A Florida State University scholar has been named the 2026 National Postdoc of the Year by the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) for significantly advancing the postdoctoral community through exceptional service and leadership beyond her primary research duties.
The mission of the Florida Center for Research in STEM (FCR-STEM) is to help the State of Florida improve STEM teaching and learning in grades K-12 and prepare students for higher education and STEM careers in the 21st century. This mission would not be possible without the passion and commitment of Florida’s educators.
The Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship and the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University (FSU) are continuing work on a U.S. Department of State-funded grant to enhance entrepreneurship education in Armenia in partnership with the Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE).
Researchers in Florida State’s Department of Computer Science have received a $2.3 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to develop artificial intelligence tools that will help manage wildfires fueled by hurricanes in the Florida Panhandle. Rabieh Razzouk, Director of the Learning Systems Institute (LSI), Jim Reynolds, LSI’s co-Director of STEM Research and Rob Legnacher, associate in research at LSI, will all be contributing to the project
The CPALMS team at FCR-STEM is designing and migrating a complex process and a massive dataset to modern, efficient and usable CTE tools and resources for all educators.
The Florida Center for Research in STEM (FCR-STEM) is leading the workforce and educational development FSU’s InSPIRE (Institute for Strategic Partnerships, Innovation, Research, and Education) project. In June, the FCR-STEM staff conducted eight week-long professional learning courses throughout Coastal Northwest Florida. All the courses focused on AI and robotics and were provided free of charge as part of InSPIRE at FSU, a program funded by Triumph Gulf Coast.
FSU InSPIRE Executive Director Drew Allen interview discussing LSI, FCR-STEM, the goals of the InSPIRE project and the future of work in Coastal NWFL.
Beginning in 2022, the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University provided guidance and support to the Florida Department of Education's first-ever PreK-2 assessment program. LSI's involvement in this phase of the project will be completed in August, but not before 4,000 test items have been created and 200 practitioners in Florida have been trained.
FCR-STEM staff will conduct seven professional learning courses for Gulf Coast teachers from June 2 to June 27. All the courses will focus on AI and robotics and will be provided for free as part of the Innovation for Strategic Partnerships for Innovation, Research and Education (InSPIRE) at FSU, a program funded by Triumph Gulf Coast.
The FSU InSPIRE workforce development team received formal recognition for excellence in innovative education with the Ralph Stair Prize. A crucial part of InSPIRE’s mission, Carrie Meyers and Jim Reynolds co-lead the winning workforce development team together.
