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Study Shows Hydrology Impacts on West Florida's Continental Shelf

By | July 19, 2022

¼ø»Æʦapp 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

By | June 22, 2022

Researchers from ¼ø»Æʦapp 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.

¼ø»Æʦapp Marine Science Trailblazer Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

By | May 5, 2022

¼ø»Æʦapp 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

By | April 20, 2022

¼ø»Æʦapp 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.

¼ø»Æʦapp to Expand Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center

By | March 4, 2022

¼ø»Æʦapp's Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center has announced expansion plans later this year that will include new university partnerships, capabilities and opportunities.

Unique ¼ø»Æʦapp Seagrass Nursery Aims to Help Florida's Starving Manatees

By | February 8, 2022

A study shows widespread seagrass loss in Florida's Indian River Lagoon as ¼ø»Æʦapp scientists experiment with growing seagrass in large tanks to try to restore some of the lost seagrass beds.

¼ø»Æʦapp Scientists Uncover 'Missing' Plastics Deep in the Ocean

By | February 2, 2022

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

By | January 20, 2022

¼ø»Æʦapp 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

By | December 2, 2021

There are more than 300,000 septic systems adjacent to Florida's Indian River Lagoon. A new ¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch study shows even properly functioning septic systems contaminate groundwater and surface water.

¼ø»Æʦapp Seeks Study Subjects for Health Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms

By | November 18, 2021

¼ø»Æʦapp 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.

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