ACC "Illegal Block"

Dear ACC.......go straight to hell with your refusal to fix officiating.

Oct 28 FSU BOT meeting

https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/last-week-bot-meeting.162237/

just rough high level points:

http://learningforlife.capd.fsu.edu/bot/oct28_16.htm


College Town

Phase 1 & 2 appts 99% & 97% full

Commercial Phase 1 96%. Phase 2 60%

Phase 3 almost all residential...no commercial

Hotel in near clothing store

Boosters own 3 100%

trying to buyout phase 1 (pic)

Boosters will own 100% of 1 & 3

Boosters have 35% of 2 (will own 65% in future)


Research

This quarter looks good so far

MagLab renewal (next summer)

DOE Energy Frontier Centers-CAST $10 Million initially. Renewable. (CAST- Bottom row of periodic table. Radioactive metals. Critical to pace makers, elec. devices)


one BOT member actually tried to understand what the word average meant (discussing class size to faculty ratio)......how is this person on the BOT?


New COE Dean
new dean meet his wife at FSU (visited Tally for Mag Lab research).  Great experience, seemed to be solid person/Dean/hire

over last 100 years 50% of growth due to eng.

33% of CEOs have eng. degree

Goal of top 25

UF has 4 times funding then COE

Must grow


FSU Grad rate at 79% (over 6 years) 4 year is over 60% (top 25 in country)

out of 300 universities ('whose data is accounted for'), FSU is #284 in resources (in short, FSU is poor as hell....yet BOT never address endowment issue)


New major for health related fields (115 students in 1st year with no advertising)


moved to 6th in performance funding metrics

FSU weak in STEM (noted multiple times....no mention of how it would fix this issue)


Endowment

$584,528, 857

Real Eastate $0

Ringling $1,988,883

Research $89,064,470

Boosters $55,345,397

Foundation $438,130,106


"back to 2014 levels"

BOG Performance metrics

STEM

20 points (out of 100) on STEM

FSU disadvantaged with STEM...no word on how to fix it.

Focus from BOT on Shared facilities, Online learning



Byron Dobson ‏@byrondobson 4h4 hours ago

#FSU Pres Thrasher tells trustees VP Student Affairs Mary Coburn is retiring in June.@TDOnline


Byron Dobson ‏@byrondobson 34m34 minutes ago
#FSU trustees approve major pay increase for Pres. Thrasher bringing his total salary to $762,000 annually. @TDOnline




http://strategicplan.fsu.edu/



https://trustees.fsu.edu/meetings/

Pic of the Year

FSU computer science wins $4.6M grant to support cybersecurity scholars

http://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2016/10/31/fsu-computer-science-wins-4-6m-grant-support-cybersecurity-scholars/

"A new multimillion grant to the Florida State University Department of Computer Science will help dozens of students finance their education and help prepare them for careers in cybersecurity.

The National Science Foundation awarded the department a $4.6 million grant to help fund the education of students who are specifically pursuing cybersecurity studies. It is the largest grant in the department’s history.

The grant supports 64 graduate students and eight undergraduate students in their senior year. Students will receive an academic year stipend — $22,500 for undergraduates and $34,000 for graduate students — plus tuition, fees, a health insurance reimbursement and a $2,000 textbook allowance. Additionally, each student will be placed at a paid summer internship with a federal government agency.

“This gives students the opportunity to go to graduate school to develop analytical and computational skills needed to protect the safety and security of our nation’s infrastructure against threats from intruders, hackers and nation-state actors,” said Mike Burmester, professor of computer science and the faculty member leading the work on the grant. “The educational program encourages inquisitiveness and out-of-the-box thinking. Most of all, it is fun, challenging — you never get bored — and guarantees a great career.”

FSU’s cybersecurity program in computer science was established in 2001 and offers a master’s of science with courses such as computer security, network security, computer and network administration and reverse engineering. The program is also designated by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Academic Excellence for its work in cyber defense.

The federal government has noted the need for more trained cybersecurity experts to keep pace with other countries and organizations, and the National Science Foundation has made more grants available for researchers to help train the next generation of scientists.

“The cybersecurity program would allow students to do challenging work in an area that is continuously evolving and to develop skills for a great career,” Burmester said. “There is a severe shortage of cybersecurity analysts, and the importance of their work is emphasized almost every day in the national press.”

Burmester said that he hopes the financial incentive will help the department be more competitive in attracting top students to the program and generally draw more attention to the program. 

“The multidisciplinary aspect of cybersecurity combined with its unique challenges makes this program so attractive,” Burmester said. “This is one side of the coin. The other side is that it pays all of your expenses and a great stipend.”

