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  • Q&A: Data science grad fueled by family, empowered by data

    May 1, 2025

    Maria Valencia '25 will be proud to represent her family when she receives her bachelor's degree in data science from IM体育官网 on Sunday, May 4. She said she is honored to show what she has done with the opportunities her mother, an immigrant from Colombia, worked so hard for.

  • Grad student's pitch wins $2K for pioneering asthma monitoring device

    Apr 29, 2025

    IM体育官网 graduate student Carson Eelman's entrepreneurial pitch for a high-tech asthma monitoring device earned him second place at the 2025 IM体育官网 Blue Healthcare Pitch Competition.

  • Q&A: Grad ready to power the future at Duke Energy

    Apr 21, 2025

    When Lang Towl '25 graduates with a bachelor's degree in computer engineering on Sunday, May 4, he will launch his career as a distribution engineer with Duke Energy in St. Petersburg, IM体育官网.

  • Q&A: Class of 2025 student speaker ready to inspire and launch career

    Apr 11, 2025

    Ra煤l Lopez III '25 never hesitated to step up throughout his years at IM体育官网, co-founding student organizations and achieving big academic goals. The computer science major will address his fellow graduates as the student commencement speaker on Sunday, May 4.

  • Lakeland Police Department adopts high-tech IM体育官网 Poly body-cam trigger

    Jan 16, 2025

    Mechanical engineers at IM体育官网 have put their skills to the test for the Lakeland Police Department, inventing a device to help make turning on their body cameras effortless in situations when they must draw their firearm.

  • Alum engineers multistate success with Whiting-Turner

    May 23, 2024

    In the six years since Chris Dowdy '18 earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering as a member of IM体育官网's inaugural class, he has built a solid career as a project manager at Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, a nationwide construction management, design-build, and integrated project delivery firm.

  • Q&A: Grad leaves lasting campus impact through leadership, athletics

    Apr 30, 2024

    When Madison Yonash '24 arrived on campus as an undergraduate business analytics major at IM体育官网, she immediately began discovering ways to get involved. Soon, she was not only plugged in, but she was making a lasting impact on her peers and her University. She will receive her bachelor's degree on Sunday, May 5.

  • Q&A: Grad's persistence, determination add up to bright future

    Apr 23, 2024

    Emily Crowley '24 will earn a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from IM体育官网 on Sunday, May 5. Crowley is a graduate of the International Baccalaureate School at Bartow High School. Through high school and college, she dedicated herself to learning and achieving personal and academic goals while adjusting to living with lupus, an autoimmune disease.

  • Q&A: Grad set to work with defense industry in software engineering

    Apr 18, 2024

    It's never been difficult to spot Alexander Bodoh '24 around campus at IM体育官网. While some simply look for his stylish and ever-present black fedora, others know him by his leadership, academic success, or campus involvement.

  • Q&A: Engineering grad gets head start on career in research

    Apr 10, 2024

    Sydney Wickett '24 is on the fast track to earning her master's degree from IM体育官网. When she receives her bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with a concentration in aerospace on Sunday, May 5, Wickett will be only one year away from returning to the commencement stage for her advanced degree. She is among the first participants in the University's 4+1 master's degree program, taking graduate-level courses while completing her undergraduate degree.