Topic: Grants and Funding
SONHS Soars in NIH Rankings
With over $6 million in funding, SONHS gains recognition as a Top 20 National Institutes of Health-supported nursing school.
Scientist forges a new path in marine conservation
Rebecca Gruby, an expert in ocean conservation policy, was appointed an endowed chair at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and is set to lead its newest endeavor, the Robert K. Johnson Center for Marine Conservation.
University professors receive federal grant to deploy energy-efficient technologies in buildings across South Florida and Puerto Rico
The College of Engineering at the University of Miami has been selected for a federal grant to establish a new energy center to train students, technicians, and engineers, advance research in clean energy, and bolster infrastructure improvements.
Barbados site ramps up efforts to measure dust, aerosols
Upgrades to a University of Miami observatory that tracks the transport of dust and other aerosols will make all sorts of new measurements possible and could help determine if the high number of pediatric asthma cases on the Caribbean island is connected to harmful elements in the air.
Scientists explore the gut-brain connection
Researchers at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis are investigating strategies to modify the interactions between the brain and the gut to help patients after a stroke as well as those with Alzheimer’s disease.
Offering advanced notice for extreme weather
With three new grants, climate scientist Ben Kirtman is hoping to create improved prediction tools for the El Niño climate cycle, as well as floods and wildfires.
How fish play a critical role in the oceanic carbon cycle
Three researchers from the University of Miami are conducting experiments to better determine the important role fish play in the oceanic carbon cycle, studying everything from how much carbonate fish produce to the path of the minerals in the water column.
