Taylor Gutierrez
Taylor Gutierrez is a Cuban-American digital journalism student and intends to pursue a career as a multimedia journalist, combining her passions for writing and photography. Gutierrez currently works as a Communications Associate for FIU's Institute of Environment where she discusses issues within the field of environmental science. She hopes her writing will help bridge the gap in communication between media consumers and the scientific research community.
The Secret Lives of Scientists (includes podcast)
The Secret Lives of Scientists is a limited-series podcast that invites experts to share how they started unconventional careers in different areas of science,...
Low nighttime temperatures have reached a new high
Lifelong Miami resident Robertson Adams has fond memories of camping outside in the summer as a child.
“It wasn’t so hot that you couldn’t sleep...
Not in my backyard: the debate on homeless relocation in Miami (includes multimedia content)
A City Commission proposal for a temporary homeless camp in Virginia Key sparked mass controversy this week after Miami-Dade county leaders and citizens expressed...
An immigrant’s struggles during the Russia-Ukraine war (includes multimedia content)
Ukrainian immigrant and artist Taras Kazikov thought his generation would be the first to be free from war and independent from the Soviet Union.
Kazikov...
Wild fox captured and euthanized after Capitol Hill attacks
A fox wandering Capitol Hill was captured Wednesday morning and has been euthanized after biting at least 9 people including a congressman, according to...
Biden lifts public health border protections with CDC support
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed support last Friday for the Biden Administration ending Title 42, a controversial immigration policy that...
Minority advocacy groups speak out against 2020 census miscount
The U.S. Census Bureau recently announced it had overcounted non-Hispanic whites and Asians and undercounted Hispanic, Black, and Native American citizens during the 2020...
Florida governor set to sign off on the strictest abortion ban in state history
With the 2022 Florida legislative finally over, Gov. Ron DeSantis is preparing to sign into law a raft of new measures. None is more...
National study warns coastal sea level rise could rise by a foot in 30...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a study projecting that sea levels will rise 10 to 12 inches by 2050 if the...
Uyghurs in US complain of cultural genocide during Olympics (includes video story)
Uyghur immigrant Hamid Kerim escaped persecution in China and became a successful businessman in the United States. But not many Uyghur people, including his...