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TESI Welcomes Abramowitz, Killingsworth to Lead Scientist in Every Florida School Program

Jul 17, 2019

Two former K-12 educators have been named K-12 education and outreach coordinators for TESI’s Scientist in Every Florida School program.

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Change is Hard: Preserving Florida’s Past in an Uncertain Future

Jul 15, 2019

How can we protect cultural heritage sites, historic buildings, archaeological sites and longstanding traditions from climate change?

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Organisms in the deep ocean are eating microplastics

Jul 12, 2019

Plastic debris is typically portrayed as large garbage patches floating on the surface. But new research shows plastic debris is not just a surface problem.

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Why Some Florida Coral is Rejecting a Potentially Life Saving Partnership

Jul 8, 2019

Scientists at FIU have introduced Florida corals to a more resilient partner algae. Can it help corals adapt to warming waters?

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Florida teachers, UF scientists partner to develop science lesson plans July 7-12

Jul 6, 2019

K-12 science teachers from across Florida will spend four days in a scientist’s lab as part of a TESI professional development workshop.

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Teachers, Scientists Team Up To Overcome Barriers Related to Teaching Human Evolution

Jul 5, 2019

The Human Evolution Summer Teacher Workshop takes place July 14-18 at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

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Florida’s Wildlife: 4 Animals Making Headlines this Month

Jul 3, 2019

In Florida, human-animal interactions are inevitable. Here’s what made the news this month.

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Climate Change is Almost Too Big a Problem to Study. The solution? Volcanoes.

Jun 30, 2019

Volcanoes blanketed by tropical rainforests are a natural laboratory to study climate change.

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Your landscaping fails are actually great for pollinators

Jun 21, 2019

Beyond supporting healthy ecosystems for other species, pollinators are key to bringing food to our tables, not to mention coffee, chocolate and tequila.

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Science Class: Connecting Scientists with Teachers and Students

Jun 18, 2019

TESI’s new Scientist in Every Florida School Program aims to connect university scientists with Florida K-12 teachers and students.

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