University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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■ m 3 Hm ■■Tai«t-, Biology and Living Resources is part of the Dorothy H. and Lewis Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Situated on Virginia Key, the school is in an ideal location for the study of many fundamental branches of biology and the use of living resources to better serve the w orld population. The department is headed by Dr. Francis Williams. Those interested in this curricula are required to have a broad undergraduate background in the sciences. 2 O o IVIarine Science is a field involving the basic disciplines of biology, geology, chemistry, and physics as they pertain to the ocean and its bed. Vessels of all types, including submersibles, an extraordinary array of sea gear and laboratory instrumentation, and massive computer systems are used to study problems related to the ocean. Because of the tremendous significance of the ocean for basic and applied environmental science, as well as for human affairs and welfare, marine science has come to play a rapidly increasing role in college and university education.

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ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS ,; INDIAN ' ' ' . - IfOGEAN .. , J - ...... RADAR SYSTEM TO PLOT RAIN FALL — NEAR COM- PLETION Two years of work have gone into the development of a radar system which removes echoes commonly seen in the radar weather forecasts. According to Dr. Homer W. Hiser, this radar operates through a computer which can be used to print maps of rainfall over an area of approximately 125 miles in radius from the radar station. The equipment will be shipped to New Mexico but funds are being sought to build a center In south Florida. iinfjikfj; . ' ■ ScADEMIC g