Grad Students
Dangers that lurk beyond the wilds
Using a new web crawler they developed, two University of Miami researchers and others conducted an extensive study on the scale and scope of the online trade of endangered species.
NY Giants player engagement coordinator is first in family to earn master’s degree
Brandon Harlin, a UOnline grad who experienced homelessness as a teen, sees himself as a role model for his community and his three young nephews.
Exposing the ‘DIRT’ on dust
In one of the few studies of its kind, a University of Miami doctoral student and others have documented the particle size of household dust found on children’s hands after play activities.
Seaweed’s little secret
A University of Miami doctoral student is investigating a potential link between sargassum compost and high arsenic levels in crops grown on Caribbean farms.
‘Run a lot, sleep a lot, eat a lot’
Giulio Palummieri, who finished fourth in the recent Miami Marathon, applies the same persistent, patient approach to his lab research at the Miller School of Medicine as he does to his long-distance training.
‘Hope and possibility’ for the future
Through boots-on-the-ground research and interaction with Indigenous peoples, University of Miami alumna Alizé Carrère is raising awareness about the importance of adapting to a changing environment.
Triple alumna uses tools and strategies learned through UOnline to drive change in Miami-Dade
Rose Martin, executive director of the Miami-Dade County Commission for Women, earned her doctorate in education in December and said she is already applying lessons from the program to her advocacy work.
‘A fertilizer for the sea’
A University of Miami ocean sciences Ph.D. student and five others recently returned from an expedition to the North Atlantic where they investigated the impact of Saharan dust and volcanic ash on the ocean’s ecosystem.
Illuminating the beginnings of animal development
New biophysics research at the University of Miami adds to our knowledge about the origins of left-right asymmetry in the body.
The benefits of speaking multiple languages
New psychology research indicates that multilingual children may have enhanced executive function and perspective taking skills.
Mapping Big Cypress National Preserve
A team of graduate researchers, led by biology professor Ken Feeley in the University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences, is tracking the growth and decline of pine trees to understand how the preserve’s ecosystem is evolving.
