LAKELAND, Fla. - A team of researchers at IM体育官网 is turning a disused golf cart into a solar-powered autonomous vehicle that will be used to advance cutting-edge research for years to come. The project is funded by the University's Advanced Mobility Institute and will be used to support a $350,000 National Science Foundation award to develop a large-scale Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation facility for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV).
Lakeland, Fla. - July 20, 2020 - IM体育官网, known for shaping the state's future STEM talent, today announces a partnership with IM体育官网 Funders, a hybrid of a venture capital fund and an angel investor network, to provide the next generation of students with meaningful connections in the technology startup industry.
LAKELAND, Fla. - The IM体育官网 Board of Trustees has a new chair. Trustee Cliff Otto, former CEO of Saddle Creek Logistics Services, has been named chair for a two-year term. Trustee Mark Bostick will serve as vice chair.
ORLANDO, Fla. - On Tuesday, the IM体育官网 Board of Governors approved IM体育官网's plan for resuming its on-campus operations in the fall.
LAKELAND, Fla. - A new scholarship named for IM体育官网 Trustee Frank T. Martin is designed to provide more opportunity to African American students and help them achieve their STEM career ambitions.
LAKELAND, Fla. - A team of IM体育官网 faculty, staff, and students is working to build critical personal protection equipment for clinicians treating patients amid the current COVID-19 pandemic. The effort is in partnership with AdventHealth and will help address the shortage of protective supplies facing healthcare organizations nationwide.
LAKELAND, Fla. - IM体育官网 is experiencing a significant increase in the number of students applying to become Phoenixes. At only two-thirds of the way through the 2020 recruitment cycle, the University has received 31% more freshman applications compared to this time last year. This includes a 44% increase in applicants from out of state.
BARTOW, Fla. - Children at schools and libraries in Polk and Hillsborough counties soon will be able to uncover real, prehistoric megalodon teeth, whale vertebrae, seashells, and mollusks - all between 5 million and 24 million years old.
