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on our own terms

Top 5 social mobility among public universities
Largest producer of minority graduates
One of the youngest Carnegie R1s

From ridge to reef, we lead critical environmental research

At Florida International University, we are taking the uncertainty out of long-term sustainability by developing realistic and scalable solutions to the environmental crises of today and tomorrow. From extreme natural events to health disparities, our interdisciplinary research on environmental resilience is impacting numerous areas, communities and beyond.

$400M
in external funding since 2010
1,200
peer-reviewed journal articles
155
faculty & post-doctoral researchers

Meet the people behind the work

Our researchers take on the toughest problems of our time to create marketable solutions. Half a century, 300+ patents and more than $2 billion in awards later, we're just getting started.

**Michael Heithaus**
Executive Dean, College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Global FinPrint

**Diana Azzam**
Assistant professor at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work
**Advancing cancer treatments**

**Eric Wagner**
Director, Community-Based Research Institute
Public Health

**Angela Laird**
Director, Center for Imaging Science
Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study

**Charles Jalloh**
Professor of Law
U.N. International Law Commission Member

**Agatha Caraballo**
Director, Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership
Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership
Watch: Introducing the Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership at FIU

**Tomas Guilarte**
Dean, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work
Brain, Behavior, and the Environment

**Todd Crowl**
Director, Institute of Environment
CREST Center for Aquatic Chemistry and Environment

**Dr. Hooi Hooi Ng**
Postdoctoral Associate
Biomolecular Sciences Institute

**Richard Olson**
Director, Extreme Events Research
Storm Surge Risk Mapping

**Stavros Georgakopoulos**
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Transforming Antennas Center: Origami Antenna

**Dr. Anuradha Godavarty**
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical engineering professor named National Academy of Inventors Senior Member

**Steve Oberbauer**
Chairman, Biological Sciences
Global climate change in the Arctic

**Desmond Meade**
FIU Law Alumnus
McArthur Grant Recipient
One of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People”

FIU is leading the charge in environmental resilience

FIU is developing innovative, scalable solutions to the environmental challenges of today and tomorrow. Focused on extreme natural disasters, water quality issues, health disparities associated with underserved neighborhoods and more, our interdisciplinary research aims to build long-term sustainability that will ensure resilience across communities and the world into the next century and beyond.

**Everglades Long-term Ecological Research**
Researchers examine how climate change and disturbances interact with shifting management of freshwater resources to determine the dynamics and fate of coastal ecosystems.

**Aquarius Reef Base**
FIU is working to preserve vital ecosystems from the world’s only underwater research laboratory.

**Environmental Finance & Risk Management**
FIU's Institute of Environment is applying advanced financial modeling and analytics policymakers rely on for environmental resilience and adaptation strategies.

**Wall of Wind**
A 12-fan hurricane simulator that replicates 157 MPH winds and provides cutting-edge research to help inform building standards, foster new technologies and decrease vulnerabilities.

Leaders in health & justice around the world

FIU has made a real commitment to the local community and beyond through research and education in public health and public and international affairs.

**Center for Translational Science**
The Center for Translational Science is focused on enhancing and accelerating FIU’s basic health research with one unified goal – the rapid translation of fundamental science discoveries into innovative treatments for human health
Watch a video about The Center for Translational Science

**APSIA**
FIU’s Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs has been named a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA).

**USAID Grant**
The United States Agency for International Development has awarded FIU $4.2 million to reduce disaster risks in Latin America and the Caribbean.

**Brain, Behavior and the Environment Program**
This FIU Emerging Preeminent Program focuses on factors that affect brain health.
Watch a video about Brain, Behavior, and the Environment

**Disaster Risk & Resilience in the Americas**
The FIU Extreme Events Institute is providing training to leaders that will prepare them to help their communities reduce risks and identify the driving forces behind them.

**Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study**
The NIH has provided FIU the funding to continue the largest long-term study of brain development and child health ever conducted in the US.

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Approaching education in a new way on our own terms

From ridge to reef, we lead critical environmental research

Meet the people behind the work

FIU is leading the charge in environmental resilience

Leaders in health & justice around the world

Approaching education in a new way
on our own terms