Coastal colleges struggle to prepare for sea level rise Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, January 12th, 2018 For many colleges and universities on America’s coasts, the threat is no longer theoretical. Sea-level rise — along with increased […]
Scientists reflect on the future of climate change in Florida Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, January 8th, 2018 Department of Biological Sciences professor Philip Stoddard was recently featured in an article by The Center for Public Integrity regarding […]
Citizen scientists study sea level rise Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, January 5th, 2018 Tiffany Troxler, Director of the Sea Level Solutions Center, recently gathered 75 volunteers to collect data from puddles across the […]
Untitled Art Fair features Garbage Wall Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, December 20th, 2017 This year at Miami’s Untitled Art Fair, guests were immediately greeted by a wall of garbage. The “Garbage Wall” was […]
Science and Performing Arts Come Together for the Future of Biscayne Bay Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, December 15th, 2017 The School of Environment, Arts and Society (SEAS) recently joined forces with the Sea Level Solutions Center and the College […]
Sea Level Rise is Outpacing Accretion Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, November 21st, 2017 More than 500 million people, or nearly 7 percent of the human population, live on a delta. The fragile balance […]
Study Finds Dams Increase Risk of Fish Extinction in Rivers Written by Candice Allouch, November 16th, 2017 Over the last several years, a team of researchers led by Dr. John Kominoski, aquatic ecologist within the FIU Southeast Environmental Research […]
FIU Team Wins Statewide FCI Climate Video Contest Written by Candice Allouch, November 7th, 2017 This fall the Florida Climate Institute (FCI) called on all students across their university partners to create compelling videos on climate challenges […]
Endangered Species in the Florida Keys At Risk After Hurricanes Written by Giselle Cancio, October 31st, 2017 From the iconic Key deer to rare birds, insects, and plants, the wildlife of the Florida Keys took a beating […]
SLSC Awarded Resiliency Grant from Miami Foundation Written by Candice Allouch, October 31st, 2017 On October 16, the FIU Sea Level Solutions Center was granted The Miami Foundation‘s 50th Anniversary Signature Resiliency Grant of $50,000. […]