As one of the nation's largest, most dynamic universities, it's no surprise that the great work we do at FIU is making headlines. Our Media Relations & Communication team is central to ensuring that we convey the right message, serving as the liaison between the university and news media and helping the members of our university community tell the FIU story. Whether you're a journalist looking to get in touch with an FIU area expert or a faculty member seeking to promote cutting-edge work, Media Relations can help.
Our services
- Public Relations
- Media Releases
- Op/Ed Assistance
- Public Records Requests
- Coordinate Media Interviews
FIU in The Conversation
- Politics, Law & Society
How Lula’s big-tent pragmatism won over Brazil again – with a little help from a backlash to Bolsonaro
- Science & Technology
Flowers grown on polluted waterways can help clean up nutrient runoff
- Politics, Law & Society
Whether of politicians, pop stars or teenage girls, sexualized deepfakes are on the rise
- Medicine & Health Sciences
Suicide has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. − yet medical students still don’t receive adequate training to treat suicidal patients
- Science & Technology
The surprising reason why insects circle lights at night: They lose track of the sky
- Politics, Law & Society
How Ecuador went from being Latin America’s model of stability to a nation in crisis
Contact Media Relations & Communications
Maydel Santana
Associate Vice President, Media Relations and Communication
305-348-1555
santanam@fiu.edu
PC 519Madeline Baro
Director Media Relations
305-348-2234
mbaro@fiu.edu
PC 519FAna M. Valdes
Director Communications
305-348-5408
anvalde@fiu.eduDianne Fernandez
Director of Broadcast Media
305-608-4870
dfernand37@fiu.edu