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Florida Pompano, Larvae, Microscope, Aquaculture, Juvenile Fish

FAU Study Finds Low Salinity Can Work to Culture Florida Pompano Fish

December 05, 2022

FAU Harbor Branch researchers are the first to conduct a low salinity study on Florida pompano to determine the optimal salinity required to culture juvenile fish from hatch to weaning under on-farm conditions.

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Researchers Inducted into FAU Chapter of National Academy of Inventors

November 28, 2022

Four FAU researchers representing engineering, medicine, science and Harbor Branch will be inducted into the FAU Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors®.

Florida, Indian River Lagoon, Bull Shark, Environment, Pollution, Harmful Algal Blooms, Toxins

Harmful Algal Toxins Found in Bull Sharks in the Indian River Lagoon

November 17, 2022

FAU Harbor Branch researchers are the first to measure multiple baseline concentrations of phycotoxins from harmful algal blooms in bull sharks from Florida's Indian River Lagoon.

Research, Equipment, Electron Microscopy, Grant, Department of Defense, Nanoscale Structures, Imaging, High Resolution

FAU Lands U.S. Department of Defense Grant for Powerful Imaging Tool

November 01, 2022

Researchers have received a $599,503 grant from the United States Department of Defense for a powerful high resolution imaging technique that can reveal nanoscale structures.

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Conservation, Genetics, Marine Science, Endangered Species, Collaboration, Laboratory Infrastructure

FAU, Thermo Fisher Scientific Collaborate on Conservation

October 12, 2022

FAU Harbor Branch and Thermo Fisher Scientific have entered into a unique agreement to advance marine science and endangered species research worldwide from the tropics to the Arctic.

Hurricane, Hurricane Ian, Experts, Faculty, Climate Change, Storm Surge, Sea Level Rise, Septic Systems, Evacuation, Hospitality, Hotels, Economy, Insurance, Real Estate

FAU Faculty Experts for Hurricane Ian

September 30, 2022

Several Florida Atlantic University faculty experts are available to discuss various issues surrounding Hurricane Ian.

Harmful Algal Blooms, HABs, Health, Study, Toxins, Exposure, Florida Department of Health, Participants, Water, Air, Environment, Blooms, Data

FAU Seeks Participants for Study on Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms

September 20, 2022

Researchers from FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute are seeking participants for a study evaluating potential impacts of exposure to harmful algal blooms.

Septic Systems, Human Waste, Southwest Florida, Cape Coral, Lee County, Water Quality, Pollution, Nutrients, Bacteria, Fecal Bacteria, Blue-green Algae, Red Tide, Sargassum, Harmful Algal Blooms, Nutrient Loading, Groundwater, Surface Water

Water Quality Woes in S.W. Florida Linked to Seeping Septic Systems

August 09, 2022

Multiple lines of evidence from a multi-year microbial source tracking study by FAU Harbor Branch researchers points to septic systems as a contributing source for water quality decline in southwest Florida.

FAU Names New Dean of Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

August 04, 2022

Florida Atlantic University has announced Valery Forbes, Ph.D., as its new dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, effective Aug. 10.

Harbor Branch, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Research, Climate Change, Water Management, Florida, West Florida Continental Shelf

Study Shows Hydrology Impacts on West Florida's Continental Shelf

July 19, 2022

FAU Harbor Branch researcher and collaborator demonstrate the impacts of climate warming and water management on West Florida's Continental Shelf using a high-resolution simulation model.