FSU Research ‏@FSUResearch 1h1 hour ago

#FSU #computerscience department gets $4.6M from @NSF to train students in #cybersecurityhttp://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2016/10/31/fsu-computer-science-wins-4-6m-grant-support-cybersecurity-scholars/ …

 

 

More hotels coming near Doak

https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/hotel-boom-set-to-bring-more-than-1-000-new-roms-to-tallahassee.161067/



http://www.tallahassee.com/story/money/2016/10/27/hotel-developers-show-interest-tallahassee-market/92730594/

"Tallahassee may usher in seven new hotel projects and a massive mixed-use development with built-in hotel rooms — injecting more than 1,000 new rooms in the area.
Hotel projects span the city and county, including downtown. The largest proposed project is Washington Square Tallahassee with 200 to 250 rooms, 75,000 square feet of office space, up to 20,000 square feet in retail space and residential units on Calhoun and Jefferson streets.
The College Avenue Hotel would shoot up to 16 stories on West College Avenue near Duval Street. Other hotels include Hampton Inn & Suites, Tru Hotel by Hilton Tallahassee, Drury Inn & Suites, Radisson Hotel and Hyatt Place Hotel. They represent a mixture of midscale, upscale and boutique hotels.
"The sheer numbers, this is very strong activity,” said Ed Young, a deputy director with the Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality.
And more are expected. None of them make the convention hotel mark Tallahassee has craved for years. Still, the timing couldn't better.
More visitors are flocking to the capital city and staying longer. In 2015-2016 fiscal year, there were 515,801 visitors compared to 509,705 visitors the year before, a 1.2 percent increase. The local occupancy rate, 65.9 percent, rose 9.3 percent in the 2015-2016 fiscal year compared to the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
Hotel bed-tax collections have grown from $1,267,483 in the 2014-2015 fiscal year to $1,274,908 in the 2015-2016 fiscal year.
"We see it as a fairly consistently strong market,” said Kevin Mahoney, president of the Kana Hotel Group in Lutz, located in Hillsborough County. His hotel development company is behind Tru Hotel. He noted strong indicators for coming to Tallahassee: government, universities and corporate presence."


"Developers say Tallahassee is becoming an attractive city for new hotels for a few reasons.
The hospitality industry is growing and playing catch up. And financing is more readily available, said Will Butler, president of Real Estate InSync.
Butler, an asset manager who's working on large-scale projects in Collegetown, said developers in the past have been discouraged by low room rates. In the 2015-2016 fiscal year, Tallahassee's average room rate was $89.50 per night compared to $87.75 per night in the previous year — a 2 percentage increase.
“With Hotel Duval and Aloft, they proved that if you built a nicer product in downtown Tallahassee it would work,” Butler said. "The developers are interested because the market appears to be ready for more product that appears to be feasible."
In addition to an increasing market, Butler said another contributing factor to the hotel activity is the need to replace older inventory.
Kerri Post, the recently hired executive director of Visit Tallahassee, a division of Leon County, said this is an exciting time in local tourism and hotel development is intimately connected. Tallahassee's bed tax collections have increased 59 percent in seven years, which exceeds the state's 42 percent increase during the same period."

"For several years, Florida State University has been working on plans to build an "arena district" that envisions a convention hotel, athletic training facilities, shopping and a site for FSU's Dedman School of Hospitality. The project, which borders FSU's proposed Madison Mile project, spans from Doak Campbell Stadium to the now FSU-owned Civic Center.
Contact TaMaryn Waters at tlwaters@tallahasse.com or follow @TaMarynWaters on Twitter.
Here's a look at proposed hotel development:
Project name: Hampton Inn & Suites
Details: Six-story, 124-room hotel on 1.93 acres.
Project status: Clearing site. Building permit under review.
Project Name: Tru Hotel by Hilton
Details: Four-story, 90-room hotel on 1.72 acres.
Project status: Approved.
Project Name: Drury Inn & Suites 
Details: Seven-story, 180-room hotel on 2.73 acres.
Project status: Approved.
Project Name: Holiday Inn
Details: Demolition of 59,481 square foot office building, new construction of a four-story, 103 room hotel on 2.19 acres.
Project status: Approved.
Project Name: Radisson Hotel
Details: Renovation of 76 rooms in the main building on 12.99 acres.
Project status: Approved.
Project Name: College Avenue
Details: Construction of a 14- to 16-story hotel with 140 to 168 rooms on .27 acres.
Project status: Pre-Application.
Project Name: Hyatt Place Hotel
Details: Demolition of existing restaurant building (former Lucy Ho's). Construction of four-story, 145-room hotel on 3.28 acres.
Project status: Pre-Application
Project Name: Washington Square Tallahassee
Details: Mixed-use building with 75,000 to 90,000 square feet of office space, 15,000 to 20,000 square feet of retail and 200 to 250 room hotel and residential units on 1.33 acres.
Project status: Pre-Application.
Source: Office of Economic Vitality

ACC payout factoid

Warchant.com ‏@Warchant 13s13 seconds ago

FSU A.D. Stan Wilcox tells trustees new ACC TV deal should bring schools additional $3 mil/year in '17&'18, $5mil in '19, $8-10mil in 2020.



More...

Stan Wilcox spoke to the FSU Board of Trustees meeting today and discussed a few topics. When asked about the revenue from the new ACC TV network, he gave revenue projections for the next few years.

