°®åú´«Ã½ Marine Science Trailblazer Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
°®åú´«Ã½ 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
°®åú´«Ã½ 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.
°®åú´«Ã½ to Expand Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center
°®åú´«Ã½'s Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center has announced expansion plans later this year that will include new university partnerships, capabilities and opportunities.
Unique °®åú´«Ã½ Seagrass Nursery Aims to Help Florida's Starving Manatees
A study shows widespread seagrass loss in Florida's Indian River Lagoon as °®åú´«Ã½ scientists experiment with growing seagrass in large tanks to try to restore some of the lost seagrass beds.
°®åú´«Ã½ 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
°®åú´«Ã½ 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.
Septic System Waste Pervasive Throughout Florida's Indian River Lagoon
There are more than 300,000 septic systems adjacent to Florida's Indian River Lagoon. A new °®åú´«Ã½ Harbor Branch study shows even properly functioning septic systems contaminate groundwater and surface water.
°®åú´«Ã½ Seeks Study Subjects for Health Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms
°®åú´«Ã½ has received a grant from the Florida Department of Health to continue a first-of-its-kind study of the short-term and potential long-term health effects of harmful algal blooms among Florida residents.
Novel Tag Provides First Detailed Look into Goliath Grouper Behavior
A study by °®åú´«Ã½ researchers is the first to reveal detailed behavior of massive goliath groupers in the wild using a custom-built multi-sensor tag combined with artificial intelligence.
Mesophotic Reefs Significant for Florida Keys' Coral Recovery
°®åú´«Ã½ Harbor Branch scientists compared coral genetic variation in the Dry Tortugas and Florida Keys…