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Aquarius Academy launches at FIU

Aquarius Academy launches at FIU

With the launch of Aquarius Academy, 6-12 students everywhere can splash down to FIU’s Aquarius Reef Base – the world’s […]

Keys reef fish were lacking data so she started mapping

Keys reef fish were lacking data so she started mapping

Rachel Zuercher is arming scientists and lawmakers with the science they need to better protect marine resources. As an FIU […]

Carissa Gervasi wins American Fisheries Society contest

Carissa Gervasi wins American Fisheries Society contest

Written by Emma Odenweller Carissa Gervasi’s essay describing the declining abundance of Jack Crevalle in South Florida and the concern […]

Last lab standing: 30 years of undersea research

Last lab standing: 30 years of undersea research

People have lived and worked in undersea habitats since the early 1960s. While over 60 habitats existed throughout time, today […]

Research on living and working in extreme environments at Aquarius

Research on living and working in extreme environments at Aquarius

Scientific exploration in pursuit of new discoveries often takes experts to extreme environments. Dominic D’Agostino, a professor from the University […]

CREST amplifies importance of Miami River to stakeholders

CREST amplifies importance of Miami River to stakeholders

The most recent grand jury report stated that the health of Biscayne Bay is in a state of emergency. The […]

Enhancing conservation in the Florida Keys

Enhancing conservation in the Florida Keys

Written by Valerie Ramirez On Aug. 22, chapter director of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and NOAA environmental […]

FIU scientists at Guangxi Mangrove Research Center

FIU scientists at Guangxi Mangrove Research Center

Mangrove forests serve as an important reservoir for blue carbon. These ecosystems – found in 75 percent of the world’s […]

Institute of Environment

Institute of Environment

In a memorandum sent out by Dean Michael R. Heithaus, we’ve learned of the realignment of all of our environmental […]

Postdocs link south Florida and Puerto Rico for hurricane research

Postdocs link south Florida and Puerto Rico for hurricane research

For over a decade, FIU has built a collaborative partnership with the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) through […]