* 2017 -- Each school will get an additional $3 million a year
* 2018 -- Each school will get an additional $3 million a year
* 2019 (cable channel launches) -- Each school will get an additional $5 million a year
* 2020 -- Each school will get an additional $8-10 million a year

I'm pretty sure those last two years are just projections, so it could change I'm sure. And I'm sure it's even harder to project beyond that.

More Seminole Booster investment on Gaines?

 Is 1119 West Gaines Street another Booster development?  Other Gaines Developments noted below.



http://www.urbantallahassee.com/index.php/forums/viewtopic.php?p=35124#p35124


1119 West Gaines Street
(TPA160104) (21-35-51-000-1190, 21-35-51-000-1200 and 21-35-51-000-1210) is located on 1.46 acres at 1119 West Gaines Street.  The project is the construction of a seven-story parking garage and a 115-unit (388-bedroom) student housing development.  The properties are zoned UV (University Urban Village) and are located within the MMTD (Multi-Modal Transportation District), Downtown Overlay.
        PROJECT COORDINATOR:  Bill Pable - Senior Planner (891-7001)        AGENT: Genesis Group (850) 224-4400 EXT. 122 TIME:  10:45 a.m

https://www.google.com/maps/place/1119+W+Gaines+St,+Tallahassee,+FL+32304/@30.435328,-84.3030507,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88ecf510886aaa7f:0x34d6b33e429fac4f!8m2!3d30.435328!4d-84.300862

"I looked up the three parcels that project consists of. They're all owned by Seminole Boosters, usually used as gameday parking spots. If this is another project in their CollegeTown plan, then I am super excited. They have been killing it down there."

Warehouse Apartments @ St. Francis
(TPA160103) (41-01-80-000-0401) is located on 0.17 acres at 509 St. Francis Street.  The project is the demolition of the existing building and the construction of a three-story, 9-unit multi-family apartment building.  The property is zoned ASN-C (All Saints Neighborhood) and is located in the MMTD (Multi-Modal Transportation District), Downtown Overlay.
       PROJECT COORDINATOR:  Cindy Smith - Senior Planner (891-7001)       AGENT:  Blackhawk Engineering, Inc. – (850) 224-4295 TIME:  8:30 a.m.


http://www.urbantallahassee.com/index.php/projects1/item/854-the-lumberyard-student-housing-development

The Lumberyard Student Housing Development

705 W Madison Street, Tallahassee, FL

Description: The proposed development is  the demolition of the current JH Dowling Lumberyard site and the construction of a 115-unit (414 Bed) student housing development with a five level parking garage. The properties are zoned UV (University Urban Village District) and are located within the MMTD (Multi-Modal Transportation District), Downtown Overlay. North American Properties is responsible for over $154 Million of development in the Gaines/Madison Mile area with projects such as The Axis, The Block, The Court, The Deck all collectively known as Stadium Centre.

Gregory R. Choppin Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State

Old news, but worth revisiting.  Interestingly, I can find no FSU website that describes the "Gregory R. Choppin Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State" and the details surrounding it.  Unfortunate.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/26/retired-fsu-professor-gregory-r-choppin-dies/74647968/

"Gregory Robert Choppin grew up in New Orleans and graduated from Loyola University. One of his lifelong friends was Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints and the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans.
The Chemistry Wing of the Science Building at Loyola University is named the “G.R. Choppin Wing,” and at FSU, the Gregory Robert Choppin Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry was created in his honor. Both honors were endowed by Benson."


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Robert_Choppin

Gregory R. Choppin (November 9, 1927, Texas, United States^[1] – October 21, 2015, Tallahassee, Florida)^[2] was an American nuclear chemist and co-discoverer of the element Mendelevium, atomic number 101^[3] Others in the discovery group were Albert Ghiorso, Bernard G. Harvey, Stanley G. Thompson, and Glenn T. Seaborg.^[4] The element was named in honor of Dmitri Mendeleev.^[5]
Choppin received a Bachelor of Science degree at Loyola University New Orleans and earned his doctorate at the University of Texas in 1953.^[1] He then worked as a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley from 1953-1956.
While at Berkeley he co-discovered mendelevium. Video documentation of the discovery was produced by the television station KQED and can be viewed on YouTube with a new narration by Claude Lyneis.^[6][7]
He taught at Florida State University from 1956 until 2001. At Florida State University, he served as Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and was named Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor, "...the highest honor the Florida State faculty bestows upon one of its own."^[8]
The chemistry wing of the science building at Loyola University is named for Choppin,^[9] and the Gregory R. Choppin Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry is an endowed chair at Florida State University.^[8]
Choppin is sometimes credited with co-discovering the elements einsteinium and fermium.^[8][10]


http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2015/10/26/retired-fsu-professor-gregory-r-choppin-dies/74647968/

