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2019 Press Releases

February 6, 2019
FAU Harbor Branch Public Forum on Indian River Lagoon Restoration Efforts Features County Officials
February 1, 2019
FAU Harbor Branch Partners with 4Ocean, Navocean, and GCOOS to Monitor Algae in Lake Okeechobee with First Autonomous Sailboat
January 10, 2019
Florida's First NSF-Funded Ai And Deep Learning Laboratory

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2018 Press Releases

December 12, 2018
'Eavesdropping' On Groupers' Mating Calls Key to Survival
October 23, 2018
Do Mussels Reveal The Fate of The Oceans?
October 10, 2018
How Dolphins And Whales Fight Disease Threats
August 10, 2018
James M. Sullivan, Ph.D., To Lead Fau's Harbor Branch
July 18, 2018
Where Baby White Sharks 'Hang Out' In The North Atlantic
June 19, 2018
Deep-Sea Sponges May Hold Key to Antibiotic Drug Resistance
April 12, 2018
FAU Harbor Branch Visionary Edwin A. Link Inducted Into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
April 5, 2018
Like Human Societies, Whales Value Culture and Family Ties - Study Shows
March 20, 2018
FAU Remembers Harbor Branch Matriarch and Director Emerita Marilyn C. Link

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2017 Press Releases

December 7, 2017
'Eavesdropping' On Groupers' Mating Calls Key to Survival
November 15, 2017
FAU Harbor Branch and Scientists from South Africa Team Up on Study to Save Endangered African Penguins
August 17, 2017
Ocean Exploration Led by FAU's Harbor Branch Uncovers One of Cuba's Hidden Natural Treasures
May 23, 2017
FAU's Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center Lands $360,000 NSF Grant
February 15, 2017
FAU Harbor Branch Hosts Regional Qualifier for National Ocean Sciences Bowl
February 7, 2017
FAU Harbor Branch Hosts Public Forum on Indian River Lagoon Algal Blooms

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2016 Press Releases

December 20, 2016
Meet New FAU Harbor Branch Executive Director at Lecture Series Kickoff
November 29, 2016
FAU Harbor Branch Visitor's Center to Reopen to Public
November 15, 2016
FAU Harbor Branch Scientists Researching Ways to Create Biosynthetic Version of Cancer-Fighting Sponge Compound
October 11, 2016
FAU Harbor Branch Researchers Assess Abundance and Health of Sharks and Rays in Indian River Lagoon
September 20, 2016
FAU Harbor Branch Scientists to Use Underwater Holographic Microscope to Research Indian River Lagoon
September 8, 2016
World-Renowned Oceanographer Named Executive Director of FAU Harbor Branch
July 22, 2016
' FAU Harbor Branch to Host Scientific Seminar to Address Toxic Algae Crisis Plaguing Florida's East Coast **MEDIA ADVISORY**
July 7, 2016
FAU Harbor Branch Releases Recommendations for Improving Distribution of Indian River Lagoon Data **MEDIA ADVISORY**
May 11, 2016
Renowned 'Plastic is Forever' Designer and Conservation Advocate to Speak at FAU Harbor Branch for World Oceans Day
May 3, 2016
FAU Harbor Branch Archaeologists Uncover Major Find
April 18, 2016
FAU Harbor Branch Scientists to Explore Uncharted Territory around Pacific Ocean's Marianas Trench
April 6, 2016
FAU Harbor Branch, OVIASC to Host Society of American Archaeologists for Tour of Old Vero Site Project
March 16, 2016
FAU Harbor Branch Awarded $3 Million Grant for Fish Farming Project to Help Sportfishing Industry
March 2, 2016
2016 Excavation Efforts Now Under Way At ‘Old Vero Man’ Site in Vero Beach
February 9, 2016
FAU Harbor Branch Partners with World-Renowned Aquafeed Company
February 3, 2016
FAU Harbor Branch to Host Public Forum on Lagoon Health
January 4, 2016
FAU Harbor Branch to Unveil New Ocean Technology Exhibit

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2015 Press Releases

December 15, 2015
FAU Harbor Branch to House 'Old Vero Man' Operation
November 30, 2015
Study Links Mercury Levels in IRL Dolphins to Exposure in Humans
October 7, 2015
Renowned Breast Cancer Researcher to Speak at FAU Harbor Branch in October
September 21, 2015
FAU Harbor Branch Partners with Local Seafood Company to Produce Safe, Healthy Fish for Consumers
August 17, 2015
FAU Harbor Branch Scientists to Use Underwater Holographic Microscope to Research Indian River Lagoon FAU Harbor Branch Immersion Tours Launch to the Public
July 20, 2015
FAU Harbor Branch Installs World's Largest Land Ocean Biogeochemical Observatory Network
July 9, 2015
Media Advisory: FAU Harbor Branch Partners with Harvest Outreach for Children's Educational Programming
June 19, 2015
Media Advisory: FAU Harbor Branch Scientists to Explore Local Oculina Reefs
June 3, 2015
FAU Harbor Branch Summer Intern Program Attracts Top Students from Around the World
May 14, 2015
FAU Harbor Branch Scientists Explore New Reefs Off the Coast of Florida
May 5, 2015
Just Like Humans, Dolphins Have Social Networks
April 8. 2015
U.S. Navy Oceanographer to Speak at FAU Harbor Branch
February 26, 2015
FAU Harbor Branch to Host Regional Qualifier for National Ocean Sciences Bowl
February 11, 2015
‘LunaFest’ to be Held at FAU Harbor Branch
January 28, 2015
HBOI's Shirley Pomponi Co-Chairs New Report on 'Ocean Science Over the Next Decade'
January 26, 2015
HBOI Events to Focus on the Indian River Lagoon
January 15, 2015
Learn About the ‘Real’ Florida at HBOI’s ‘A Land Remembered’ Event

