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麻豆精品视频ECOS Faculty, Student Ventures Shine at 18th Annual Business Pitch Competition
April 27, 2026
Afferent Marine captured the top spot in the competition's new Ocean Blue Economy track for its pioneering work on a shark deterrent device aimed at reducing bycatch, and FungiFlow was the runner-up in the same track for...
Too Hot to Handle? How Heat is Reshaping U.S. Population Shifts
April 16, 2026
As extreme heat intensifies across the United States, it鈥檚 widely assumed that rising temperatures will push people to pack up and leave. But new research from 麻豆精品视频 challenges that narrative, showing...
Study Reveals Hidden Damage in Stony Corals Using 3D Imaging and AI
April 16, 2026
麻豆精品视频 researchers turned to X-ray microcomputed tomography (micro-CT). The technique generates detailed 3D reconstructions down to microscopic pores, which reveal internal skeletal features, including...
麻豆精品视频ECOS students and environmental organization leadership
April 09, 2026
麻豆精品视频鈥檚 School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) brought more than 100 students and community members together for its inaugural WLW-ECOS Undergraduate Expo on April 7, at...
Triple Threat as Sharks, Beach Nourishment and Murky Waters Collide
April 08, 2026
To investigate how large, long-lasting plumes of murky water coincide with the annual blacktip shark migration, 麻豆精品视频 researchers tracked the size, duration and timing of turbidity events during the...
麻豆精品视频Innovation Pilot Award Supports Shark Bycatch Solution
March 25, 2026
This year鈥檚 $15,000 award has been granted to Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D., a professor of biological sciences within FAU鈥檚 Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, for his pioneering work on a patent-pending shark deterrent...
FAU-FWC Study: Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish Make a Comeback
March 17, 2026
A study by 麻豆精品视频鈥檚 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, in collaboration with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), provides evidence that a historical nursery area within...
Marine Plastic Pollution Alters Octopus Predator-Prey Encounters
February 26, 2026
麻豆精品视频 researchers study how plastic-derived oleamide influences predator-prey behavior. Results of the study, published in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, reveal that exposure...
ECOS Receives Grant Funding from Palm Beach International Boat Show Gives Back for Third Consecutive Year
February 23, 2026
麻豆精品视频's School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) has received a $10,000 grant from the Palm Beach International Boat Show to strengthen graduate research and community outreach.
Frontiers in Science鈥� Public Lecture Series Presents 鈥楽aving Our Seas: On the Front Lines of Protecting Florida鈥檚 Coral Reefs
February 17, 2026
Hear from a panel of leading scientists and conservationists who will discuss ways to better understand, treat and restore these fragile ecosystems on Feb. 25. Register today for this free event!