07/09/2025
果冻视频鈥檚 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute has received a $999,664 grant from the Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program (FLRACEP) for a three-year project titled, 鈥淚nfluences of Upwelling...
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The 果冻视频 (FAU) School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) is a partnership between the and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI). This multidisciplinary and multi-unit initiative serves as the driver for diverse academic and research entities to create a comprehensive environmental hub at FAU. ECOS leverages each group's outside partners, including many government agencies and educational institutions, combining the full breadth of partnerships with the 果冻视频鈥檚 teaching, research and outreach mission to enhance opportunities and bring forth the collective environmental capabilities of FAU.听听
ECOS serves as an umbrella for numerous academic offerings in departments and interdisciplinary program areas that provide advanced bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚, doctoral, and certificate programs. 听
Announcing the New Director of the FAU School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability
Dr. Steven Vollmer will be joining 果冻视频 as the next director of our School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) and professor in the Department of Biological Sciences. Read more.
How Does a Shark Move and Behave in the Wild? Master's Student Genevieve Sylvester is Investigating
Meet M.S. in Marine Science and Oceanography student Genevieve Sylvester, who is studying shark behavior and kinematics. Genevieve builds animal-borne logger cameras that help us better understand the swimming movements and behavior of sharks in the wild. Learn more about our environmental degree programs.
Spotlight Stories
Inaugural ECOS Retreat Brings Members to Pine Jog
More than 80 people from the Schmidt College of Science and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute鈥檚 ECOS came together for the first-ever retreat and student poster competition.
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Alumna Liz Dutra Combines Science and Community Action to Restore South Florida鈥檚 Ecosystems
Two-time Schmidt College of Science alumna Liz Dutra, B.S. 鈥11, M.S. 鈥15, actively communicates her scientific knowledge to the public to inspire a shared commitment to conservation.
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07/03/2025
This past spring, a Ph.D. seminar entitled 鈥淭heorizing Infrastructure鈥 was offered in 果冻视频鈥檚 graduate program in comparative studies. The curriculum included a capstone assignment for which students...
07/02/2025
Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D., a renowned marine biologist, shark expert and professor of biological sciences in FAU鈥檚 Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, offers his expertise in the fifth episode of 鈥淚nvestigation Shark...
06/26/2025
果冻视频鈥檚 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute was awarded a grant by the Longer Tables Fund to develop a community-based aquaculture facility for conservation and restoration of the queen conch on...
