As the world is being faced with the threat of the H1N1 virus, Frostburg State University is not exempt from the virus' frightening path. Here at FSU, as of October 29th, there have been "82 cases of influenza like illness in students seen at Brady Health," most of which have been in the "last 2-3 weeks". (0) comments
Mara Schiavocampo, a digital correspondent for NBC news and guest commentator for NPR, was involved in a teleconference last Thursday for students at various colleges interested in journalism as a profession. Schiavocampo has made a name for herself by following a very unorthodox career path. Instead of working with a single agency or organization, she has played the field, contributing to such news outlets as NBC News, ABC News, Yahoo!, Ebony Magazine, CBS Newspath, and National Public Radio. (0) comments
Only one percent of American college undergraduates study abroad each year. The Center for International Education offers Frostburg State University students resources to study abroad, expanding their education while gaining an insight into a world that they have little understanding of.
Frostburg State University was awarded a grant totaling approximately $500,000 recently for one of its academic programs, as Senator Benjamin Cardin recently announced. The recipient program, FSU's ethnobotany major, was given these funds from the Agricultural Appropriations Committee with the hopes that it would be able to further research specific vegetation here in the Western Maryland region. Ethnobotany is a study of people's interactions with plants. Under ethnobotany, a specific emphasis is placed on culture as these people/plant interactions are considered. Amongst its more distinctive focuses, economic botany analyzes commercial uses for plants in industrialized societies. Ethnobotanical studies, in general, combine those of cultural anthropology and botany (which it technically is a branch of).
10/21/09 Theft: Westminster Hall student reported his cellular phone taken while attending a student dance in the Cordts PE Center. Victim advised the phone was taken while walking through the crowd inside of the dance area. 10/21/09 Damage to Property: FSU employee reported damage to her vehicle while parked in the Hitchins Lot. (0) comments