2021
Nearly “catastrophic” Piney Point wastewater leak could irreparably harm neighboring marine life, experts say
April 11, 2021, By Li Cohen, CBS News
Is Piney Point leak a looming disaster for Tampa Bay? It may take weeks to know
April 8, 2021, By Ryan Callihan, Bradenton Herald
Is Piney Point leak a looming disaster for Tampa Bay, It may take weeks to know
April 8, 2021, By Ryan Callihan, Miami Herald
To overcome unconscious bias, you must recognize that it’s deeply ingrained in your brain
April 7, 2021, By Meryl Davids Landau, Prevention
How to recognize depression in young children
April 5, 2021, NewsBeezer
How are most kids with autism doing? Really well, research confirms
April 5, 2021, By Joni Sweet, Verywell Minded
Could we have a repeat of last year’s Biscayne Bay fish kill?
April 4, 2021, Islander News
Everglades, fuente de recursos para Florida y tesoro del mundo
April 2, 2021, By Grethel Delgado, Diario Las Americas
Saving Biscayne Bay: Researchers worry about risk of another fish kill this summer
April 2, 2021, By Louis Aguirre, WLPG Local 10
Study finds water quality around Key West improved in absence of cruise ships
April 2, 2021, WMFE
Are Key West waters clearer without cruise ships? New study says yes
April 1, 2021, By Nancy Klingener, WLRN
How to spot depression in young children
April 1, 2021, By Perri Klass, New York Times
Animals also protect themselves from disease
April 1, 2021, Explica.Co
Florida’s unemployment woes continue, anti-asian hate, and a fruitful mango season is coming
March 29, 2021, WLRN Sundial
‘Ground zero’ for climate change, Florida works to preserve Everglades
March 29, 2021, By Chris Conte, 10 News San Diego
Why the loss of sharks is accelerating climate change
March 26, 2021, By Lizzy Rosenberg, World Economic Forum
The truth about lying
March 25, 2021, By Jessica Seigel, Knowable Magazine
Fact check: Image falsely shows Mercury, Venus and Saturn aligned with the pyramids of Giza
March 24, 2021, By Nayeli Lomeli, USA Today
Lawmakers discuss equity gap in higher education
March 23, 2021, By Johania Charles, Miami Times
How to get kids to open up to remote therapy
March 23, 2021, By Caroline Bologna, HuffPost
Expedition Bigfoot’s Dr. Mireya Mayor on the season finale’s shocking discoveries
March 23, 2021, By Patrick Cavanaugh, ComicBook
Sharks are key to protecting habitats and fighting climate change, study finds
March 23, 2021, By Eleanor Sly, Independent
Sharks may be able to restore habitats damaged by climate change — but they’re dying out
March 23, 2021, By Lizzy Rosenberg, Green Matters
How sharks are helping to save the oceans
March 23, 2021, BBC
Serpent Anatomy: Unique markings reveal slithery snakes’ evolutionary history
March 23, 2021, By Rain Jordan, Nature World News
Sharks ‘critical’ to restoring damaged ecosystems, finds study
March 22, 2021, By Karen McVeigh, The Guardian
FIU student tells Congress he couldn’t finish school if it weren’t for stimulus funds
March 18, 2021, By Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald
Primate scientist goes primetime to find Bigfoot
March 18, 2021, By Duncan Phenix and George Knapp, KSN
Meet Gen C, the Covid generation
March 11, 2021, By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN
Short life lessons from Fiorella Terenzi
March 10, 2021, WorldClassPerformer.com
Think your reputation needs an upgrade? Consider how unfairly we regard sharks
March 8, 2021, Boca Raton Tribune
Sharks help seagrass ecosystems stay resilient in the face of climate change
March 8, 2021, By Kate Baggaley, Academic Times
Expedition Bigfoot investigation yields unexpected DNA results
March 3, 2021, By Josh Millican, Dread Central
‘Save the Sharks’: Sharks could help ecosystem gain balance, according to scientists
March 2, 2021, By Precious Smith, Nature World News
Save the sharks, save the oceans, scientists say.