Gregory Robert Choppin, who developed an international reputation for his scholarly research in chemistry, also enjoyed a following in Tallahassee among his Florida State University students and colleagues for the joy he got from a teaching career that spanned almost half a century.
Choppin’s reputation as a scholar was established before he arrived at FSU in 1956. Having earned his doctorate in chemistry from the University of Texas, Choppin completed post-doctoral studies and became a research scientist at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory at the University of California-Berkeley. It was there, working under the supervision of Glenn Seaborg, he became a co-discoverer of chemical element 101, or Mendelevium.
Choppin, 87, died last week in Tallahassee. He is survived his wife, Ann Warner Choppin, three daughters, a son and five grandchildren.
Choppin’s career took him all over the world, artist Denise Choppin said of her father. And, while he enjoyed international travel, he was equally happy at his lakeside home in Tallahassee and at the family’s second residence on St. George Island.
“He used to go out and swim way down the beach or out in the Gulf. He was fearless in doing that. He liked sailing there, too,” Denise Choppin said.
Her father’s interests were vast, from the sciences and research, to philosophy, the arts, sailing, world travel, model-boat building and archaeology, Choppin said. He was a voracious reader.
“He lived a good, happy life,” she said.
She recalled her father’s interest in bonsai, influenced by his many trips to Japan. He wasn’t always successful at growing the plants, but loved what they represented.
“It turns out you can give them too much attention,” Choppin said her parents learned.
Gregory Robert Choppin grew up in New Orleans and graduated from Loyola University. One of his lifelong friends was Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints and the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans.
The Chemistry Wing of the Science Building at Loyola University is named the “G.R. Choppin Wing,” and at FSU, the Gregory Robert Choppin Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry was created in his honor. Both honors were endowed by Benson.
At FSU, Choppin's research focused on rare earth chemistry. He published more than a dozen books, including textbooks, and more than 500 research papers. FSU recognized him in 1967 with distinction as a R.O. Lawton Distinguished Professor. Choppin also received the Manufacturing Chemists Association National College Chemistry Teacher Award in 1979. He retired in 2001.
Ronald Clark was recruited following his post-doctorate fellowship at Iowa State by Choppin to teach at FSU in 1962. The two were close friends and colleagues.

“He was involved in all aspects of chemistry from teaching to the research,” said Clark, who retired in 2004. “One of the things that made him special was his ability to teach in the classroom. He treated students with respect and the students would have respect for him. He could relate to students with his sense of humor, but he could be quite professional in his presentation of chemistry.”
Clark said Choppin’s national and international academic travels resulted in visitors from around the world reciprocating by visiting Choppin’s laboratory on campus.
“He had a very successful laboratory,” Clark said. “I always wished I could be as successful as he was.”
Clark said for many years Choppin served as chairman of the chemistry department, where he was admired and respected.
“Whenever he had a problem he would ask you to do something in such a way (that) you would try to bust your gut trying to make the job right for him.”


http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tallahassee/obituary.aspx?pid=176203307

FSU set to break ground on multidisciplinary science building

Tallahassee DemocratVerified account ‏@TDOnline 20h20 hours ago

FSU set to break ground on multidisciplinary science building http://dlvr.it/MXFZtf pic.twitter.com/Kn4ZfIGZpr

 

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2016/10/26/fsu-set-break-ground-multidisciplinary-science-building/92752454/

 

 

"Florida State University President John Thrasher will be joined by university trustees Thursday in breaking ground on a site that will house the Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science department.
The $69.5- million building will include classrooms, teaching labs, research labs, offices and student study spaces at Woodward Avenue and West Tennessee Street, across from the Oglesby Student Union. It also will feature labs for geology, oceanography, trace metals and fluids.
“FSU’s Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science Department is one of the leading 'all Earth spheres' research and teaching programs in the nation,” department chairman James Tull said.
“Bringing all of its multidisciplinary talent and resources in teaching and research under one roof in a new state-of-the-art science building will allow this accomplished academic program to further advance and cement FSU’s position on the frontier of innovative understanding of the planet and the many problems and challenges that mankind faces as we move into the future.”
Faculty from Geological Sciences, Meteorology, and Oceanography merged in 2010 to create the new Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science department.
The 130,536-square-foot building will house faculty and students within the department who now occupy three different on campus buildings that date back to the 1950s and 1960s.
The former Gunter building was demolished in 2015. Construction will begin in January, with an anticipated completion date of December 2018.
FSU was awarded $12 million toward construction of the building in this year’s legislative session.
The building will serve as a gateway into the FSU campus along its northern boundary. Ajax Construction Co. is the construction manager. It was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Inc.
Joining Thrasher in giving remarks at the 3:30 p.m. briefing will be board of trustees chairman Ed Burr and College of Arts and Sciences Dean Sam Huckaba. The construction site is at Academic and Antarctic ways."

FSU College of Medicine introduces most advanced MRI in Florida

http://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2016/10/24/fsu-unveils-floridas-advanced-mri-machine/

FSU unveils Florida’s most advanced MRI machine

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The new functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine, located in the College of Medicine.

Florida State University researchers now have the state’s most advanced MRI machine at their disposal as they seek to unravel the mysteries of the brain and prevent the disorders that can impede its most basic functions.

The new functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine, located in the College of Medicine, will allow FSU researchers from across the university to advance their exploration in areas such as psychological disorders, memory and cognitive control, and changes associated with aging.

