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A Florida team has turned a common cause of frustration for many beach-goers into a new food opportunity, after discovering that a common processed food ingredient can be extracted from the sargassum seaweed that at times plagues our beaches.

Dozens of students and faculty members protested Florida International University’s immigration policies at an event with President Jeannette Nuñez on Friday. Protesters said they were also frustrated after a leaked group chat showed campus Republicans advocating for killing Black people.

The University of Florida is moving to deactivate its College Republicans chapter after reports of antisemitic behavior by some members. UF officials said over the weekend that the Florida Federation of College Republicans told them it already disbanded the Gainesville chapter.

The chats reportedly featured Miami-Dade County Republican Party members and contained hundreds of uses of the n-word and many other instances of antisemitic slurs, replete with references to Nazi Germany.

In a dramatic escalation of a years-long battle over sociology in Florida colleges and universities, FIU faculty allege that new state mandates for an Introduction to Sociology course amount to an attack on academic freedom and censorship of the discipline. "There are no discussions of systemic or structural racism — a core concept in sociology,” an associate professor said.

Serbian-born FIU alumna and award-winning pianist and composer Marta Brankovich returns to her alma mater for an alumni concert. The performance marks her first of 2026.

Celia Sinfónica is a new concert that transforms Cruz’s hits into sweeping symphonic arrangements, performed live by the FIU Symphony Orchestra alongside renowned vocalists and instrumentalists.

Erika Donalds, wife of Florida gubernatorial candidate Rep. Byron Donalds, made a stop at Florida International University on Wednesday night, not to stump for her husband, but to advocate for the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education and other conservative education reforms, reports POLITICO Florida.

As Miami weighs changes to its tree protection laws, an FIU analysis finds that city rules meant to mitigate tree removal are inadequate, leaving the city well behind its promise of 30% canopy coverage.

Non-Florida residents will pay more to attend the state’s highest-performing institution of higher education, Florida International University.

Nuñez is slated to receive a five-year contract with a base salary of $925,000 and annual performance bonuses of up to $400,000. Nuñez, who received bachelor’s and master’s degrees at FIU, said the Miami-based school has a tremendous opportunity for growth.

Nuñez, who left her role as lieutenant governor to become interim president, has been selected by the search committee due to her proven leadership and qualifications.