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Five Takeaways from the "Consequences for Cuba of a Course Correction in Venezuela" discussion with a panel of experts
Although the situation in Venezuela after the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro is still fluid, there is growing speculation on the repercussions for the Castro regime in Cuba. While international attention on Cuba grows, the island faces its most severe economic and social crisis in decades.
From floodwaters to the global stage: FIU grad student was Pakistan’s voice at COP30
By Alex Bassil, FIU News When catastrophic floods swallowed nearly one-third of Pakistan in 2022, much of the world barely noticed. Villages vanished. Crops were destroyed. Families were displaced for months. Yet inside Pakistan, national media coverage was sparse, especially around the country’s poorest province, Balochistan. Sidra Riaz couldn’t stay silent. At the time, she was a university lecturer in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, where she taught environmental management to undergraduates.
Holocaust survivor took center stage during week of campus observances and events
FIU concluded its 11th Annual Holocaust & Genocide Awareness Week today. Twleve events honored the power of testimony, truth and human dignity. Nearly 700 students, faculty, staff and community members attended programs produced in collaboration with Hillel at FIU, the Holocaust & Genocide Studies Program at the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs, the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU and the Office of Public Policy Events.
FIU hosts 13 European Union representatives on campus
A delegation of 13 European Union representatives visited FIU in a milestone event that underscored FIU’s growing role in support of global dialogue and diplomacy. Hosted by the Miami-Florida Jean Monnet European Center of Excellence at FIU, the group spent the afternoon engaging with students, faculty and community members about transatlantic relations, global challenges and opportunities for collaboration. FIU President Jeanette M.
FIU hosts 16 ambassadors on campus
A delegation of 16 European Union ambassadors to the United States visited FIU in a milestone event that underscored FIU’s growing role in support of global dialogue and diplomacy. Hosted by the Miami-Florida Jean Monnet European Center of Excellence at FIU, the group spent the afternoon engaging with students, faculty and community members about transatlantic relations, global challenges and opportunities for collaboration. FIU President Jeannette M.
Panthers in charge of tech public policy for Meta give career advice
During the recent Meta Conversations 2025 conference on Miami Beach, two of the tech giant's executives with ties to FIU visited campus. Proud Panthers Alexandra Uriarte ’11, Meta public policy manager, and Pedro Pavón ’04, Meta global policy director of data and AI monetization, headlined a wide-ranging lunch-and-learn presentation at the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs. They shared their path from choosing FIU to advancing to their current roles.
Green School students soar at one-of-a-kind semester in D.C.
Camila Marino ’25 and Ariel Robledo ’25 are part of the inaugural cohort of six students enrolled in the Green School Semester in D.C., spending the spring learning how to flourish in our country’s capital. The opportunity combines academics with hands-on work experience which helps develop essential skills in public affairs, policy and advocacy.
Meet the 'Godmother of the Future'
Cathy Hackl in 2004 received an MA in international studies from the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs and an MS in mass communication from CARTA and has since built a career on seeing around technological corners. She has been hailed by USA Today as one of the best predictors of future tech and tech habits in the world.
10th Annual Holocaust & Genocide Awareness Week offers a variety of programming, perspectives
FIU will hold its annual Holocaust & Genocide Awareness Week, from Jan. 23- 30, with a remembrance ceremony and a series of events that include personal testimonials, a film, lectures and panel discussions. Events will take place on both campuses and elsewhere in the local community, and all are open to the public at no charge. Presented by Hillel at FIU, the Holocaust & Genocide Studies Program at the Steven J.
Green School celebrates the opening of a second building
The fulfillment of a long-held vision for FIU’s Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs is about to be celebrated. The Green School’s impressive new building adds a “West Wing” to its original facility, thereby uniting most of the school’s eight departments and 18 international centers, institutes and programs under one roof.
Ph.D. candidate Joanne Pérodin appointed to White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Joanne Pérodin, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Public Policy and Administration at the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs, is among 12 members recently appointed to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Established in 2021, the council provides recommendations on current and historic environmental justice matters.
New Taiwan study abroad program teaches intensive Mandarin
FIU students are studying Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan as part of a new study abroad program. The four are attending a four-week intensive-language program at Shih Chien University (SCU) Chinese Language Center in Taipei. Each student received a $2,500 stipend from the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy to support their participation.
Model UN team once again in the Top 10
FIU’s award-winning Model UN (MUN) team has for the 13th consecutive year has placed in the Top 10 nationally. The program is based in the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs. This past year, the team competed in 13 conferences - hosted by schools as diverse as the University of Chicago, Boston University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, New York University and the College of William & Mary - and delegates received more than 40 individual awards.
80 years later: Remembering the heroes of World War II
June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The military operation that would play a decisive role in the outcome of World War II began on that day in 1944 when 133,000 troops from predominantly the United States and British Commonwealth invaded five beaches on the coast of Normandy, France. They relied on combined land, air and sea power during what became an 11-month battle against German forces. More than 73,000 Allied troops died during that time, and more than twice as many were wounded.
FIU launches Global Diploma in Sports Leadership with Argentine Football Association
The Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC) at the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs and the Argentine Football Association (AFA), the governing body of soccer in Argentina, have announced the launch of the AFA-FIU Global Diploma in Sports Leadership.
FIU receives $100,000 grant to commemorate Miami's HIV/AIDS history
The Monument Lab, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit public art and history studio, has awarded a grant to the Department of History at FIU’s Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs to raise the visibility of Miami’s HIV/AIDS history by activating and organizing community-engaged planning for a series of local AIDS memorials. FIU’s efforts are led by Julio Capó, project lead and associate professor of history, and Dan Royles, associate professor of history.
Preclinical Evaluation of the ATR inhibitor BAY 1895344 as a Radiosensitizer for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
ABSTRACT Despite aggressive multimodal treatment that typically includes definitive or adjuvant radiation therapy (RT), locoregional recurrence rates approach 50% for patients with locally advanced human papillomavirus (HPV)-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Thus, more effective therapeutics are needed to improve patient outcomes. We evaluated the radiosensitizing effects of ATR inhibitor (ATRi) BAY 1895344 in preclinical models of HNSCC.
FIU Fulbright Specialist tapped to help Iceland tackle cybercrime
Rob Guerette’s experience in crime prevention and transnational crime is an exact fit to address Iceland’s most pressing problem—cybercrime. Guerette was invited by the University of Akureyri and the National Police Commissioner of Iceland’s Center for Police Training and Professional Development to review the country's approach to cybersecurity and critical infrastructure and help create the university’s continuing education courses on cybercrime recognition and prevention.
Historian awarded prestigious Guggenheim fellowship to study Peruvian girl who gave birth at 5
History professor Bianca Premo has been named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow and will receive $50,000 to research and publish her book, which examines the troubling case of a young Peruvian girl who gave birth at the age of 5 in 1939.
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