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Eight FIU graduate students were awarded the 2011-12 Cristina Menendez Fellowship by the Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC) and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians to support their ongoing research in the Everglades. The grants, worth $7,500 each, were given to students in the Biological Sciences, Earth and Environment and Chemistry and Biochemistry departments in the College [...]
FIU hosted more than two dozen high school teams who came together to test their knowledge of math and science. For the second year in a row, the competition ended with an “overtime” round. It all came down to this: “Assuming the specific heat of aluminum is 0.9 Joules per [...]
By Susan Feinberg The oil spill caused by an explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico continues to grow, and could have devastating environmental, economic and public health consequences for coastal states. FIU scientists, environmentalists and scholars are mobilizing to help officials face [...]
Joseph N. Boyer, director of the Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC), has been appointed to serve on the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) for a two-year term. SAC consists of members appointed by NOAA, in consultation with the State of Florida, and includes representatives of commercial and [...]
