EPIC stands for Employer-Provided Innovation Challenges, a program created by the U.S. Chamber Foundation to connect college and high school students with local employers to solve real-world business challenges.

A team at Florida International University is using digital stethoscopes and machine learning to analyze heartbeats, similar to how a musician picks up an off-key note. Their models are showing 95% accuracy in predicting health issues that doctors may miss.

Underwater currents in the Gulf should be monitored when a hurricane approaches Florida. A new study shows the current slowed just before Hurricane Ian turned into a monster Category 5 storm in 2022.

A group of Miami fifth-graders embarked on an experiment: a 21-day digital detox. No phone, tablets or video games, with students measuring effects on sleep, focus and social connections. The challenge was simple, but the results were profound for teachers, parents and students. “It’s amazing how three weeks can change your whole life,” said one.

UM grad Sonlin is the founder and CEO of Global Settlement Network, a blockchain company headquartered in Miami. Recently the company made headlines for facilitating what it says is the world’s first fully tokenized capital stack for an operating energy asset: a $75 million acquisition of a Latin American oil and gas facility by Feniix Energy.

Broward County Public Schools' AI Task Force came up with resources for administrators, teachers and students on how to responsibly incorporate AI tools into teaching, learning and operations. "AI is scary and it's come on very quickly. The only way to get past that is to engage," said Manuel Castañeda, executive director of the district's IT Operations.

Fiorella Occhionero’s concerns about screen time and childhood development led to the creation of Focus Safe, a startup based in Boca Raton that offers software to help schools manage student-owned devices during class time.

The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary have arrived at the International Space Station, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight. The crew of four will spend two weeks at the orbiting lab, performing dozens of experiments. They launched Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and arrived on Thursday.

A crew of four is set to launch to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday morning atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket in the company's Dragon spacecraft.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has supported moving NASA's headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Florida, with backers saying it would put leaders closer to the agency's operations.