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As the University of Florida shuttered offices in advance of Hurricane Irma, wind engineer and hurricane researcher Forrest Masters and his team readied a convoy of equipment, fueled up and headed into the storm. “We wanted to get into position, so that the eyewall would pass... Read More →

The National Science Foundation today announced grants to Florida International University and University of Florida totaling nearly $8 million that will position the state to become a national hub for research into making homes and businesses safer in hurricanes and tornadoes.... Read More →

When a magnitude-7.0 earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, the world wanted to help. People gave blood. Communities organized bake sales. International and nongovernmental organizations visited the area to dig wells and provide access to safe water. But University of Florida researchers... Read More →

If there is anything more surreal than the sight of a tornado tossing slabs of concrete and steel into the sky like bits of fluff, it’s the post-apocalyptic tableau of the aftermath. Wind-battered houses leveled or shifted on their foundation; toys and furniture strewn across... Read More →

For many people, Florida is beaches. Hundreds of thousands of residents live within a stone’s throw of the ocean, and 8,000 miles of shoreline are the destination of more than half the state’s 40 million tourists annually. But a succession of severe hurricanes and too... Read More →