TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 30 -- Florida State University issued the following news release:
A leading global agency of the United Nations has tabbed Florida State University as its first chair focused on sport ecology - a landmark agreement that places FSU at the center of one of the world's most critical and emerging fields of study.
UNESCO, which stands for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, selected FSU for a four-year partnership that connects the university to the global agency's priority-setting work and to peer institutions on six continents. There are 14 UNESCO Chairs in sport-related fields worldwide. FSU is the only one based in the United States and the only one dedicated specifically to sport e...