Laurie Dionne Babcock

TheatreLab presents four plays in celebration of America’s 250th birthday

November 6, 2025 0

Celebrate America’s 250th with FGCU TheatreLab’s 2025-26 season featuring plays by Thornton Wilder, Allison Gregory, Neil Simon and Qui Nguyen....

Not for the faint of heart: Inside FGCU’s most chilling classroom

October 30, 2025 0

Discover FGCU students’ journey through cinematic terror, studying horror films like The Bride of Frankenstein and Night of the Living...

Fertile ground: How a thesis took root in Immokalee

October 14, 2025 0

When Madeleine Tenny started her graduate studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, she wasn’t sure how she would adapt to...

Unique ecosystems and ‘that old Florida knowledge’ to discover across campus

September 30, 2025 0

Florida Gulf Coast University’s campus is more than just classrooms and walkways — it’s a living laboratory for learning. From...

FGCU’s College of Education now a national hub for education law

September 26, 2025 0

Florida Gulf Coast University’s College of Education has become the institutional home of the Education Law Association — a nonprofit, member-driven organization devoted...

Meet the FGCU professor playing in everyone’s backyard

September 16, 2025 0

From serial killers to hurricanes, Senthil Girimurugan plays in everyone’s backyard, using statistics to support wide-ranging research and inspire curiosity-driven...

A closer look at native plants blooming seasonally across campus

September 11, 2025 0

Walking through the Florida Gulf Coast University campus is a botanical adventure. Nearly half of its 807 acres is preserved...

3 wildlife predators that signify a healthy campus ecosystem

August 26, 2025 0

Alligators, snakes and eagles — oh my! The presence of predators like these on the Florida Gulf Coast University campus is actually a sign...

5 tiny creatures with a big campus presence

August 19, 2025 0

Insects and other arthropods are the unsung engineers of the world around us. They pollinate plants, decompose organic matter, aerate...

Robot faces, fresh spaces and bold ideas launch FGCU’s fall semester

August 12, 2025 0

From robot food delivery to smarter parking and new academic buildings, FGCU is transforming campus life in 2025. Explore the...

10 public artworks that capture culture on campus

August 5, 2025 0

Public art, accessible to everyone regardless of background or experience, is created intentionally for display in communal spaces. It can...

Tropical careers take root at the Naples Botanical Garden

June 26, 2025 0

The Naples Botanical Garden celebrated the grand opening of its Evenstad Horticulture Campus in 2024. Described by Brian Galligan, vice...