“Our fMRI machine represents the latest and greatest in terms of MRI technology and opens up a whole new world of research possibilities for our faculty,” said FSU Vice President for Research Gary K. Ostrander. “The images you can capture with this machine are simply incredible. It is analogous to upgrading from an old Polaroid instant camera to one of today’s high-end digital offerings.”

Although fMRI technology is not new, it is rare given its expense, complexity and the significant expertise needed to maintain and operate the machines. FSU’s fMRI is now the most sensitive and sophisticated MRI machine currently in Florida. 

FMRI technology detects and maps blood flow changes in the brain allowing researchers to provide a reliable method to track brain activity and interaction.

“We have been working toward this purchase for a long time, and I am very pleased that we are seeing the culmination of that effort,” said College of Medicine Dean John P. Fogarty. “This joint project with the provost and the vice president for research will greatly enhance our research capabilities and add to our already strong focus on neuroscience and neurodegenerative disease discovery. It reflects well on our interdisciplinary focus and efforts to expand our knowledge of both behavioral and disease processes in the brain.”

MRI technology, which has been in use since the 1970s, uses strong magnetic fields, radio waves and field gradients to provide high-resolution images of the body. While traditional MRI machines provide images of the brain and its structure, they are unable to show brain activity.  

FMRI machines solve this problem by detecting and mapping blood flow changes in the brain. When areas of the brain are in use, blood flow to those areas increases significantly, providing a reliable method to track brain activity and interaction.

Reinforcing FSU’s interdisciplinary research approach, the fMRI facility will be open to faculty from across campus, particularly those working in neuroscience-related fields of study.

“FSU has a focus and strength in neuroscience, and if we want to remain competitive in this field then we need to invest in the best technology,” Ostrander said. “In fact, over the last couple of years we have been able to recruit some outstanding faculty members based on the promise of this machine. Now that we have it, I cannot wait to see what they are able to accomplish with it.”

Vice President for Research Gary K. Ostrander speaks at the FMRI opening reception Oct. 24, 2016.

College of Medicine Dean John P. Fogarty speaks at the FMRI opening reception as FSU President John Thrasher, Ostrander and Provost Sally McRorie look on.

The FMRI opening reception Oct. 24, 2016, at the FSU College of Medicine.

The FMRI opening reception Oct. 24, 2016, at the FSU College of Medicine.

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2016/10/24/fsus-college-medicine-introduces-new-mri-facility/92682498/

State-of-the-art machine will enhance brain research conducted by multiple disciplines

"Florida State University on Monday unveiled the most advanced MRI machine in the state, representing a nearly $3 million investment administrators say will secure the university’s ability to conduct advanced brain research for decades.
By having access to the powerful functional magnetic resonance imaging machine researchers across academic disciplines will be able to conduct research on humans that could lead to breakthroughs in how the brain functions.
It also is a major research tool that will help the university attract top scholars who bring with them a pipeline to millions of dollars in research grants.
The 3T Prisma MRI built by Siemens is housed in a room on the lower level of the College of Medicine, where a celebration and tour was held on Monday. To prepare the room to house the device, it had to be shielded on all sides with six layers of steel and a layer of copper to protect it from radio waves.
The 13-ton machine, which is 60 centimeters in diameter, was installed in June.
“This is not your grandfather or father’s MRI,” FSU President John Thrasher said. “This is a highly sophisticated machine that can detect and map blood flow changes in the brain in order to track brain activity.
“This machine will open up a whole new world of research possibilities for our faculty, and it’s hard to imagine a more important area of study than the brain.”
Gary Ostrander, vice president for research, said research capabilities at FSU now will be in the forefront of the country’s renewed focus on the brain and how it functions.
“We will be doing research for the next generation of MRIs,” he said.

Florida State University's new MRI machine will be a major asset in recruiting top scholars to campus. (Photo: Alvin McBean, Alvin McBean/Democrat)

The university stands to gain a substantial  boost in research dollars, Ostrander said.
“We will bring in millions more dollars in research,“ he said, adding the university already has brought some of the country’s top scholars and more are being hired.
“We recruited professors who knew we were buying this,” Ostrander said. “There is no question we wouldn’t have been able to recruit these people (without it). It’s a huge deal.”
Ostrander pulled out his smartphone to show the clarity of some of the images of the brain already produced.
“The images you can capture with this machine are simply incredible,” he said. “It is analogous to upgrading from an old Polaroid instant camera to one of today’s high-end digital offerings.”
Jens Rosenberg, a researcher at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, explained Mag Lab has the world’s strongest MRI at 21.1 Tesla. But it’s designed for research using mice, or animal models, like rats.

“Here at the College of Medicine, it’s 3T, a state-of-the-art human research magnet,” he said. “It has hardware (and software) that makes it stand out from traditional clinical diagnostic imaging. We can acquire higher sensitivity and higher-resolution images.
“One of the main things we will be doing is functional MRI, which measures the activity in a specific region of the brain.”
Fogarty said it is important to note the MRI is for research purposes only. He said FSU’s Psychology Department has had a contract with a local medical group to conducts its research, but now that can be done on campus.
Some initial tests already have been conducted using human volunteers.
“This is a research magnet right now, not a clinical magnet,” Fogarty said. “It will be open just when the investigators are here.”

