Forget the simple audio tour. Imagine walking into an art museum, donning a lightweight headset, and scrutinizing a painting from centuries ago, while modern, related works from other museums appear virtually beside the museum piece. Meanwhile, Renaissance music plays in the background. Read more “Collection Connections Bridges Past + Present Art with AR”
Overtown opened its arms to Casey Munga nine years ago. That’s when the single mother of one moved to the historic Miami neighborhood after becoming homeless and nearly losing her son to a bout with sepsis that left him in a wheelchair. “We were traumatized because of what happened to us,” she recalled. “When we moved to Overtown, no one knew us, but we were never treated like strangers. Read more “Environmental Justice Clinic Law Fights for Overtown”
As part of the first undergraduate climate resilience course, 36 students got a chance to learn about the pressing issue from 13 different faculty experts and offer their own suggestions. Parking lots covered with solar panels that would also collect rainwater. More rooftop gardens across the Coral Gables Campus. Permeable sidewalks that allow rain to seep through them, and a canopy over the Fate Bridge. Read more “Students Float Ideas to Help the Campus Adapt to a Changing Climate”
As part of a School of Architecture studio course, students recently spent a week in Barranquilla, Colombia, visiting residents in some of the city’s informal settlements and oldest neighborhoods. Then, they return to the Coral Gables campus to begin designing structures that could help revitalize those areas and address the impacts of climate change. Read more “Update on: Mapping Informal Cities Collaborative Project in Barranquilla, Colombia”
When she got a message last spring about a new class focused on climate resilience, University of Miami senior Sophie Walenta was itching to sign up. The more the marine affairs and ecosystems science and policy major read about the course, which is interdisciplinary, problem-driven, and discussion-based, the more intrigued she grew. Read more “IDSC Scientists Contribute to New Climate Resilience Academy Course”
MetroLabNetwork.org has partnered with GovTech.com to bring its readers a segment called the “MetroLab Innovation of the Month” Series, which highlights impactful tech, data, and innovation projects underway between cities and universities. In this month’s installment of the Innovation of the Month series, a project focused on climate change and housing affordability in the greater Miami area, the Miami Affordability Project (MAP) tool was highlighted. Read more “Innovation of the Month: MAP Tool Addresses Sea-Level Change”
IDSC has developed a first-of-its-kind early-detection platform xsat.idsc.miami.edu for COVID-19 that will enable local residents to self-report symptoms and researchers and decision makers to visualize data and identify hot spots. By tracking social media posts, analyzing public health data, and creating an interactive online dashboard, University of Miami researchers, and others, will have the ability to identify new clusters of COVID-19 cases in real time, rather than days or weeks after an outbreak. Read more “xSAT Outbreak Tracking + Early-Detection Platform Launched”
Data specialists at IDSC are collaborating with national consulting firm MDB, Inc. in designing and developing an interactive evidence map displaying the impact of social needs interventions on health outcomes. “Our multidisciplinary UM team will effectively translate scientific findings and data into a visual evidence map to help physicians, researchers, and health insurance systems see patterns that otherwise would not be evident,” said Alberto Cairo, PhD, IDSC Visualization, Data Communication & Information Design Director. Read more “Mapping Social Needs on an Evidence Map”
Please join us for a virtual presentation and Q&A with Dr. Nicholas Tsinoremas and Mr. Christopher Mader, who are developing an interactive geographic visualization alert system using Machine Learning algorithms to provide early warning for COVID-19 surveillance.
Register now for this CTSI #translationaltuesday Zoom webinar on June 9, at 4:00 PM.
IDSC data specialists are collaborating with national consulting firm MDB, Inc. in designing and developing an interactive evidence map displaying the impact of social needs interventions* on health outcomes. “Our multidisciplinary UM team will effectively translate scientific findings and data into a visual evidence map to help physicians, researchers, and health insurance systems see patterns that otherwise would not be evident,” Read more “Mapping Social Needs Interventions and Health Outcomes”