February 28, 2021, By Howard Cohen, Tampa Bay Times
Can sharks save the ocean from hurricanes? Their diet might just be the magic recipe
February 26, 2021, By Howard Cohen, Miami Herald
Human impacts leave reefs short on sharks and long on moray eels
February 24, 2021, By Elizabeth Claire Alberts, Mongabay
DeSantis promised $10 million for Biscayne Bay in December. Meanwhile, $10 million for coral reefs dried up
February 17, 2021, By Jenny Staletovich, WLRN
COVID-19 detector dogs hunt coronavirus on college campus
February 16, 2021, By Maya Rodriguez, WPTV
Watch dolphins mingle happily with nearly 200 manatees in shallow Florida waters
February 16, 2021, By Anagha Srikanth, The Hill
COVID-sniffing dogs quickly becoming important team member in efforts to contain virus
February 15, 2021, CBS Miami
Nearly 200 Florida manatees filmed basking in shallow waters with dolphins
February 15, 2021, By Richard Luscombe, The Guardian
Forensic expert Jose Almirall speeds up the wheels of justice
February 2021, By Lauren Boyer, AAAS
Jacqueline Evans, Florida International University – CogTracer
February 11, 2021, Academic Minute
‘Teacher of the year’ has a new meaning amid the pandemic. Meet Miami-Dade’s four finalists
February 4, 2021, By Colleen Wright, Miami Herald
These are the students free community college programs help the most
February 4, 2021, By Amy Li and Denisa Gandara, The Conversation
Miami-Dade named its teacher of the year. She’s facing an extraordinary battle herself.
February 4, 2021, By Colleen Wright, Miami Herald
Dogs could soon be used to detect COVID-19 at sporting venues, theme parks
February 2, 2021, By Megan Mellado, WESH Orlando
VERIFY: Can dogs detect COVID-19?
February 1, 2021, By Erica Proffer, KVUE
Congressman Carlos Gimenez, news study on foster care, gyms during COVID-19
February 1, 2021, Sundial WLRN
Dogs detecting scent of COVID-19 in Florida is latest effort in fight against virus
February 1, 2021, By Troy Campbell, ClickOrlando
Haitian-America, Karen Andre appointed as special assistant to President Joe Biden
January 31, 2021, Caribbean National Weekly
Florida university has trained dogs to detect COVID-19
January 29, 2021, CBS News
COVID-detecting dogs will lend a paw with virus safety at Thursday’s Heat game
January 28, 2021, By Associated Press, NBC and Daniela Flamini, NBC 6 South Florida
FIU researchers train dogs to sniff out COVID on campus
January 28, 2021, CBS Miami
Miami Proud: FIU students’ marine research projects catch scholarship money
January 28, 2021, By Dave Warren, CBS Miami
Shark populations are crashing, with a ‘very small window’ to avert disaster
January 27, 2021, By Catrin Einhorn, New York Times
Good Boy! FIU Provost talks training dogs to sniff out COVID-19 in crowds
January 27, 2021, By Sheli Muniz, NBC 6 South Florida
Ultra-rare whale washed up off Florida is a new species, scientists say
January 26, 2021, By Zachary T. Sampson, Tampa Bay Times
Florida university trains dogs to detect COVID-19
January 26, 2021, By Claire Farrow, 4WWL
Dogs trained to detect COVID-19 will soon sniff out the virus at Florida Capitol
January 23, 2021, By FOX 35 News Staff, FOX 35 Orlando
First, Miami Heat used dogs to help fight COVID. FIU will soon use them too.
January 23, 2021, By Cali Teproff and Anthony Chiang
One of the most biodiverse regions in the US is also its least protected
January 22, 2021, By Cameron Oglesby, Grist
FIU researchers training dogs to detect COVID-19 smell
January 22, 2021, By Jessica Holly, WSVN
Random species keep evolving into crabs, scientists confirm
January 22, 2021, By Ria Pandey, Happy
Former inaugural poet from South Florida reflects on Amanda Gorman’s words
January 20, 2021, By Sheli Muniz, NBC 6 South Florida
Richard Blanco: Humanities can help country heal from Trump
January 19, 2021, By Michael K. Lavers, Los Angeles Blade
Mosquitoes are one of humanity’s most dangerous enemies. Here’s how synthetic biology might lead to a long-lasting repellant
January 19, 2021, By John Cumbers, Forbes
UB announces further executive appointments
January 15, 2021, Eyewitness News
Coronavirus spurs huge rise in students seeking public health degrees
January 14, 2021, By Margo Snipe, Tampa Bay Times
UL Lafayette scientists discover new species of hermit crab in Gulf of Mexico
January 14, 2021, By Charlie Bier, KATC
An exclusive interview with Dr. Suzanna M. Rose, Founding Associate Provost for the Office to Advance Women, Equity and Diversity and Professor of Psychology & Women’s & Gender Studies
Miami Women Magazine
Great white sharks ‘more than likely’ in British waters after ‘sightings’ off UK coast
January 5, 2021, The Washington Time
2020
Seaweed-eating giant crabs could help save Florida coral reefs — and they’re lovingly named ‘The Reef Goats’
December 28, 2020, By Andy Corbley, Good News Network
Bridges help bring water into thirsty Everglades park
December 27, 2020, Report Door
Forensic investigators combing Nashville in wake of Christmas morning bombing
December 27, 2020, CBS News
Sharks, alligator, snakes and Headwaters Lake make 2020 outdoors news headlines
December 25, 2020, By Ed Killer, TCPalm
Azitra, Ginkgo to develop microbial mosquito repellent
December 22, 2020, By Melody M. Bomgardner, Chemical & Engineering News
Why the latest sunset happens before the solstice
December 21, 2020, By Cary Barbor, WGCU
Can synthetic biology make mosquito-borne diseases a thing of the past?