Byron DobsonVerified account ‏@byrondobson 29m29 minutes ago

@FloridaState @FSUAlumni FSU College of Medicine introduces most advanced MRI in Florida http://on.tdo.com/2f9Zxvi  via @tdonline

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Byron DobsonVerified account ‏@byrondobson 12m12 minutes ago

#FSU President Thrasher on FSU's new MRI: "I look forward to some amazing discoveries coming out of FSU."

 

 

FSU's ACC team stats ranking

and honestly, evidence for a need of coaching changes (not Jimbo, but staff).


Our ranking (out of 14 teams):

Defense:
Scoring Defense - 11th
Total Defense - 10th
Rushing Defense - 11th
Pass Defense Effic. - 11th
Pass Defense - 9th
Pass INT - 5th
INT Return Avg - 13th
Fumbles Recovered - 7th
Opponent 1st Downs - 9th
Opponent 3rd DN Convert - 12th
Opponent 4th DN Convert - 4th
Sacks - 4th
Red Zone Defense - 7th

Offense:
Scoring Offense - 5th
TDs Scored - 7th
Total Offense - 3rd
Total Offense Avg/Play - 4th
Total Offense TDs - 6th (tied with Miami)
Rushing Offense - 4th
Yards/Rush - 5th
Rush Attempts - 5th
Rushing Yards - 4th
Rushing TDs - 4th
Pass Eff. - 8th
Pass Offense - 5th
Passing Yards - 5th
Pass Comp % - 9th
Pass Yards/Att - 5th
Pass TDs - 9th (tied with Pitt and Duke)
First Downs - 3rd

Categories in which we lead:
Field Goals Attempted
Field Goals Made
PAT Kicking
TO Margin (tied with Wake)
Time of Possession
Red Zone Offense

Misc:
Sacks Against - Second to last in this category
Penalties - Second to last in this category
Avg Yrds/Punt - 7th
Net Yrds/Punt - 13th
Punt Return Avg - 2nd

ESECPN is ridiculous part 53241341341143

brandon‏@bch1986 Oct 21

@SEC_Exposed Article here talking about the DEFENSIVE mastermind behind Texas A&M's turnaround. They're 98th in total defense #ESPNHypeTrainpic.twitter.com/tXKNKKgleE

FSU history of scientist who discovered an element

https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/fsu-mourns-loss-of-nobel-laureate-sir-harold-kroto.124944/#post-2616593


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"FSU mourns loss of Nobel Laureate Sir Harold Kroto

The Florida State University community is mourning the loss of a scientific giant, Professor and Nobel Laureate Sir Harold Kroto.

Kroto died Saturday at the age of 76.

“Florida State University has lost a beloved member of its family with the passing of Sir Harry Kroto,” said President John Thrasher. “Sir Harry was a brilliant scholar and an even better man who was generous with his time and expertise in mentoring our students, collaborating with faculty and elevating the stature of this university. Our hearts are heavy, but we are forever richer because of his contributions to Florida State, the scientific community and the world.”

Kroto — a world-class chemist, teacher, mentor, friend and sometimes graphic designer —joined the Florida State University faculty in 2004, capping off a brilliant career that included the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of the Buckminsterfullerene molecule.

The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, otherwise known as buckyballs, opened up a new world of chemistry. Just last year, researchers from the University of Basel in Switzerland discovered that these molecules were part of a cloud of gas floating between stars. Kroto had made that prediction years ago, but scientists only recently were able to adequately create the conditions in a lab to confirm that.

It also led to the development of new materials such as buckypaper, a feather-light material that is being tested in electronics, energy, medicine, space and transportation. Though it is light, it is also remarkably strong. The aviation industry, for example, projects that it could replace metal shielding in the Boeing 787, currently made up of 60 miles of cable. "


"I assumed he (Sir Harold Kroto) was the only FSU faculty to have been associated with discovering an element, but just learned we had another 60 years ago. There's only so many elements out there, pretty impressive FSU has employed at least 2 associated with discovering any while being such a relatively young university. "

Florida State ranked nation’s 9th best value law school

https://news.fsu.edu/news/business-law-policy/2016/10/18/florida-state-ranked-nations-9th-best-value-law-school/

"The Florida State University College of Law jumped four spots to earn the distinction of 9^th best value law school in the nation.
The new ranking is published in The National Jurist’s fall 2016 issue of preLaw magazine, which includes 58 law schools this year. This is the eighth consecutive year The National Jurist has ranked Florida State as one of the nation’s Top 15 best value law schools.
The national ranking weighs important student outcomes — bar passage rate and employment rate — against the cost of tuition, living expenses and indebtedness.
“We are thrilled to be ranked among the nation’s Top 10 best law schools in terms of value, especially because employment rate is the highest weighted factor in this ranking,” said Dean Erin O’Connor. “Providing students with a world-class legal education at a relatively low cost is a central mission of FSU Law, and it plays an important role in facilitating students’ career options.”
Florida State is the No. 1 law school in Florida in the percentage of 2015 graduates employed 10 months after graduation in full-time, long-term, bar passage-required or J.D.-advantage jobs, according to data from the American Bar Association.
The rankings also focus on the average debt accumulated by students. The National Jurist’s list aims to highlight law schools where graduates have excellent chances of passing the bar and getting a legal job without taking on a lot of debt."

