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Rosenstiel School professor recognized by the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida
Cassandra Gaston, an associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, was recognized by the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida as a Rising Star in Science for her research in climate, air quality, and biogeochemical impacts of African dust on the Caribbean and the Americas.
Study reveals acceleration in Pacific upper-ocean circulation over past 30 years, impacting global weather patterns
A critical ocean layer for El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) dynamics.
Evaluating the flow of information for high-impact weather events
For the past three years, undergraduate students in the Rosenstiel School have investigated how information on devastating landfalling hurricanes is created, shared, and used within a complete warning system.
El Niño Southern Oscillation caused spike in 2023 temperatures, new study found
Researchers modeled climate to understand what contributed to the rapid warming of the planet last year
NOAA awards grant to enhance decision-ready climate projections for diverse stakeholders
University of Miami scientists will lead a four-year, first-of-its-kind collaborative project.
Study reveals limits of using land surface temperature to explain heat hazards in Miami-Dade County
The findings underscore the importance of further research to enhance our understanding of urban heat dynamics in subtropical and tropical regions, ensuring that heat mitigation efforts are informed by the most accurate data available.
A moon shot for the world's oceans
Ved Chirayath—Rosenstiel School professor, National Geographic Explorer, and inventor of cutting-edge remote sensing technology—has been awarded the prestigious Moore Inventor Fellowship to advance his work in mapping the world’s oceans.
Over two-million acres of floodplain development occurred in U.S. in last two decades, study finds
Roughly half of all residential floodplain development in U.S. was built in Florida
One of the world's fastest ocean currents is remarkably stable, study finds
Study challenges previous assertions of Gulf Stream slowdown
Diving into marine research
Five University of Miami Rosenstiel School students received a coveted NOAA Hollings Scholarship this summer, which offers two years of tuition assistance and a guaranteed internship.
Hurricane hunters, the true storm chasers
A pilot’s initiative to track the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane that decimated the Florida Keys marked the beginning of the era of today’s legendary hurricane hunters.
