Topic: Research
Coral diseases and water quality play a key role for coral restoration and survival efforts
Coral restoration programs are expanding to revive coral populations and ecosystem services, but local and global stressors such as coral disease and water pollution still threaten coral survival.
New study reveals shift in subtropical North Atlantic ocean over the next decade
Findings reveal long-term cooling and freshening of the deep subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, with hints of major shifts to come over the next decade
Ecosystem disrupted following the disappearance of Great white sharks, new study finds
Known for their powerful ability to launch out of the water in pursuit of prey, the loss of Great white sharks from False Bay in South Africa has scientists and conservationists concerned about the rippling effects on the ecosystem.
School of Communication and Miller School of Medicine team up for innovative projects
Funded by the Mitchell Wolfson Foundation, the interdisciplinary research studies enhance the academic mission of both schools.
Improving police interactions with people with schizophrenia
New research from the Department of Psychology sheds light on the association between police officers’ psychological distress and how they view people with serious mental illnesses.
New study sheds light on risks from residential heat and energy burdens in Miami
Many residents in Miami-Dade County and across the country face the dual challenge of dangerously hot homes and unaffordable cooling costs, which together drive-up intensifying risks to household health and well-being.
Faculty excellence commended
Dedicated to his students and the University, Dr. Tomás A. Salerno, professor of surgery in the Cardiovascular Division, is honored with the 2024–25 James W. McLamore Outstanding Service Award by the Faculty Senate.
Honoring a passion for shaping future doctors through mentorship
A member of the University of Miami faculty for more than 40 years, Dr. Albert J. Varon, professor of anesthesiology at the Miller School of Medicine, is this year’s recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Award for his decades of mentorship and leadership.
El Niño inspires a young man’s passion for science
Benjamin Kirtman, professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, is this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award for his scholarly research and contributions to the natural sciences.
Building a resilient future
The University of Miami's Climate Resilience Institute is hosting the Resilience 365 Conference March 24-25 to kick off the inaugural Miami Climate Week.
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.
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.
