Topic: Research Excellence
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.
Nanotechnology discovery offers new hope for pancreatic cancer
Sylvester and University of Miami College of Engineering study unveils magnetoelectric nanoparticle (MENP) therapy for pancreatic cancer
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.
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.
How AI is transforming academic research
Several University of Miami experts share how they use artificial intelligence in their work.
How AI is transforming academic research
Several University of Miami experts share how they use artificial intelligence in their work.
Transforming research and education for a resilient coastal future
A major $3 million National Science Foundation grant will prepare students to address coastal infrastructure resilience challenges
A waltz over water, but no landfall dance
With a rare meteorological phenomenon and the absence of a U.S. landfalling cyclone, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has so far proved atypical. But that could change, University of Miami experts say.
A smashup of cosmic proportions
How the collision of two black holes, captured in amazing detail, impacts a University of Miami astrophysicist’s research.
