[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 109 (Monday, July 20, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H8390]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY 
                                OF MIAMI

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to announce that today 
the Department of Commerce awarded a $15 million grant to my alma 
mater, the University of Miami, for the construction of a new marine 
science research facility as the Rosenstiel School of Marine and 
Atmospheric Science. The Rosenstiel School will construct an integrated 
seawater laboratory building that will also house a state-of-the-art 
marine life science center. The lab will be the only facility in the 
world with a wind-wave storm surge simulator capable of generating 
hurricane-force winds in a three-dimensional test environment.
  Building on past initiatives to protect coral reefs and Florida's 
unique habitat, the University of Miami will conduct research to 
understand how structures withstand natural disasters, how 
environmental challenges threaten human health, and how dynamic action 
can enhance resiliency and protect lives. All of us will be safer due 
to the advances it will yield in technological innovation, 
environmental protection and public safety.
  Madam Speaker, again, it's a $15 million grant from the Department of 
Commerce to my alma mater, the University of Miami, for a new 
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.

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