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Florida’s Environment: 10 Stories to Watch for January

Jan 30, 2025

To pair with the rest of our educational content in each Earth to Florida newsletter, we bring you monthly updates … Continue

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Florida’s Environment: 10 Stories to Watch for December

Dec 16, 2024

To pair with the rest of our educational content in each Earth to Florida newsletter, we bring you monthly updates … Continue

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Earth to Florida: 2024 Year in Review

Dec 16, 2024

In case you missed them, we’ve compiled our feature stories from 2024.

Megan Ennes, Assistant Curator of Museum Education; Director, Thompson Earth Systems Institute

NAS names Megan Ennes early career fellow in education research

Dec 10, 2024

Megan Ennes has been named a 2024-2026 research fellow by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

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The 31st Annual West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Workshop: Teaming up to Slow the Melt

Dec 4, 2024

“Science is a team sport,” said Roger Creel, a postdoctoral scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, speaking to the importance … Continue

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Summer in China: IRES Reflection

Nov 21, 2024

This past summer I had the opportunity to spend 9 weeks in Sichuan, a beautiful and culturally rich province in … Continue

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Tell Me About: Beach Nourishment in Florida

Aug 23, 2024

Beach nourishment is a hot topic in Florida… but what exactly does it mean for our sandy beaches?

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SEFS Summer Workshops Inspire Florida Teachers

Aug 22, 2024

K-12 teachers learned about everything from crop resiliency to machine learning in three summer workshops.

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Now Hiring: TESI Graduate Assistant Supporting Environmental Leadership Programs

Jun 25, 2024

Join TESI in helping undergraduate students explore their interest in the environment and inspire the next generation of environmental leaders!

Two leatherback sea turtle hatchlings crawling on the sand towards the ocean.

Tell Me About: Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination

Jun 16, 2024

Sea turtles lack sex chromosomes! Learn how climate change may be impacting sex ratios in wild populations and what that means for the future of sea turtles.

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