Coastlines and Oceans Divsion

Doctoral candidate secures seat at the table for Spanish speakers at ocean conservation conference

Doctoral candidate secures seat at the table for Spanish speakers at ocean conservation conference

Healthy oceans begin with us. But how can everyone get involved if they don’t speak English? David Riera, a doctoral […]

FIU@Home: Explore Madagascar

FIU@Home: Explore Madagascar

Home is the first learning laboratory. This series brings opportunities to discover, explore and create to life-long learners everywhere. Through […]

Students awarded 2021 Cristina Menendez Memorial Fellowship

Students awarded 2021 Cristina Menendez Memorial Fellowship

Thirteen students across FIU’s College of Arts, Sciences & Education have been awarded the Institute of Environment’s 2021 Cristina Menendez […]

What is water worth?

What is water worth?

Water holds a different value for every creature, culture and climate yet there’s no question it’s one of our planet’s […]

Student receives coral restoration scholarship

Student receives coral restoration scholarship

As a child, the ocean was Serena Hackerott’s playground. With both her parents being avid scuba divers, Hackerott spent her […]

FIU@Home: Explore Aquarius Reef Base

FIU@Home: Explore Aquarius Reef Base

Home is the first learning laboratory. This series brings opportunities to discover, explore and create to life-long learners everywhere. Through […]

FIU bridges cooperation between global modeling professionals

FIU bridges cooperation between global modeling professionals

Jayantha Obeysekera, director of Sea Level Solutions in the FIU Institute of Environment, recently led a virtual week-long international workshop […]

Lighting the way in the deep sea

Lighting the way in the deep sea

On a research cruise in the Florida Straits, Danielle DeLeo collected creatures from the deep sea to study their migratory […]

Deep sea shrimp glow, but it doesn’t produce a love connection

Deep sea shrimp glow, but it doesn’t produce a love connection

Deep sea shrimp glow, but strangely enough, that’s not part of their sex appeal. Lorian Schweikert thought that glowing patterns […]

Post doctoral researcher is a shark DNA detective

Post doctoral researcher is a shark DNA detective

Diego Cardeñosa first chased after a shark when he was 11 years old. He was on a scuba diving trip […]