a structure’s or system’s soundness hinges on its ability to spread the burden in the event that one link in the chain becomes compromised.

Today, this principle is being applied in our nation’s efforts to meet the daunting challenges facing our long-neglected energy infrastructure.

http://www.cec.fiu.edu/PDF/WhitmanFIUEngineeringOpEdApril-May2009.pdf

Brick by brick: College of Engineering and Computing building park to honor alumni and friends

Alumni from the FIU College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) can leave their permanent mark at the school. The construction of a brick path with the names of alumni, staff, supporters and students is scheduled to start within the next month at the school’s 38-acre campus, located on West Flager Street near University Park.

http://news.fiu.edu/?p=3044

FIU’s Top Scholars from Across the Disciplines Honored

More than two dozen distinguished members of the FIU academic community - world-class scientists and researchers, authors, and scholars - were recognized for their accomplishments.

http://www.cec.fiu.edu/news/CEC_News_TopScholars.htm