FSU Effect - Miami Hurricanes

Corey Clark/TDO.com ‏@Corey_Clark 23h23 hours ago

Last 4 seasons: Miami is 20-4 before playing Florida State. And 7-14 after playing Florida State.

 

 

 

$49 Million UK baseball stadium

This is where we start to see money differences matter.


Kentucky Baseball‏@UKBaseball 11h11 hours ago

BIG NEWS: @UKAthletics has received approval today to begin construction in Feb. on new $49M baseball stadium to be completed in Fall 2018.pic.twitter.com/YnE7jHFm5z

 

Big 12 Revenue

http://big12fanatics.com/finance-schminance-the-big-12s-expansion-revenue/

Seminole Tribe Factoid

I have often heard critics claim the Seminole Tribe allows FSU to use the namesake because of $$$, while they likely do get some $$$, are they REALLY doing it for the $$$$?  I don't think so.




An Alligator Wrestler, A Casino Boss And A $12 Billion Tribe

And for the Seminole people? Today every man, woman and child in the tribe receives biweekly dividend payments totaling about $128,000 a year. Indeed, by the time a Seminole child today turns 18, she is already a multimillionaire, thanks to tribal trusts that prevent children or their parents from touching the funds until adulthood. Applying industry multiples to the Seminoles’ hospitality and gambling businesses would put the tribe’s net worth at about $12 billion,

http://www.forbes.com/sites/laureng...le-tribe-florida-hard-rock-cafe/#437f427138a1

National All Purpose Leader - Dalvin Cook

FSU professor receives $300K to study autism in college students

http://news.fsu.edu/news/education-society/2016/10/17/fsu-professor-receives-300k-study-autism-college-students/#.WAYaD60oL1I.twitter

"A Florida State University researcher has received a National Science Foundation grant to study how autism-related characteristics in college students influence their performance in STEM courses. 

Brad Cox, associate professor in the College of Education, will use the three-year, $300,000 award to conduct the largest ever study on autism-related characteristics among college students in the United States. More than 16,000 students with autism begin college each year, and one in three of them choose to study one of the STEM fields. 

“One commonly cited statistic suggests that one in every 68 children has an Autism Spectrum Disorder, a rate of diagnosis that has more than doubled in the last decade,” Cox said. “Students with autism are increasingly making their way to college, yet it is unclear whether current postsecondary institutions’ support systems are ready or able to facilitate these students’ success.” 

One big challenge for institutions hoping to support these students is identifying who they are. College students with autism are typically reluctant to divulge their diagnosis or seek formal disability accommodations. As a result, these students are often an invisible minority on campus. 

Cox will look to determine the prevalence of autism-related characteristics among college students entering STEM fields and assess the effect of these characteristics on student performance in gateway STEM courses.

Characteristics sometimes associated with autism, like the ability to observe, identify, construct and apply logical systems of reasoning, mean students with autism may be particularly well suited for work in STEM fields.

Other characteristics often associated with autism, such as rigid patterns of thought or anxiety associated with social awkwardness, might interfere with student success in high-stress gateway courses like calculus or chemistry.

The study will also examine the possibility that an already existing intervention could serve as a low-cost, high-yield mechanism to help college students with autism leverage their unique characteristics to complete their degrees, enter the workforce and contribute to the national economy. 

“This is an opportunity to help a growing but underserved population of students,” Cox said. “We’re hoping our study will begin to show schools how to unlock these students’ potential for college success.”

Cox recently established the nonprofit College Autism Network (CAN) to help translate emerging research into real-world improvements for students’ well-being and educational achievement. Results of the study will be released on CAN’s website, Facebook and Twitter.

The CAN team will be making presentations and sharing results from the study across the country in the coming year. Stops will include the 41st Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference in November and the 2017 NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Annual Conference in March."

Phil Knight donates $500 million to Oregon

http://oregon.247sports.com/Article/Phil-Knight-donates-500-million-to-Oregon-48333545

"Phil Knight has donated $500 million to the University of Oregon's new science program, the school announced late Monday evening.
The gift is the largest ever for a public flagship institution, according to the Oregon release.
The Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact is "designed to fast-track scientific discoveries and the process of turning those discoveries into innovations" that will improve the quality of life for people who reside in the state of Oregon and beyond.
The release says the Knight Campus will help change the landscape in higher education in Oregon.
“This act of philanthropy from Phil and Penny Knight is breathtaking,” said Michael H. Schill, president and professor of law in the school's release.
"This is a seminal moment for the University of Oregon, an inflection point that will shape the trajectory of the university for the next century and beyond,” Schill said. “Thanks to this generous gift, we will aggressively recruit and hire talented new researchers to join our world-class faculty, amplifying what we do best—interdisciplinary scientific research. Equally important, the University of Oregon now has the resources to develop the infrastructure and support networks necessary to ensure that our best ideas and discoveries are quickly tested, refined, and developed into innovations that improve the human condition.”

