2024 FIU News Quiz
Undergraduate go-getters: FIU students never cease to amaze us. Three of the following statements are true. Which one is false?
A pair of engineering majors invented a “sensory system” to help the visually impaired navigate their surroundings.
Four freshmen are the first at FIU on the fast track to earning a bachelor’s in biology and an M.D. in just seven years.
An actor who appears in Netflix’s “Stranger Things” lives on campus while participating in SGA, serving as a lifeguard and auditioning for screen roles from his dorm room.
A multi-sport student-athlete set a world record in the high jump in the spring and landed the most three-pointers ever scored in a regulation NCAA basketball game in the fall.
Rising reputation: FIU soared in education rankings this year. Which statement is false?
FIU is the No. 2 most impactful university in the United States.
FIU is No. 3 among U.S. public universities, per Washington Monthly.
FIU is among the Top 30 in the category of “Beautiful Campuses with High Graduation Rates.”
FIU is among the Top 50 in U.S. News & World Report’s public university rankings.
The young and not resting: Recent female grads have quickly made a name for themselves. Which statement is false?
One is a top U.S. figure skater.
One is a travel influencer with millions of followers.
One is a successful race car driver on the women’s international circuit.
One was crowned both Miss USA and Miss Colombia in the same year.
Critical collaborations: FIU partnered with several big players. Which statement is false?
Baptist Health, South Florida's largest not-for-profit healthcare system, agreed to an historic alliance with FIU to expand physician training, research and patient care.
Pro golfer Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland agreed to change his name to “Roary” for a day as he led FIU’s first-ever parade to honor Miami’s growing Irish-Cuban-American population.
The international recording star alternately known as “Mr. 305” and “Mr. Worldwide” announced a sponsorship that resulted in the naming of Pitbull Stadium (still the home of the Panthers).
Warner Music Latina teamed up with the Wertheim School of Music for a standing-room-only album-release concert on campus that had the student orchestra playing backup for a Latin Grammy-winning star.
The FIU Experience: Campus life only gets better, as undergrads can attest. Which statement is false?
With onlookers cheering, STEM majors ran the obstacle course at BBC in a contest to see which two would join a NASA test flight that had them orbiting Earth for more than 19 minutes.
FIU opened a state-of-the-art gaming lounge to help students explore how personal interests intersect with career possibilities in the multibillion-dollar esports industry.
FIU launched the Center for Fraternity and Sorority Enrichment to support student leadership, social responsibility, service and philanthropy, community impact and career readiness.
It was “a rave to remember” as FIU students joined other local young people on a campus parking lot transformed into the hottest music venue in Miami.
Researchers par excellence: Faculty blow us away with their discoveries and advances. Which statement is false?
A professor’s successful approach to treating relapsed cancer in pediatric patients has proved groundbreaking.
An FIU team unearthed the bones of a chupacabra-like creature, a blood-sucking animal that scientists now believe lived thousands of years ago in Miami’s Brickell area.
Investigators are studying how synthetic “forever chemicals” – many of them released during manufacturing activities in other states – have circulated to Miami through rainfall.
Experts across disciplines are together contributing to the South Florida ClimateReady Tech Hub, an innovative U.S. government initiative of which FIU is a leader.
Diversity of thought: Powerful learning leans on a variety of perspectives and personalities. Which statement is false?
The Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom every semester names former presidents of foreign countries and other dignitaries as “senior fellows” to teach in small-group settings.
FIU’s center on Capitol Hill regularly hosts students for “fly-in” seminars that have them meeting with leaders and learning the ropes of government.
The multimedia artist known as Half&Half regularly comes to campus to debate himself in a one-person show that has him taking both sides of a hot-button issue.
Hospitality entrepreneur extraordinaire David Grutman teaches a wildly popular course that features surprise guests such as singer Bad Bunny, actor Jason Momoa and superstar-athlete-turned-businesswoman Serena Williams.
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