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  • Florida Poly students visit State Capitol to advocate for the University

    Jan 26, 2023

    Nearly a dozen Student Government Association members from Florida Polytechnic University traveled to the State Capitol in Tallahassee this week to meet with legislators and discuss their priorities for both their University and the other universities in the State University System.

  • Fulbright Senior Scholar from Australia shares research on true cost of cyberattacks

    Jan 20, 2023

    The Florida Polytechnic University community had the opportunity to learn from Australian Fulbright Senior Scholar Dr. Alex Frino about the true financial costs of cyberattacks for large U.S. companies.

  • New analysis shows Florida Poly majors prep grads for top-paying careers

    Jan 18, 2023

    A recent analysis linking college majors to high-paying careers concluded that technology-driven and engineering positions are among the most immediately lucrative. As the only state institution with an all-STEM curriculum, Florida Polytechnic University is preparing its students to enter the top field on the list, as well as many other high-paying careers listed.

  • Solaris is the newly named Florida Poly mascot

    Jan 11, 2023

    More than 100 members of the Florida Polytechnic University community cheered on the unveiling of Solaris as the name of the University's Phoenix mascot.

  • Police sergeant puts decades of experience to work at Florida Poly

    Jan 9, 2023

    Florida Polytechnic University Police Sgt. David Last's career has always seen him serve and protect all those around him.

  • Florida Poly alum achieves ambition of becoming cybersecurity pro

    Jan 4, 2023

    Osaki Pokima '20 pursued an education at Florida Polytechnic University to fulfill his goal of working in cybersecurity. Today, he is a senior implementation engineer at Fortress Information Security, based in Orlando, Florida. The company is one of the nation's largest cybersecurity providers of supply chain risk management and asset vulnerability management solutions.

  • Wrap up 2022 with these top 10 stories

    Dec 30, 2022

    So many big things happened for Florida Polytechnic University in 2022. We launched degrees, opened the long-awaited Applied Research Center, and saw the return of a beloved campus tradition. The students, faculty, and staff at Florida Poly worked hard to make possible all of the achievements of the past year. As we look ahead, 2023 is poised to be better than ever.

  • Capstone team designs critical planetary rover component for NASA

    Dec 22, 2022

    A senior capstone design team at Florida Polytechnic University worked at a lightning speed throughout the fall semester to design and build an updated shoulder for a marsupial planetary rover.

  • Passionate about aerospace, students design self-correcting rocket engine

    Dec 20, 2022

    Florida Polytechnic University seniors Mac Feilmeier and Austin Rumancik spent the last several weeks of the fall semester designing and building a thrust vectored rocket, or a rocket that self-corrects its direction if it detects any deviation from its planned flightpath.

  • 5 Florida Poly researchers among world's top scientists

    Dec 16, 2022

    Five researchers from Florida Polytechnic University have been recognized as being among the top 2% of scientists globally on a prestigious annual list compiled by Stanford University. The findings are published in PLOS Biology.