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Dams drive risk of fish extinction in U.S.
Dams drive local extinction risk of native fish in the southern United States, an FIU study found. The high number […]
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Everglades needs more fresh water to fight salt water intrusion
As sea levels continue to rise, more areas of the coastal Everglades will be susceptible to salt water intrusion, according […]
Hydropower development alters the Amazon, researchers find
The Andean Amazon is being rapidly altered by a wave of hydropower development and the consequences have been underestimated, according […]
FIU researcher: ‘Trump is wrong about MS-13. His rhetoric will make it worse.’
As part of an op-ed series, FIU News shares the diverse perspectives of members of the university community. This piece first appeared […]
Sexual harassment in the workplace: how organizational policies can make a difference
Employees are more likely to report sexual harassment they witness at work when there is a zero-tolerance policy in place, […]
Shark biologist teams up with aerospace engineer to discover behaviors of oceanic whitetips
Oceanic whitetip sharks move with extreme efficiency, exploiting physics to maximize their energy surplus for both hunting and downtime. A […]
Hurricanes and earthquakes: Can one predict the other?
When three major hurricanes and just as many powerful earthquakes happen at around the same time, as they did in […]
New flood risk identified by FIU researcher
As South Florida raises groundwater levels to fight salt water intrusion, the threat of flooding from within will only increase, […]
Nature signals SOS: Long-term research, short-term extremes uncover clues to survival
—By JoAnn C. Adkins, Ayleen Barbel Fattal ’06, Evelyn S. Gonzalez and Chrystian Tejedor ’04, MBA ’15 When extreme weather […]
Building hurricane-proof roofs
An FIU professor has a plan to get rid of the blue tarps that inevitably appear on rooftops after a […]
Predicting the next big one
The 2017 hurricane season will go on record as one of the most active and devastating in recent history, yet […]
Researchers investigate effects of e-cigarettes on adolescent brains
Use of e-cigarettes is on the rise, leaving scientists wondering what effects they could have on the developing brains of […]
Arsenic research lab lands a top journal cover, again
When research led by one of the doctoral students in his lab recently landed the cover of a top journal […]
Doctoral student wants to make nuclear energy renewable
The United States has a pretty big problem on its hands – an 80,000-metric-ton radioactive problem. It will take more […]
Global Health Consortium facilitates discussions on drug-resistant diseases
FIU’s Global Health Consortium (GHC) hosted international public health leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean last month to address […]
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