School of Environment, Arts and Society

Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Issue Concerns Florida Elections

Image of oil rig obtained from Unsplash website Allison Ugarte/Contributing Writer President Donald Trump signed an order to extend a ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico off Florida until 2032. With a record of proposing expansion and supporting the U.S. oil and gas drilling industry, Trump’s reversal comes […]

Inconsistent communication and lack of awareness are just some of the reasons why Florida is in a “existential crisis” over climate change, according to environmental influencers who attended the first day of the Florida Priorities Summit at the University of Miami on Tuesday.

Florida in “existential crisis” over climate change, influencers say

Inconsistent communication and lack of awareness are just some of the reasons why Florida is in a “existential crisis” over climate change, according to environmental influencers who attended the first day of the Florida Priorities Summit at the University of Miami on Tuesday.

Professor discovers new frog species in Amazon

Alessandro Catenazzi, an assistant professor at FIU who’s research focuses on frog ecology and conservation, recently discovered a new species of frogs while out in the Amazonian Andes.

FIU works to restore coral reefs through Aquarius program

In collaboration with NASA and the Coral Restoration Foundation, FIU has deployed two coral nurseries off the Aquarius Reef Base in Tavernier, Florida just south of Key Largo, according to fourth year PhD biological sciences student Daniel Merselis.

Frost museum to restore ‘raptor rehab’

In an effort to remove invasive vegetation, the Frost Museum of Science will host a restoration event at the Batchelor Environmental Center, a new facility that will focus on animal wildlife.

FIU’s environmental research expands

FIU will expand its scientific environmental research capabilities by joining a new venture with the Rookery Bay Reserve in Collier County.

FIU BBC to Hold Children’s Summer Camp

For more registration and information about the BBC Camp and EcoAcademy at The Kampong go to seas.fiu.edu. or contact Nicholas Ogle call 305-919-5568 or email nogle@fiu.edu.

Global warming forum this week at MMC

Distinguished meteorologist to visit the University for global warming forum.

FIU professor to discuss Florida’s water pollution

Nicholas Oliveira/ Contributing Writer Henry Briceño is sketching a picture of a house right on a canal. The drawing is not overly artistic–just a simple little square with a triangle for a roof. Beneath the house is a smaller square containing a bunch of scribbles. Those scribbles represent water pollution. “From the septic tanks you […]

VIDEO: Students live underwater, assist Fabien Cousteau in Mission 31

Six miles off the coast of Key Largo, University students Adam Zenone and Andrew Shantz spent 17 days living in the Aquarius Reef Base, the world’s only operational underwater research habitat.

Furton appoints new SEAS interim executive director

The provost-designate appointed Evelyn Gaiser as the interim executive director of the School of Environment Arts and Society, starting July 1.

Marine Sciences faculty tracks ancestry of decapods

A University faculty member has made it her mission to track down the ancestry of certain groups of crustaceans. Heather Bracken-Grissom, assistant professor in the Marine Sciences Program and in the Department of Biological Sciences, got interested in helping with a project called, "Assembling The Tree of Life,”and started collaborating with the research on the relationship and origins of all decapods. She is currently working on finding the relationship among crabs, lobsters and shrimp as well as their history of life.
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