Earth and Environment

NBC 6 hosts Hugh Willoughby to discuss hurricane season expectations

NBC 6 hosts Hugh Willoughby to discuss hurricane season expectations

FIU hurricane expert Hugh Willoughby spoke with NBC 6 Chief Meteorologist John Morales about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s […]

Italian duo helps FIU find beach volleyball success

Italian duo helps FIU find beach volleyball success

FIU Beach Volleyball coach Rita Buck-Crockett recruited two Italian players not knowing they had shared the court in their former […]

National Park Service internship prepares students for science careers

National Park Service internship prepares students for science careers

Developing professional skills as an environmental scientist is not something that happens solely in the classroom. These pertinent skills are […]

A look at the 2020 hurricane season

A look at the 2020 hurricane season

This 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to have an “above-normal” probability of storms forming into major hurricanes, according to […]

Hurricanes like Dorian can impact our drinking water

Hurricanes like Dorian can impact our drinking water

With the 2020 hurricane season off to an early start, people in the Bahamas are still recovering from last year’s […]

Hey farmer, leave them weeds alone

Hey farmer, leave them weeds alone

By Nina Jungman Farmers have spent much of the last century figuring out how to battle pests. Keeping weeds in […]

CASE students and professors receive UGS Provost Awards

CASE students and professors receive UGS Provost Awards

The FIU University Graduate School (UGS) has announced the 2020 Provost Awards. Two students and two professors from the College […]

FIU@Home: Create Plarn

FIU@Home: Create Plarn

Home is the first learning laboratory. This is one in a series of articles that will offer opportunities to discover, […]

Take action on Earth Day 2020

Take action on Earth Day 2020

The Earth needs us, even at six feet apart. The 50th anniversary of Earth Day is going digital – with […]

Earth Systems Science Ph.D. student continues her STEM journey

Earth Systems Science Ph.D. student continues her STEM journey

By Ashley Garcia Christina Estela Brown is a postdoctoral scholar with the National Center for Integrated Coastal Research and the […]