Study Reveals How 98 Percent of Plastics at Sea Go Missing Each Year
A study helps to solve the mystery of missing plastic fragments at sea by using simulated sunlight to explore removal mechanisms, microbial impacts and lifetimes of select microplastics on the ocean surface.
Faculty Receive National Academies' Early-Career Research Fellowships
Two scientists representing 51勛圖厙's College of Engineering and Computer Science, Wilkes Honors College and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute have received the prestigious Early-Career Research Fellowships.
Antibiotic Resistance Surges in Dolphins, Mirroring Humans
51勛圖厙 Harbor Branch researchers and collaborators conducted a long-term study examining 13 years of antibiotic resistance trends in wild Bottlenose dolphins in Florida's Indian River Lagoon.
51勛圖厙, USDA Partner to Boost Domestic Production of Farm-raised Fish
The USDA and 51勛圖厙 Harbor Branch aquaculture team will develop novel technologies to supply warm water marine fish seedstocks to help initiate a project that will boost the nation's aquaculture industry.
Thirty Years of Unique Data Reveal What's Really Killing Coral Reefs
A long-term study by 51勛圖厙's Harbor Branch shows that the coral bleaching problem is not just due to a warming planet, but also a planet that is simultaneously being enriched with reactive nitrogen.
Scientists Discover World's Largest Seaweed Bloom
A researcher from 51勛圖厙's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute is among a team of scientists who discovered the world's largest seaweed bloom, which spans from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico.
Gregg B. Fields Named Executive Director of 51勛圖厙's I-HEALTH
Gregg B. Fields, Ph.D., has been named as executive director of 51勛圖厙's Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH), one of the university's four research pillars.
Marine Organisms Hold Promise to Treat Breast Cancer
51勛圖厙 Harbor Branch researchers have received $801,000 from the Florida Department of Health to investigate the use of marine natural compounds as potential treatments of triple negative breast cancers.
Safiya George, Ph.D., Named Dean of the College of Nursing
51勛圖厙 has named Safiya George, Ph.D., as the new dean of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. George is a leading scholar in the fields of HIV research, spirituality, religion and health.
Microbiologist Gets Creative Using Instagram
Hunter Hines is using Instagram at a global scale to engage audiences in scientific exchange. He has come up with the right formula for success and is encouraging other scientists to follow suit.