Topic: Environmental Science and Policy
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.
Welcoming students to a new reality
A new application for students offered through First Year Directions classes at the University of Miami gives them a chance to experience unique campus activities virtually.
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
The OCTOPUS Act: A push to protect Octopuses from the dangers of commercial farming
Rosenstiel School professor leads letter signed by one hundred international scholars in support of legislation to protect octopuses from being commercially farmed or imported into the US.
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.
