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January 2008

FSU professor examines jihad in new book, 'Arguing the Just War in Islam'

"The ruling to kill the Americans and their allies—civilians and military—is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it …."

FSU researcher to study effect of global warming on hurricane risk

Armed with a $140,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, a Florida State University professor is hoping to get to the bottom of a hotly debated topic: the role global warming is having on the frequency and intensity of hurricanes along our nation's coastlines.

Retired generals to lead FSU forum on U.S. torture policy

A panel of retired military leaders are gathering at Florida State University on Jan. 23 to discuss U.S. interrogation policies and the importance of the commander-in-chief setting the highest standards for the treatment of prisoners.

Researcher, Magnet Lab receive $2 million grant to target tuberculosis

About 5,000 people around the world die from tuberculosis every day, but no effective new drugs have been developed to combat it in 40 years. Researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University hope to change that through research made possible by a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Bank of America establishes Center for Banking and Financial Studies at FSU's College of Business

Florida State University's College of Business today announced a $2-million grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to establish the Gene Taylor/Bank of America Center for Banking and Financial Studies. Housed in the college's Department of Finance, the center will be used to encourage excellence in education, and fund research and service activities related to banking and finance.

FSU to mark Heritage Day with festival, statue unveiling, Legacy Walk

Florida State University will celebrate the 157th anniversary of its founding and its eighth annual Heritage Day on Saturday, Jan. 19.

FSU scholar's work on the 'other Shakespeare' called monumental

FSU scholar's work on the 'other Shakespeare' called monumental

FSU's Pepper Center to host world leaders at international conference

World leaders from Africa and the Middle East will gather at Florida State University for a first-of-its-kind international dialogue designed to support a United Nations initiative, the Alliance of Civilizations.

FSU's Vann lands NEA grant for book on adventures at sea

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded a 2008 Literature Fellowship in creative writing, valued at $25,000, to author David Vann, an assistant professor in Florida State University's Creative Writing Program and a skilled sailor who has logged more than 40,000 offshore miles and barely lived to tell about it.