December 17, 2020, By John Cumbers, Forbes
FIU scientist working on bio-therapeutic repellent to ward off blood-sucking mosquitoes
December 17. 2020, By Hank Tester, CBS Miami
Some hope for sharks this holiday season
December 15, 2020, By Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes
AIBS selects winners of 2020 photo contest
December 15, 2020, AIBS
Shark River Slough: Bridges help bring water into thirsty Everglades park | Part 4 of special series
December 15, 2020, By Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel
Why everything eventually becomes a crab
December 14, 2020, By Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science
‘Reef goats’: Seaweed-loving giant crabs could help save corals in the Florida Keys
December 14, 2020, By Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald
From foster care to college grad: FIU student defies odds
December 11, 2020, By Ari Odzer, NBC 6 South Florida
Seaweed-munching crabs may help save coral reefs
December 10, 2020, By Carson McCullough, Courthouse News Service
New DIY contact tracing app is based on the science of memory
December 8, 2020, By Jacqueline R. Evans, Christian Meissner, Deborah Goldfarb and Ian Jason Lee, Scientific American
Episode 1: A River Runs Dry
December 7, 2020, By Amy Green, WMFE
This DIY contact tracing app helps people exposed to COVID-19 remember who they met
December 4, 2020, By Jacqueline R. Evans, Christian Meissner, Deborah Goldfarb and Ian Jason Lee, The Conversation
Shark fin smugglers worldwide finally being stopped by FIU researchers’ DNA toolkit
December 3, 2020, By Ed Killer, Treasure Coast Newspapers
FIU will employ high-tech computer modeling to track Biscayne Bay’s pollution problems
December 2, 2020, By Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald
Digital math games and apps: what works and what doesn’t?
December 1, 2020, By Sarah Schwartz
Atlanta woman overcomes house fire and pandemic to launch small business
November 27, 2020, By Janice Yu, FOX 5 Atlanta
Hurricane season may not end on time. That’s not the only problem.
November 25, 2020, By Josh Fiallo, Tampa Bay Times
Swordfish leaves its “sword” stuck in thresher shark
November 24, 2020, By Nena Serrano, Who Knew News
The lemon shark is a (relatively) friendly shark
November 23, 2020, By Katie Carman, HowStuffWorks
Seagrass: Another vital carbon-sequestering ecosystem threatened by climate change
November 23, 2020, By Melissa Gaskill, The Revelator
Whodunit solved when ‘sword’ is found embedded in thresher shark
November 18, 2020, By Laura Geggel, Live Science
‘I’ve never seen anything like that.’ The reasons why Eta flooded South Florida so badly
November 12, 2020, By Alex Harris and Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald
Scientists in Costa Rica are growing new corals to save reefs
November 12, 2020, By Ashleigh Papp, Mongabay
Rising sea levels play a role in South Florida flooding after Tropical Storm Eta
November 10, 2020, By Christina Vazquez, Local 10
Florida Board of Governors discusses student’s mental health
November 6, 2020, By Mari Acosta and Melissa Hernandez De La Cruz, WUFT
DIY contact tracing helps stymie COVID-19 spread
November 3, 2020, By HospiMedica International Staff Writers, HospiMedica
Can rewilding large predators regenerate ecosystems?