The Knight campus will go in three new 70,000-square-foot buildings that will be built along Franklin Boulevard where the current UO science complex resides."


https://around.uoregon.edu/accelerate

ACC TV contract smoke & mirrors?

Great catch by HokieMark


http://csnbbs.com/thread-795070.html


Latest ACC TV rumor

Allegedly...

Quote:In July, the ACC recently extended its Grant of Rights through 2036. That is what launched the Big 12’s most recent look at expansion. One thing that doesn’t get reported very often though is that the ACC’s television money is not set to grow from now until 2036. Unlike what the Big 12 currently has, the ACC’s new deal does not escalate by the year, which means that particular league is of the belief that the television industry is going to continue to decline.

It was a gamble by the ACC, who is set to launch its ACC Network with ESPN in 2019. Only time will tell if they are winners are losers here.

It is known though that for the next eight years at least, the Big 12 will be in front of the ACC when it comes to per school revenue. When comparing the two leagues though, the question is what happens to the Big 12’s situation after 2024?

The extended Grant of Rights gives the ACC added much-needed security, but not necessarily more money.

http://cyclonefanatic.com/2016/10/willia...anking-on/

I'm not aware of ANY source for details fo the new ACC TV contract, much less one that an Iowa State fan would have access to. There's a lot to question here, but what I want to ask you guys is if you think there is any truth to any of this at all?



https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/money-in-the-big-12.160331/


DotCom of Warchant.com

"Big12 teams will receive a $30+ million distribution per school for the 2015-16. The ACC hasn't been released the 15-16 figures yet yet but it's expected to be in mid 20-millions per school. Keep in mind that Big12 schools also keep their third tier TV right so Texas will get another $15 million for the LHN. Oklahoma and Kansas receive right around $5-6 million for their third tier rights. Even Kansas State gets around $4 million extra. So while everybody rips the Big12 those schools are way ahead of FSU in terms of financial distribution.

Yes, the current ACC (online only) Network will add a couple million to the pool but until 2019, when the real network is supposed to kick in, the metrics show the ACC will lag well behind the other conferences financially. That may change after 2019 but the financials that far out are pretty speculative. "

FSU celebrates new pathway into health professions

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2016/10/15/fsu-creates-new-innovative-health-care-degree-program/92061962/



https://news.fsu.edu/news/health-medicine/2016/10/14/fsu-celebrates-new-pathway-health-professions/

Florida State University officially launched an innovative new pathway into health care careers by honoring the program’s first students at an Oct. 14 celebration at the College of Medicine.
The Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences B.S. Degree Program — the first of its kind in the nation — provides students interested in health care with numerous advantages toward achieving that goal.
“One of the things we’ve been trying to do here at Florida State is break down the barriers between colleges and give our students opportunities to study all kinds of fields to prepare them for the kinds of careers they’ll be engaging when they graduate,” said Sally McRorie, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs.

Myra Hurt, senior associate dean at the College of Medicine, conceived the idea for the IMS degree in 2012 and lobbied deans around the campus to help make it to come to fruition. When McRorie was named provost in 2015, she promised Hurt they would make it happen. Just months later, the program welcomed its first group of students.

Seven FSU colleges were involved in creating the new degree track, which provides students with more time to explore opportunities and a more effective way to choose a career in health care.
For a combination of reasons, thousands of students nationwide start college thinking about health care, but the would-be nurses, physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, medical social workers, patient advocates, social scientists, medical informaticists and more wind up in other careers.
“We’re going to have a curriculum that helps students make decisions — not push them toward decisions — but helps them make informed decisions which is a really big part of life itself,” Hurt said.
The IMS program gives students more options toward landing a health care job by offering a flexible track. Students can choose from three majors: Pre-Professional, Patient Care in the Community, or Health Policy and Technology. Those majors allow students to take more electives, get real-world experience and explore their options for a career in health care.
“Clearly, the future of medical care is all about interdisciplinary care or team-based care, and what better way to learn about that is to do it as an undergraduate,” said John P. Fogarty, dean of the College of Medicine.
The timing for creating the IMS program is good. FSU is focused on boosting its total number of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) graduates; cutting the time to graduation; and increasing the number of graduates getting jobs with good salaries. The IMS program addresses each of those concerns.
“This is preparing our students for real success,” McRorie said, “not with just the courses, but also the internships, the externships, the seminars —all of these different experiences including the advising. We’re going to have some very special students coming out of this program.”
IMS is a unique collaboration of seven FSU colleges: Arts and Sciences, Communication and Information, Human Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Social Sciences and Public Policy and Social Work.
Freshman Emilie Miller is one of 115 students in the inaugural class enrolled in the program.
“I found about the IMS program, and I felt so relieved and excited because other majors are so big that it’s harder to be personal and one-on-one,” said freshman IMS major Emilie Miller. “In the IMS major, because it’s smaller, it’s easier to meet with the dean or professors. That’s very reassuring.”