Research

DeVoe L. Moore Center wins research grant to advance mobility, equity in U.S. labor market

Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s DeVoe L. Moore Center received a WorkRise grant to conduct a collaborative research project with the Florida Policy Institute examining how occupational licensing prevents ex-offenders from gaining meaningful employment.

FSU researchers earn NSF grant to transform libraries into ‘Rural Resiliency Hubs’

The increasing frequency of natural catastrophes and their uneven impact on vulnerable populations calls for the development of disaster Resiliency Hubs. Now, through a grant from the National Science Foundation, a multidisciplinary team of Florida State University researchers is looking to utilize a commonly underrecognized space in disaster response: public libraries.