Congratulations to COAPS alumnus Michael Lowry (B.S. '05, M.S. '09) on receiving FSU's 2013 Reubin O’D. Askew Young Alumni Award! Lowry is the hurricane specialist and storm surge expert for The Weather Channel. In that role, he provided live on-air coverage of Superstorm Sandy, the highest-rated event in TWC history, after only one month on the job. Before joining The Weather Channel, Lowry worked at the National Hurricane Center, where he led the design and development of a new storm surge forecast graphic that will become public in 2015. At COAPS, Lowry worked under the guidance of Dr. James O'Brien. For more information about the award, visit http://one.fsu.edu/community/thirtyunder30.

David Zierden and Melissa Griffin with the Florida Climate Center are collaborating with the Florida Department of Health on a project involving climate variability, climate change, and public health in Florida. The project is called Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) and is receiving multi-year funding from the Division of Disease Control and Health Protection Climate and Health Program. The project kicked off with a meeting of the technical advisory committee (chaired by David Zierden) on May 29th in Tallahassee. The meeting included an overview of the project, along with technical presentations on Florida's current and projected climate, sources of public health data, and impacts of temperature on heat-related illness. The Florida Climate Center will be assisting in the preparation of a climate and health profile report and examining how various aspects of climate change can impact public health and disease risks.

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