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Research and Creative Activity

FSU Discovery Days launch includes $5 million check to fund pediatric rare disease research

FSU Discovery Days launch includes $5 million check to fund pediatric rare disease research

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Discovery Days: Three FSU-affiliated startups awarded $110,000 for innovative, cutting-edge ideas at FSU Discovery Challenge

Discovery Days: Three FSU-affiliated startups awarded $110,000 for innovative, cutting-edge ideas at FSU Discovery Challenge

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FSU faculty net more than $9M in grants to develop AI for use in scientific research

FSU faculty net more than $9M in grants to develop AI for use in scientific research

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Florida State University scientist discovers one of the earth’s earliest animals in Australian outback

Florida State University scientist discovers one of the earth’s earliest animals in Australian outback

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Renowned nurse innovator joins FSU College of Nursing to launch nation’s first nursing and AI innovation consortium

Renowned nurse innovator joins FSU College of Nursing to launch nation’s first nursing and AI innovation consortium

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What is FSU Research and Creative Activity?

Analyzing the long-term effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Understanding how people make decisions. Exploring new filmmaking techniques. Pushing the boundaries of alternative energy. Producing new and inspiring creative works of art. These are just a small sampling of the different types of research and creative activities taking place at FSU on a daily basis.

Research and creative activity is about discovery. It’s about having an idea and finding the right environment in which to explore that idea. At FSU, we take great pride in our ability to provide supportive environments for the exploration of all types of ideas; and with approximately $414 million in research expenditures each year, and more than 50 prominent research centers and institutes calling our campuses home, FSU continues to be one of the top idea-incubators in the nation.

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$414 Million

The total research expenditures for FSU, which includes federal, state and other funding sources. These funds are used by student and faculty researchers to gain new knowledge and pursue new discoveries in a multitude of areas. The ultimate goal of their research? To save lives, improve society and help drive human advancement.