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Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods – whatever your local risk, here's how to be more weather-ready
Erik Salna, director of education and outreach at FIU's Extreme Events Institute wrote this piece, republished from The Conversation.
July 19, 2021
How Sarah Baartman’s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women
Rokeshia Renné Ashley, FIU assistant professor of communication, wrote this piece, republished from The Conversation.
July 19, 2021

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Slain Haitian president faced calls for resignation, sustained mass protests before killing
Republished from The Conversation, written by FIU Ph.D. candidate of international relations Tamanisha John.
July 19, 2021
DNA test kit saves thousands of Earth’s most bizarre turtles
Using a DNA testing toolkit developed by FIU researchers, officials stopped an illegal shipment of Matamata turtles and returned them to the wild.
July 19, 2021
How much sleep do you really need?
Your brain and body are active and doing important things while you sleep, like organizing nerve cells, regulating hormones, repairing cells and clearing out toxins.
July 19, 2021
'I have hope.' Reflections on medical education from the first wave of the pandemic
Dr. Suzanne Minor, assistant dean for faculty development at the college of medicine, reflects on how students and faculty responded to pandemic.
July 19, 2021
Money alone can't fix Central America—or stop migration to US
This article is written by Luis Guillermo Solis, republished from The Conversation.
July 19, 2021
These are the students free community college programs help the most
FIU assistant professor of educational policy studies Amy Li wrote a piece for The Conversation about her recent research.
July 19, 2021