Water Quality Woes in S.W. Florida Linked to Seeping Septic Systems
Multiple lines of evidence from a multi-year microbial source tracking study by Â鶹ŮÀÉ Harbor Branch researchers points to septic systems as a contributing source for water quality decline in southwest Florida.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Names New Dean of Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Â鶹ŮÀÉ has announced Valery Forbes, Ph.D., as its new dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, effective Aug. 10.
Study Shows Hydrology Impacts on West Florida's Continental Shelf
Â鶹ŮÀÉ 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.
New Tool Will Assess Water Discharge Impacts from Florida's Everglades
Researchers from Â鶹ŮÀÉ Harbor Branch have received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to study the connectivity between the Everglades and Florida Keys via the Florida Bay.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Marine Science Trailblazer Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Harbor Branch's Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., an ocean explorer, aquanaut and marine biotechnologist, will receive the Society for In Vitro Biology's highest award - the 2022 "Lifetime Achievement Award."
Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Harbor Branch researcher Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., has received a $1,103,081 NSF CAREER grant for a project that will unravel marine predator-prey interactions using novel "crunch-meter" technology.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ to Expand Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center has announced expansion plans later this year that will include new university partnerships, capabilities and opportunities.
Unique Â鶹ŮÀÉ Seagrass Nursery Aims to Help Florida's Starving Manatees
A study shows widespread seagrass loss in Florida's Indian River Lagoon as Â鶹ŮÀÉ scientists experiment with growing seagrass in large tanks to try to restore some of the lost seagrass beds.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Scientists Uncover 'Missing' Plastics Deep in the Ocean
A study is the first to unveil the prevalence of plastics in the entire water column in the southern Atlantic Ocean and implicates the ocean interior as a crucial pool of 'missing' plastics.
Marine Sponge Cells in 3D Could Ramp-up Production of Drug Compounds
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Harbor Branch scientists are the first to culture sponge cells in 3D to scale-up production of sponge biomass and bioactive metabolites for novel drug compounds.