In fourth grade, Daria Pietropaolo stood before her teachers, classmates, and parents at her elementary school in Concord-Carlisle, Massachusetts, to read her essay, "Why I want to be a lawyer." In it ...

A new study from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science finds that juvenile great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran), a critically endangered species, ...

The role of media to expose discrimination, workplace health, safety, or other violations has generally produced a desired outcome: the negative publicity prompts firms to take action to redress the ...

Three University of Miami scholars were recognized for their research productivity by Academic Analytics (AA), a source of faculty research data and benchmarking engaged by top universities across the ...

All students look forward to the summer months when they are free from school. Although it is a time to relax and enjoy leisure activities, the summer months can also be detrimental for school-age ...

Giant viruses play a role in the survival of single-celled marine organisms called protists. These include algae, amoeba, and flagellates, that form the base of ocean food webs. And since these ...

Its 5,000-mile journey now complete, a massive plume of dust that originated in the Sahara Desert has reached South Florida. The dust, known as the Saharan Air Layer (SAL), blanketed skies over Puerto ...

Debate continues on the pros and cons of artificial intelligence and what guardrails are needed to manage its evolution, yet it’s clear that the technology is escalating and that more and more energy ...

Raghad Al-Kandari was moving into her apartment a few summers ago when she saw her mom’s skin turn flush and watched her start sweating, even though they were indoors. Like millions of other women, ...

A new study published in the journal Coral Reefs reveals that heat-tolerant symbiotic algae may be essential to saving elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata)—a foundational species in Caribbean reef ...

A coalition of leading scientific and environmental organizations today announced the launch of the Miami Community ResilientSea Project, a groundbreaking three-year initiative aimed at strengthening ...