FIU College of Arts, Sciences & Education

FIU College of Arts, Sciences & Education At FIU CASE, research and education build success. We're training the next generation of changemakers

Throughout our three schools, students, faculty and alumni are working with experts across disciplines and communities to address the challenges and needs we face as a society. Social Media Contact:
Ayleen Barbel Fattal - [email protected]
Christy Calvo - [email protected]
JoAnn Adkins - [email protected]

From the classroom to one of the world’s biggest sporting events. 🌎⚽️While millions of fans tuned in to watch the FIFA W...
07/14/2026

From the classroom to one of the world’s biggest sporting events. 🌎⚽️

While millions of fans tuned in to watch the FIFA World Cup, students from FIU’s College of Arts, Sciences & Education were on the ground in Miami keeping the magic running behind the scenes.

From managing high-stakes event logistics to executing major global brand activations, sports management students Thomas Arias Mechoulam, Alejandro Mella, and Jefferey Florvil took their sports marketing skills straight out of the classroom and into high-pressure field ex*****on where they gained invaluable, world-class agency and operational experience.

Under the brightest global spotlight, these students proved that FIU Panthers don’t just study the sports industry — they’re equipped to lead it. 🐾

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🏖️ The highly anticipated 2026 Top 10 Beaches list is here. Released every year ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the ranki...
05/21/2026

🏖️ The highly anticipated 2026 Top 10 Beaches list is here.

Released every year ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the rankings shine a spotlight on America’s most picturesque and environmentally thriving beaches. 🌊☀️

FIU coastal scientist Stephen Leatherman — known as “Dr. Beach” — has spent more than 30 years evaluating beaches using his 50 criteria, including water quality, sand softness, wave action, safety, management and environmental conditions.

See who claimed the top spot this year at the link in our bio.

Happy National Orchid Day! 🌸Today we’re celebrating the incredible work of “Orchid Hunter” Dr. Pankaj Kumar. For 25 year...
04/17/2026

Happy National Orchid Day! 🌸

Today we’re celebrating the incredible work of “Orchid Hunter” Dr. Pankaj Kumar. For 25 years, he has hiked through Asia’s deepest forests to identify rare species. To date, he has discovered and named over 38 species!

He once waited 10 months for a single bloom “smaller than a fingernail” to reveal its identity, but he has also seen a species he discovered go extinct after its only known mountain habitat was destroyed.
 
A true scientist and artist, Dr. Kumar hand-draws illustrations of all his finds! He continues this research alongside experts in our Department of Earth and Environment and at Fairchild Tropical Garden. 🎨🥾

As he reminds us: “You cannot protect something which you do not know.” We’re so inspired by the researchers racing against the clock to keep our world blooming.

They trained beneath the ocean. Today, they returned to the water. Welcome back to Earth, !🧑‍🚀Before heading to the Moo...
04/11/2026

They trained beneath the ocean. Today, they returned to the water. Welcome back to Earth, !
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Before heading to the Moon, Artemis Commander Reid Wiseman and astronaut Jeremy Hansen lived and worked underwater at FIU’s Aquarius Reef Base as part of NASA’s NEEMO program — preparing for the isolation, pressure and precision of space. Aquarius is located 60 feet beneath the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida Keys. Now, after orbiting the Moon, the astronauts’ journey ends with a splashdown in the Pacific.

From the ocean floor to the moon … and back again.
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Picture 1 - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen (far left) swims with the rest of the NEEMO 18 crew outside FIU Aquarius in 2014.
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Picture 2 - NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman joins NEEMO 20 (lower left).

❄️ Ever had your hand plunged into ice‑cold water? That shock isn’t just physical — it’s a powerful stress signal that r...
04/01/2026

❄️ Ever had your hand plunged into ice‑cold water? That shock isn’t just physical — it’s a powerful stress signal that revs up your nervous system. In a recent FIU study, that moment was more than a challenge — it was a window into how our brains handle pressure.

People who embraced the chill didn’t just push through — they adapted: shifting focus, adjusting breath, and reframing the moment instead of trying to force control. The real difference wasn’t how much stress they felt — it was how they worked with it.

Stress resilience isn’t a flatline. It’s a flex.

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11200 SW 8 Street, CASE 450
Miami, FL
33199

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Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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