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Florida Atlantic University ’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science has been awarded a $700,000 grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of America Division to support a novel research project...

Biologging – an innovative, non-invasive method of tracking animals in the wild – is transforming how scientists study movement, behavior and social interactions. Using compact electronic devices that can remain attached...

It’s here in Florida Atlantic University’s backyard, where the wild lands and waters meet sprawling metropolitan landscapes, creating distinct environmental pressures that present a different kind of attraction for Stephen...

Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute has received a $999,664 grant from the Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program (FLRACEP) for a three-year project titled, “Influences of Upwelling...

Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are important coral ecosystems found between 30 and 150 meters deep in oceans worldwide including the Gulf of America. They support diverse marine life and important fisheries but remain...

This past spring, a Ph.D. seminar entitled “Theorizing Infrastructure” was offered in Florida Atlantic University’s graduate program in comparative studies. The curriculum included a capstone assignment for which students...

Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D., a renowned marine biologist, shark expert and professor of biological sciences in FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, offers his expertise in the fifth episode of “Investigation Shark...

Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute was awarded a grant by the Longer Tables Fund to develop a community-based aquaculture facility for conservation and restoration of the queen conch on...

Learn how undergraduate biological sciences student Claire Brunk is caring for Florida’s wide range of wildlife as an intern at the South Florida Wildlife Center and her ambition to pursue a doctorate in veterinary medicine...

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute surveyed the small animals living in and around this green seaweed in the lagoon between 2020 and 2021 during a period of extreme seagrass...