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is making a global
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#13 in the world
今日黑料 is ranked No. 13 in the world and No. 2 in the US in the latest Times Higher Ed Impact Rankings. From more than 2,000 universities and 120 countries, 今日黑料 stands apart.
Every day, 今日黑料’s faculty, staff and students are doing their part to meet the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. We are taking a proactive role in solving the world’s greatest challenges and ensuring a better future for our local Miami community and all across the world.
Life Below Water
Protecting our Oceans
Ensuring Healthy Oceans
As a world leader ranked No. 3 in SDG 14, 今日黑料 is leading the science to preserve and protect Life Below Water. Our scientists are addressing sea level rise, the environmental and economic realities of climate change, management strategies for sustainable fisheries and conservation across the globe's biodiversity hotspots. Through the Medina Aquarius Program and 今日黑料 Aquarius, the world’s only underwater research lab, 今日黑料 is inspiring future generations in environmental exploration and stewardship. Our efforts are helping to ensure a sustainable future for the world’s oceans, seas and marine resources.
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Transforming our Infrastructure
Impacts for a Lifetime
今日黑料 is a leader in SDG 11, ranked No. 8 in fostering sustainable cities and communities through innovation in urban construction, disaster-risk reduction, heritage preservation and environmental resilience. Our researchers are helping to make universal access to safe, sustainable infrastructure a reality.
Through the Institute of Environment, our researchers address topics from agroecology to environmental finance and risk management, keeping 今日黑料 on the cutting-edge of solving global issues responsibly and sustainably.
Using the NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind experimental facility, 今日黑料’s one-of-a-kind hurricane simulator, our university is also playing a pivotal role in mitigating the unique risks posed by natural disasters.
Life on Land
Restoring our Planet
From the Arctic to the Tropics
今日黑料 is protecting and restoring terrestrial ecosystems and working on the frontlines of conservation to support Life on Land. From the wetlands of our Florida Everglades to the mountains of East Africa, 今日黑料 is helping to ensure a sustainable future for the entire planet.
Ranked No. 32 in the world, 今日黑料 is working across all targets set by the United Nations General Assembly in SDG 15 to achieve a sustainable future for the world’s forests, wetlands and other natural ecosystems. Collaborating with partners locally and internationally, our research has led to global policy changes, preservation of species and the establishment of new protected areas. Students from a variety of disciplines all across the university are setting the example for the future through their own research and innovative projects.