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First graduates of FGCU partnership with medical school embark upon residencies

First graduates of FGCU partnership with medical school embark upon residencies

FGCU 360 NOW | July 10, 2025

The first four students to graduate from medical school through Florida Gulf Coast University’s pre-health professional program partnership with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) are completing residencies in Florida. Soon, these doctors will…

Students go wild with nature art on display at Rookery Bay

Students go wild with nature art on display at Rookery Bay

FGCU 360 NOW | July 08, 2025

This spring, a collaboration between two Florida Gulf Coast University art classes and the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center in Naples gave students the chance to highlight Southwest Florida’s flora and fauna through photography and…

Spring 2025 President’s and Dean’s Lists honor top scholars

Spring 2025 President’s and Dean’s Lists honor top scholars

FGCU 360 NOW | July 01, 2025

Florida Gulf Coast University honors its top scholars each semester by naming undergraduate students to the President’s or Dean’s lists. The combined published lists for the spring 2025 semester feature 4,577 students from 45 states…

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One-of-a-kind sculpture made of metal debris left by Hurricane Ian

One-of-a-kind sculpture made of metal debris left by Hurricane Ian

WGCU | February 29, 2024

Students and an art professor at FGCU created a sculpture from debris left behind by Hurricane Ian.

Burmese python sightings spark concern in Cape Haze Peninsula

Burmese python sightings spark concern in Cape Haze Peninsula

ABC 7 | February 28, 2024

Andrew Durso, Ph.D., talks to a reporter about the python moving north.

Keeping nurses in SWFL, New partnership with Lee Health and FGCU

Keeping nurses in SWFL, New partnership with Lee Health and FGCU

NBC 2 | February 28, 2024

The reporter talks to an FGCU nursing student about the importance of the LINE grant.

More people are taking solo vacations, and it could be good for your mental health

More people are taking solo vacations, and it could be good for your mental health

ABC 7 | February 22, 2024

FGCU professor talks about the importance of alone time.

The Stanley cup craze: How a thermos became a status symbol

The Stanley cup craze: How a thermos became a status symbol

NBC 2 | February 20, 2024

FGCU marketing professor Gina Tran, Ph.D., explains how a cup became popular.

Second rent-free home dedicated on FGCU campus

Second rent-free home dedicated on FGCU campus

WGCU | February 16, 2024

The reporter covers the opening of the second rent-free home on FGCU’s campus.

FGCU President Aysegul Timur talks about the university’s new strategic plan

FGCU President Aysegul Timur talks about the university’s new strategic plan

NBC 2 | February 16, 2024

President Timur talks to NBC 2 anchor about the future of FGCU.

Zyn: How bad is it for kids?

Zyn: How bad is it for kids?

ABC 7 | February 14, 2024

Virginia Londahl-Ramsey, DNP Nurse Anesthesiology Program Director at FGCU, talks about nicotine’s effect on kids.

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