November 1, 2020, By Katarina Zimmer, The Scientist
How blow flies compete (or not) for decomposition duties
October 27, 2020, By Ed Ricciuti, Entomology Today
Scientific Detective Work: Tracking shark fins around the world
October 21, 2020, By Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes
FIU psychologists made a tool to help COVID-19 patients remember who they contacted
October 21, 2020, By Betsy Foresman, EdScoop
The promise and disappointment of free college
October 21, 2020, By Madeline St. Amour, Inside Higher Ed
FIU researchers create do-it-yourself contact tracing tool
October 21, 2020, By Wendi Grossman, WIOD
Miami’s ‘hard to see’ future besets attempts to outrun the sea
October 19, 2020, By James Packard, Newsy
5 super latino habits you may not realize you are imposing on your children
October 17, 2020, By Madelaine D., Latin Post
6 actionable strategies to support SEL skills
October 14, 2020, By Michele Israel, eSchool News
Kick open the closet door on coming out day
October 7, 2020, By John McDonald, South Florida Gay News
Grandma & retired professor logs thousands of hours for global reef study
October 6, 2020, By Karaline Cohen, WSYX ABC 6
Another fish kill on Biscayne Bay: Big trouble from Little River
October 4, 2020, By Louis Aguirre and Michelle Solomon, WPLG Local 10
Why do we dig holes at the beach? Here is some science and local stories from the beach
October 1, 2020, By Jim Thompson, Northwest Florida Daily News
Biden and Trump offer Latino voters different visions of America — and of each other
September 29, 2020, By Melissa Gomez, Vanessa Martinez and Rahul Mukherjee, LA Times
Corals weakened by nutrient-laden water can’t fight climate change, study says
September 29, 2020, By Jessica Meszaros, WJCT
Healthy corals in Biscayne Bay surprised scientists. They may help reefs survive.
September 29, 2020, By Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald
New book presents two different stories that will teach children valuable lessons
September 28, 2020, By Community News Releases, Community Newspapers
Blind since birth, she’s teaching visually impaired people how to use technology
September 25, 2020, By Christina Mayo, Miami Herald
Mom’s frantic 911 call released after Florida shark attacks
September 23, 2020, Good Morning America
Leaders hold virtual town hall discussing ways to save Biscayne Bay
September 22, 2020, By Louis Aguirre, WPLG Local 10
The importance of fighting digital fatigue
September 21, 2020, By Brea Jones, Artburst
Proposed Miami-Dade property buyouts come to unexpected places
September 21, 2020, By Daniel Rivero, WLRN
The quiet demise of Florida’s room
September 15, 2020, By Eric Barton, Flamingo
How the pandemic is upending pre-k
September 14, 2020, By Bianca Quilantan, Politico
How Biscayne Bay reached its ‘tipping point’
September 8, 2020, By Andrew Quintana, NBC Miami
Shark breakthrough: Bombshell find rewrites understanding of attacks
September 7, 2020, By Clive Hammond, Express
Scientists provide needed attention to Biscayne Bay after fish kill and algal blooms
September 3, 2020, By Angari Media, Angari Foundation Inc.
Climate change is pushing people and wildlife to new habitats
September 3, 2020, By Janette Neuwahl Tannen and Robert C. Jones Jr., News@TheU
REPLAY: ‘Saving Biscayne Bay’ special Q&A with Louis Aguirre and FIU experts
September 2, 2020, WPLG Local 10
Saving Biscayne Bay: Miami-Dade needs summer fertilizer ban, scientists say
September 2, 2020, By Louis Aguirre and Andrea Torres, WPLG Local 10
Saving Biscayne Bay: Miami-Dade’s septic tanks have to go, scientist says
September 1, 2020, By Louis Aguirre and Andrea Torres, WPLG Local 10
‘Like Groundhog day’: New report has same old findings on how to save Biscayne Bay
August 31, 2020, By Adriana Brasileiro and Alex Harris, Miami Herald
Virtual programs offered through FIU this school year
August 31, 2020, By Jim McCarthy, Keys Weekly
Evidence-backed ways parents can think like a teacher to improve virtual learning
August 25, 2020, By Gail Cornwall, Good Housekeeping
Two hurricanes in Gulf at same time? Could it be a battle between Laura and Marco?
August 21, 2020, By Kimberly Miller, Palm Beach Post
Corps should include nature-based and equitable solutions to flooding Miami | Opinion
August 14, 2020, By Steven Koller and Nadia Seeteram, Miami Herald
3 surprising shark superpowers
August 11, 2020, By Todd Covelli and Segun Oduolowu, The List TV
Adolescent disruptive behavior disorders linked to brain’s anticipation of reward
August 7, 2020, By Joe Graminga, Healio News
Abuse from Afar
August 2, 2020, By Asia Eaton, Psychology Today
