Research
Rocket Canes soar to new heights
The student-run Rocket Canes club at the University of Miami allows engineering students the chance to design, build, and launch rockets—turning classroom concepts into real-world experience.
Big ideas in 180 seconds
The 10th Annual Three Minute Thesis Competition showcased graduate students across the University of Miami presenting research in fields ranging from medicine and computer engineering to literature and marketing.
Harnessing the power of the sun to ‘change the world’
A University of Miami College of Engineering researcher is tackling one of fusion energy’s toughest challenges: finding metals that can withstand the extreme conditions inside future commercial fusion reactors.
Tackling coral health from a new angle
A team of University of Miami students devised a removable engineering solution that could protect coral reefs from harmful ultraviolet rays in the hottest months of the year.
How Hurricane Melissa exploded into a monster
The Category 5 storm, which left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, stunned forecasters and meteorologists, achieving extreme rapid intensification as well as a never-before-recorded wind speed near the ocean surface. University of Miami tropical cyclone experts explain how it happened.
Flying into the heart of Melissa
Tropical cyclone scientist Jun Zhang has deployed drones into the potentially catastrophic Hurricane Melissa, aiding forecasters and amassing data that will help in future storm models.
Taking student learning to new heights
Across the University of Miami, faculty members like Daniel Serravite, a kinesiology lecturer, are bringing virtual and augmented reality tools into their classes to offer students a cutting-edge learning experience.
From cow dung to the cosmos
A University of Miami aerospace engineering student explores how bovine waste—used to insulate homes in rural India—could help protect astronauts from harmful space radiation.
Compliance is everyone’s responsibility
An annual event, Compliance and Ethics Week helps raise awareness of compliance and risk-related topics, recognize ethical behavior, and reinforce institutional values and behaviors.
A smashup of cosmic proportions
How the collision of two black holes, captured in amazing detail, impacts a University of Miami astrophysicist’s research.
Harnessing new technology tools for research
The IDSC Fellows Program helps train students in advanced computing techniques to accelerate their research. Students must apply by Oct. 14 for this academic year.
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