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“I’m diggin’ up bones, I’m diggin’ up bones; Exhuming things that’s better left alone.” — From the song, “Diggin’ Up Bones” With all due respect to Randy Travis’ Grammy Award-winning tune, some exhumed bones are not better left alone. In fact, forensic anthropologists such as Associate Professor Heather Walsh-Haney and her student team at Florida…
Even when he’s in his hometown of Toronto 1,450 miles away from FGCU, Michael Chemello gets asked about his jersey by player after player. Chemello is wearing his FGCU club hockey jersey, and multiple NCAA Division I hockey players at the Toronto rink know the program. FGCU hockey has a reputation for domination in club…
Jordan Shedrow and Paul Hollenback have been close friends since meeting on social media a few years back. Hollenback has Hunter syndrome, a life-threatening disorder that makes it difficult for the body to break down sugar molecules, leading to stunted growth and enlarged organs. It can also affect his ability to breathe and think. Although…
“We’ve done plenty in twenty.” Tony Barringer, associate provost and associate vice president for faculty affairs, came up with that catchy phrase during a meeting of FGCU’s 20th Anniversary Committee. The statement describes perfectly the two decades that have elapsed since FGCU opened in 1997. Those on campus have seen special banners commemorating the anniversary…
Tarra Wood was not going to become an artist. Wood, who describes herself as a practical person, said she loved art but resisted the idea of becoming a professional artist for a long time. “I thought, ‘Oh, it’s not practical. It’s going to be tough, I don’t want to be poor,’” Wood said with a…
FGCU senior Onyeweenu Ogene has learned a lot about persistence. The environmental studies major and marine enthusiast learned about a research opportunity with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California her sophomore year. She applied for the position, not realizing it was meant for upperclassmen. “I applied again my junior year thinking, ‘I got this,…
FGCU received the 2016 Sustainable Florida Best Practices Award for its commitment to sustainability in operations and academics.
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February 22, 2024
