The vulnerability of Florida Keys, with its low-lying ecosystem, is becoming greater each year because of global, human-driven climate-change induced challenges like rising sea-levels, erosion and saltwater intrusion.
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For long-term Fort Myers, Florida, resident David Adams, hurricane season was always a manageable risk. But Hurricane Ian proved to be more brutal than Adams ever imagined.
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Scientists are concerned over coral bleaching occurring in Florida's waters due to extreme heat, leaving reefs looking pale and vulnerable.
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The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance is a public-private partnership dedicated to developing the economies of Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City, and Mesquite through regional cooperation, global trade, and global connectivity. They are the economic and community development resource for Southern Nevada.
In 1999, Tony Hsieh joined Zappos as an advisor and investor, and eventually became CEO, where in just ten years he helped Zappos.com grow from nearly zero sales to a company with a $1.2 billion valuation. Tony Hsieh, an influential theory about corporate happiness, deliberately locked himself in a shed moments before it was consumed by the fire that would kill him. Downtown Las Vegas honors his memory with a festival for Hsieh.
Bill and John founded Recover as a mission-driven sustainable apparel company that would not only reduce plastic pollution in our rivers, oceans, landfills, and adventure playgrounds, but would also give people an easy choice to be part of a solution instead of part of a problem. Intradeco Apparel is a global vertical-manufacturing company supplying high-quality casual clothing and thermal underwear to major retailers in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, pioneering logistics best practices, and merchandising trends, Intradeco is committed to sustainability which has earned the company recognition from multiple partners and retailers.
This centuries-old celebration—rooted in Latin American cultures—honors loved ones through colorful and joyous traditions. We hear from Isaias Urrabazo who lost his mother to Covid-19 this past year. He speaks on how this tradition brings him joy and his connection to her.
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When Marie-Ilene Whitehurst ’74 and Tom Whitehurst’s son, Thomas, was about 15 months old, they realized his development was slow enough to warrant a visit to a pediatric neurologist. Seven months later came the definitive—and for the Whitehursts, shocking—diagnosis: Thomas had autism.
Thomas is now 29 and although he has great difficulty speaking and is unable to do many of the everyday things that neurotypical adults take for granted, his story is one of optimism and purpose in the face of tremendous challenges. Maria Alejandra Cardona for the University of Miami (2021)
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