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.
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.