Science and Technology
Where art meets science
The H2O: Hopeful, Healthy Oceans program blends science and art to inspire and engage the next generation in protecting Florida’s endangered marine ecosystems.
Getting on-the-job experience abroad
Two students from the Innovation, Technology, and Design program participated in a pilot internship program in Barcelona this summer.
Rising global temperatures are the new normal
Last year, Earth experienced its warmest year on record, and 2024 is on pace to surpass that milestone. As such, cities around the world are becoming unbearably hot, putting outdoor workers, the young, and older adults at risk.
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.
A flight into the maelstrom
Devon Ledbetter, a graduate student at the Rosenstiel School, is creating a virtual reality experience that will let anyone fly aboard a hurricane hunter aircraft and into the eye of the storm.
An ‘oasis in the desert’ on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered pure sulfur on the red planet. A University of Miami chemist explains the importance of the chemical element, often described as essential to life.
‘Windfall’ technology to power cargo ships
A University of Miami researcher is developing wind-powered cylinders that would propel today’s massive cargo ships, lessening the shipping industry’s dependence on fossil fuels and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Investigating the genesis of hurricanes
Quinton Lawton, a recent Ph.D. graduate of the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, studies the way in which Kelvin waves can influence the formation of tropical cyclones.
What’s in the sludge? This intern seeks to know.
Together with a cohort of students from around the country, Jessica Jarratt is interning in a marine science laboratory in Virginia, quantifying and characterizing microplastics in biosolids.
Making waves
As part of a commitment to help protect coastal communities and marine life, Rosenstiel School doctoral student Peisen Tan studies the dynamics of waves powered for storms.
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