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2014 Press Releases

December 5, 2014
FAU Harbor Branch Awarded Grant to Continue Program for Indian River County Students
October 20, 2014
Registration Opens for Semester By the Sea Program at HBOI
October 14, 2014
Ocean Exploration Institute at HBOI Awarded $1.77 Million Grant
September 17, 2014
HBOI to Partner with Mercyhurst University and the Old Vero Ice Age Sites Committee on Archaeological Dig in Vero Beach
July 24, 2014
FAU Harbor Branch Conducts First-Ever Study of Vibrio Bacteria in the IRL
July 15, 2014
Notice of Public Meeting - Learn About the Research Funded by HBOI's Four Florida Specialty License Plates
July 8, 2014
Study Links IRL Fish Consumption and Elevated Mercury Levels in People
June 13, 2014
Harbor Branch Foundation Announces Funding for Three LOBOs Purchase
May 1, 2014
HBOI Scientists Use Genetic Testing to Uncover New Info on IRL Dolphins
April 4, 2014
FAU Harbor Branch Donates Fish to Harvest Food & Outreach Center
March 3, 2014
FAU Harbor Branch Scientists to Explore Uncharted Territory around Pacific Ocean's Marianas Trench
February 14, 2014
3rd Annual "Love Your Lagoon" Dinner a Success
February 4, 2014
FAU Harbor Branch Partners with St. Lucie County Tax Collector
January 28, 2014
FAU Harbor Branch Announces Series of Events in February to Focus on the Indian River Lagoon

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2013 Press Releases

December 11, 2013
Harbor Branch Foundation Names Guest of Honor for 3rd Annual “Love Your Lagoon” Dinner
November 15, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch Names Interim Executive Director
November 12, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch to Host Distinguished Guest Lecturer
November 5, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch Website Provides Scientists and Public with Important Lagoon-Related Data
October 14, 2013
Registration Opens November 15 for FAU ‘Semester by the Sea’ Program at Harbor Branch
October 9, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch to Host National Workshop on Global Issues Facing Estuaries
August 30, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch Hires Two New Researchers
August 23, 2013
Harmful Algal Bloom Detection the Next Topic in FREE FAU Harbor Branch Lecture Series
August 22, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch Partners with Smithsonian to Host Annual National Estuaries Day Festival
August 12, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch Researchers Find Increased Levels of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the Indian River Lagoon
August 1, 2013
Decades of Harbor Branch Research Leads to New Legislation to Protect Coral Reefs
July 18, 2013
Head of FAU Harbor Branch to Testify Before U.S. Senate Committee on Climate Change
July 17, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch Launches Public Website with Real-Time Indian River Lagoon Water Quality Data
June 14, 2013
Inaugural Florida Maritime Science Festival a Success
June 5, 2013
Ocean's Day Feature: Harbor Branch Scientist Spends Career Studying Florida's Reefs
May 20, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch to Host Florida Maritime Science Festival
May 17, 2013
Friends of Harbor Branch to Host Free Summer Movie Series
April 30, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch Featured in Upcoming 'Sea Rescue' Episodes
April 26, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch to Host Lecture on Oceanomics and Sensorbots
April 18, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch to Host Lecture on James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge Expedition into the Mariana Trench
April 17, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch Marine Mammal Team Researches Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales
April 10, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch Scientists Awarded National Institutes of Health Grant for Pancreatic Cancer Research
March 13, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch Celebrates 60 Years of the Link Foundation and 40 Years of the Summer Intern Program
March 6, 2013
Harbor Branch Foundation Event Raises More Than $50,000 for Indian River Lagoon Research
March 4, 2013
AU Harbor Branch Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Program Attempts to Save Stranded Whales
February 7, 2013
FAU Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at FAU Harbor Branch Hosts Family Nurse Practitioner Program Info Session
February 4, 2013
MEDIA ADVISORY: FAU Harbor Branch to Host Community Forum on Lagoon Health
January 21, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch Announces Series of Events in February to Focus on the Indian River Lagoon
January 7, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch Doctoral Candidate Earns International Award
January 2, 2013
FAU Harbor Branch Study Examines Troubled Waters in St. Lucie Estuary

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2012 Press Releases

December 5, 2012
FAU Harbor Branch Foundation Announces Guest of Honor for 2nd Annual 'Love Your Lagoon' Dinner to Benefit Indian River Lagoon Research
November 15, 2012
Friends of Harbor Branch to Host Holiday Open House at the Ocean Discovery Center

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FAU Harbor Branch Celebrates 20 Years of Public Lecture Series with $500,000 Gift from John and Barbara Ferrera