We are Tropics: Shagufta Gaffar
Agricultural intensification goes hand-in-hand with pesticide use. Mounting evidence of their harmful impacts has forced scientists to explore ways to […]
Earth and Environment
Tropical Conservation Internship Program: Fall 2018 cohort
FIU Tropics’ Tropical Conservation Internship Program works with local partner institutions to provide students with an opportunity to develop research and professional […]
Rolando Santos: Making waves at FIU
Rolando Omar Santos Corujo, a postdoctoral associate in the Southeast Environmental Research Center within the Institute of Water and Environment, works […]
Red Tide spikes manatee fatalities
Recently, there has been an estimated 100 manatee fatalities due to the lingering toxic algae known as Red Tide. With […]
Who is the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force?
Many local South Floridians have come to know the Everglades as the nearby national park where they can bring out-of-towners […]
The future of red tide: what scientists are saying
This year’s red tide outbreak slowly spread into Manatee County waters by August and fish died by the thousands, washing […]
Meet our SERC scientists: Dr. Michael Ross
Dr. Michael Ross spends much of his job interpreting what the history of our environments can tell us about how […]
From scientist to best election supervisor in Miami
After seven pressure-packed days, the Miami-Dade county’s recount of three very close elections was complete, all thanks to Elections Supervisor […]
Agroecology student participates in Regional Soil Judging Contest
Recently, six teams from across the nation gathered in Stillwater, Oklahoma for the Region IV Collegiate Soil Judging Contest. Among […]
