Frontiers in Science’ Public Lecture Series Presents ‘Unlocking the Code of Life: A Community Conversation on the Promises of Biotechnology’
Frontiers in Science’ Public Lecture Series Presents ‘Unlocking the Code of Life: A Community Conversation on the Promises of Biotechnology

Hear from leading experts on how biotechnology is shaping the future of health on Jan 29. Register today for this free event!

ECOS Director Delivers Keynote Speech at 17th Annual Southeast Florida Climate Leadership Summit
ECOS Director Delivers Keynote Speech at 17th Annual Southeast Florida Climate Leadership Summit

Steven Vollmer, Ph.D., ECOS director, delivered a keynote speech at the summit, highlighting the threats to coral reefs from diseases and rising ocean temperatures as urgent indicators of climate change. ECOS staff showcased the college’s environmental programs during the two-day event.

World-Class Expertise, Local Impact: Florida Atlantic ‘School of the Environment’ Drives Solutions at Climate Leadership Summit
World-Class Expertise, Local Impact: Florida Atlantic ‘School of the Environment’ Drives Solutions at Climate Leadership Summit

Join ECOS at the 17th annual Southeast Florida Climate Leadership Summit, Dec. 16-17, themed “Roots of Resilience: Cultivating a Sustainable Future.”

FAU Scientists Explain Florida’s Flash Flooding Events from Late October Storm
FAU Scientists Explain Florida’s Flash Flooding Events from Late October Storm

Assistant geosciences professors reveal what caused the historic Oct. 26 storm that drenched Palm Beach County, including FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Hurricane Season Ends, But Weather Woes Push Floridians to Move
Hurricane Season Ends, But Weather Woes Push Floridians to Move

Although the Atlantic hurricane season has officially ended, Floridians’ woes over severe weather and soaring homeowners’ insurance costs still linger. A new Florida Atlantic University survey finds hurricanes and other climate-related threats are causing many Floridians to consider moving.

Advancing Ecological Risk Assessment: Researchers and Student Scientists Represent College at SETAC Thanks to WLW-ECOS Support
Advancing Ecological Risk Assessment: Researchers and Student Scientists Represent College at SETAC Thanks to WLW-ECOS Support

Dean Valery Forbes, Ph.D., Ines Haberle, Ph.D., a biological sciences postdoctoral fellow, and undergraduate student Lorena Martins attended the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) North America Annual Meeting in Portland.

FAU Science Study: Drones Map Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nesting Site Hotspots
FAU Science Study: Drones Map Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nesting Site Hotspots

Researchers from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science used drones and field surveys to study how environmental and human factors affect loggerhead sea turtle nest site selection on a high-density beach in Boca Raton.

FAU Secures $1.4 Million Grant to Save Wildlife in Florida Everglades
FAU Secures $1.4 Million Grant to Save Wildlife in Florida Everglades

The project is led by Michelle L. Petersen , Ph.D., assistant research professor in the Department of Biological Sciences , Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and director of the Environmental Science Program in the School of Environmental, Coastal and Ocean Sustainability.

FAU Science Faculty Named Among World’s Top 2% of Scientists
FAU Science Faculty Named Among World’s Top 2% of Scientists

Nearly 70 faculty members from Florida Atlantic University have been recognized among the world’s top 2% of scientists, including 18 experts from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science whose research spans psychology, astrophysics, urban planning, complex systems and brain sciences, biochemistry, geosciences, environmental science and theoretical physics.

Decoding a Decade of Grouper Grunts Unlocks Spawning Secrets, Shifts
Decoding a Decade of Grouper Grunts Unlocks Spawning Secrets, Shifts

More than a decade of acoustic recordings of grouper grunts are providing new insight into how sound can be used to monitor and manage vulnerable fish populations. The research by Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute focused on the red hind (Epinephelus guttatus), a commercially important Caribbean grouper species.