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FIU hosts Wall of Wind challenge for high school students
On March 19, FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing hosted its annual Wall of Wind (WOW) Mitigation challenge. The challenge invites South Florida high school students to develop innovative building structures inspired by…
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Florida Congressional delegation secures $9.3 Million in direct earmarks, millions more at federal agencies to support FIU’s research leadership
Through the efforts of Florida’s Congressional delegation, FIU secured $9.3 million in direct federal earmarks to advance key research initiatives across the university, including the NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind. (Read More)
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South Florida’s new home for extreme storm research
FIU is leading the nation’s top scientists and engineers to design the world’s most powerful wind-wave-surge testing facility to change how communities survive extreme storms. The goal is to create a new scale…
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Please Give to the Walter Conklin Scholarship Fund
Please Give to the Walter Conklin Scholarship Fund
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New FIU-led coastal and inland flood loss model certified by Florida in 2024
The Florida Public Flood Loss Model has been certified by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology, meaning the model has met rigorous standards and is considered reliable. It analyzes both coastal…
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FIU receives $1M for storm surge risk mapping throughout the Caribbean
FIU researchers will help hurricane-vulnerable regions map and forecast flooding to save lives and infrastructure with a two-year $1 million award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (Read More)
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