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Local conditions shape plant communities
The local environment plays a key role in determining what kinds of plants grow there, according to a new study that could […]
Posts tagged with: "School of Environment Arts and Society (SEAS)"
My internship at the City of Miami Beach
Name: Alex Alm Hometown: Miami, Fla. Major: Environmental Studies with a major in Natural Resource Sciences Where did you intern? I interned […]
How to take care of holiday poinsettias
Nothing can spread holiday cheer quite like a vibrant and festive poinsettia. Poinsettias grown by students in FIU’s Agroecology Program […]
Standiford to moderate talk with Bill Clinton, James Patterson
FIU Creative Writing Program Director Les Standiford is taking to the stage to moderate a conversation between former President Bill […]
Wetlands hold the key to cutting emissions
A team of scientists has identified more ways to mitigate climate change. Restoring coastal wetlands, rewetting drained soils, preventing erosion […]
FIU receives $1 million for geoscience scholarships
FIU is looking for a few good students to become geoscientists. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is providing FIU with […]
Program aims to educate faculty members about bias
As an Hispanic-serving institution located in a multicultural region of the country, FIU is no stranger to diversity. However, a […]
Sea level rise expert appointed to climate science institute
FIU Sea Level Solutions Center Director Jayantha Obeysekera has been appointed co-director/chair of the Florida Climate Institute. The Florida Climate […]
Nature offers most cost-effective solution for climate change
U.S. wetlands, forests and agricultural lands could absorb traffic emissions Restoring seagrass meadows, mangrove forests and salt marshes could play […]
Botanist backs conservation of threatened flowers
Nichole Tiernan is sounding the alarm for conservation of some of the world’s princess flowers, which are more in trouble […]
New communication of conservation course offered through National Geographic Society grant
In collaboration with the Tropical Conservation Institute at FIU, the Department of Communication has designed a course for students interested in species […]
Biologist defies extremes to study climate change
Kelsey Reider’s “Lower Ice Cave Lake” no longer has an ice cave. That’s because climate change impacts are early and […]
Everglades needs more freshwater to combat peat soil collapse
More saltwater in the Everglades could make climate change worse, a new FIU study found. Some parts of the Everglades […]
Tax to slow down greenhouse gas emissions gains support
As part of an op-ed series, FIU News shares the expertise and diverse perspectives of members of the university community. In […]
Report calls for more science to negate CO2 emissions
Technologies that remove carbon dioxide from the air must play a major role in mitigating climate change, according to a […]
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