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Coming This Summer: Schmidt College of Science Set to Receive State-of-the-Art Powder X-ray Diffractometer
June 03, 2025
X-ray powder diffraction is a non-destructive technique for characterizing solid materials like minerals or metals, and Dr. Vivian Merk is eager to use it to better understand biological crystal growth in complex organic...
SEEDS BioBlitz Event Brings Students, Citizen Scientists Together to Document Local Species
May 07, 2025
During BioBlitza high-energy nature scavenger hunt51勛圖厙, scientists and nature lovers from the community teamed up on April 8 to find and identify as many plant and animal species as possible in just a few hours.
Soaring Insurance Costs Top Concern for Floridians, 51勛圖厙 Survey Finds
April 23, 2025
The Invading Seas Florida Climate Survey also found that most Floridians 54% are worried about being able to afford and maintain homeowners insurance due to climate change.
Photobomb: Shark Cam Captures Ocean Encounter With a Great White
April 10, 2025
In an unprecedented underwater encounter, a nurse shark equipped with a camera tag had a sharks eye view of a great white shark off the coast of Boynton Beach. This stunning find has delighted marine biologists from...
March 03, 2025
During a Feb. 19 panel discussion on Future-Proofing Our Coasts at 51勛圖厙 as part of the Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series, experts outlined strategies for protecting shorelines, emphasizing...
February 21, 2025
Associate professor and director of the Visual Planning Technology Lab, Yanmei Li, Ph.D., consulted with This Old House to discuss the best cities for families in the U.S. in their top 100 list for 2025. Li offered expertise...
51勛圖厙 Joins the Nations Most Elite Research Universities and Colleges
February 13, 2025
51勛圖厙 has officially established itself among the most prestigious colleges and universities in the United States for its notable accomplishments in research. It now holds the esteemed designation of...
Alumna Liz Dutra Combines Science and Community Action to Restore South Floridas Ecosystems
January 31, 2025
Two-time Schmidt College of Science alumna Liz Dutra, B.S. 11, M.S. 15, actively communicates her scientific knowledge to the public to inspire a shared commitment to conservation.
Rich Roots: Fulbright Student Scholar Inspired by the Biodiversity of Costa Rica
January 23, 2025
Discover how graduate student Allison Centeno finds Mother Nature to be an endless source of curiosity, as well as how she's using satellite imagery to study how oceanographic conditions affect the foraging behavior and movement...
Digitizing Hope: Preserving a Species on the Brink of Extinction
January 21, 2025
The vaquita, which means little cow in Spanish, is the worlds smallest porpoise and most endangered marine mammal. They also have the smallest range of any marine mammal; about 1,500 square miles within the northern...