FAU receives $1M USDA grant for Microbiome Innovation Center
The center will help address the challenges facing agriculture and the declining interest of the next generation in related careers.
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FIU professor named Jefferson Science Fellow for climate security
FAI Professor Assefa Melesse will work with the Office of the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and other agencies.
How PFAS âforever chemicalsâ are getting into Miamiâs Biscayne Bay, where dolphins, fish and manatees dine
PFAS can enter the food chain and accumulate in marine plants and animals, with ecological and human health implications.
Researchers receive $1 million grant to ensure resilience of critical infrastructure
An interdisciplinary team of FIU researchers will use machine learning, AI to develop novel solutions for infrastructure resilience.
Restoring the Everglades to ensure South Floridaâs freshwater supply
FIUâs decades-long scientific leadership in Everglades restoration is a model for the restoration of imperiled ecosystems worldwide.
FIU receives $5 million grant to lay the groundwork for âmodular nuclear reactorsâ
FIU is developing a system and components that make possible construction of smaller, less costly nuclear reactors.
Climate change emerges as major driver of amphibian declines, new research finds
The findings, published this week in Nature, indicate nearly 41% of amphibian species are threatened with extinction.
Montana kids win historic climate lawsuit â hereâs why it could set a powerful precedent
The ruling in Held v. State of Montana sets a precedent for the role of âgreen amendmentsâ in climate litigation.
Locally transmitted malaria in the US could be a harbinger of rising disease risk in a warming climate
Climate change is causing a shift in weather patterns, some of which can worsen malaria conditions.
Reef sharks are at much higher risk of extinction than previously thought
Protected areas and fisheries management key to survival
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