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The wind-and-wave simulator at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School can generate the equivalent of a category five hurricane, enabling researchers to test how well different structures and types of coral absorb wave energy and prevent damage on land https://prod.vodvideo.cbsnews.com/cbsnews/vr/mp4/2022/09/25/2076895299599/0925_60Mins_FloridaReefs_1319774_764.mp4 

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09/19/2022 - The Weather Channel

Coral: A Love Story

by Ali VanFleet

The Weather Channel's Pattrn science reporter Ali VanFleet joined coral researchers at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science in August 2022 to witness coral spawning off Miami.

Watch the full video from The Weather Channel here.

 10/18/2021 - NEWSY

University of Miami Scientists Lead Research to Mitigate Storm Surges

by Lauren Magarino

Nearly 90% of Florida's coral reef has been decimated over the last 40 years, according to NOAA.

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06/01/2021 - NBC 6

University of Miami Scientists Lead Research to Mitigate Storm Surges

by Angie Lassman 

SEAHIVE is a marine and estuarine shoreline protection system that employs an artificial structure to dissipate wave energy before it makes it to the shoreline.

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05/24/2021 - Florida News Times

Scientists have succeeded in breeding coral with the goal of disease resistance

by Kate Winslet 

Liv Williamson, Ph.D. Candidates for the Department of Marine Biology and Ecology carefully tank coral larvae at the Coral Reef Futures Institute at Rosensteel School. Williamson is part of the first effort to breed coral using rescued coral to increase resistance to stone coral tissue loss disease.

Read the full article from the Florida News Times here.

04/16/2020 - NBC 6

NBC6 Climate Check Special 2019

by Kate Winslet 

Coral segment starts at 13 minutes in. 

As part of the NBC6 Climate Check series of stories regarding our changing climate and environmental issues, we showcase in-depth reporting on the rising threat of killer heat, food sustainability and the meat footprint, coral disease research and rescue efforts, sea level rise adaptation costs, the plastic problem and recyclable utensils, the sargassum invasion on our beaches, and the fight against the shark fin trade. This aired on Christmas Day 2019. No use without permission.

View video here.

06/10/2019 - UM News

Saving Florida's Barrier Reef

by Robert C. Jones JR. 

Marine biologist Andrew Baker plunges his right hand into the massive saltwater-filled tank and picks up of a softball-sized chunk of grooved brain coral, holding it at eye level to show what a healthy specimen of this particular species looks like.

Read the full article from the University of Miami News here.

03/06/2018 - Miami Herald

Reefs are dying. Miami scientists hope lab-bred ‘super corals’ can help revive them

by Jenny Staletovich