Tallahassee’s three colleges are showcasing their research Tuesday. The Discovery on Parade highlights projects at Florida A&M University, Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College.
FAMU, FSU and TCC will show the public how they’re putting research to work—from Florida supplied wines made of FAMU’s specialty grapes, to farm-raised oysters grown at TCC’s environmental institute. Money spent on research at the school’s circles through the local economy," said FSU's Gary Ostrander.
"Collectively, they’re putting about a quarter-billion into the economy and that’s being spent at movie theatres, grocery stories and things like that," he said. "As well as using some of that to focus on developing new technologies so we can develop companies that will stay in Tallahassee spin out jobs and strengthen our community.
This is the first year all three of Tallahassee’s higher education institutions will present their work together. Much of it could have some impact on daily life.
“To me that’s the cool part about what we do everyday, which is innovate, create and take to market," said FAMU's Tim Moore.
Doors open Tuesday evening at 5 at the Turnbull conference center.
