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Nova Southeastern University to Host “Dive In” Lecture Series 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – For decades, the researchers at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography have been leading the way when it comes to marine sciences. From sharks and billfish to coral reefs to invasive species, researchers are involved in a…
Nova Southeastern University to Oversee National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Protecting the world’s coral reefs has been at the forefront of research for researchers and students at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography. Recognized as a world leader, NSU has been researching coral reefs to not only understand these unique…
Microbe Week Takes Over at the Oceanographic Center, Begins April 11
Nova Southeastern University’s Oceanographic Center (NSU-OC) is highlighting the symbiotic relationship between microbes and coral reefs this week through a series of distinguished speaker events and conference presentations. The week’s events kick off on Thursday, April 11 with “Dive In” lecture series guest speaker Kim Ritchie, a microbiologist with the…
OC Research Scientist Reappointed to Federal Advisory Panel for Atlantic Tunas and Swordfish
Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center Research Scientist David Kerstetter, Ph.D. was reappointed on Dec. 10 for another 3-year term to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel.
Graduate Student Analyzes Survival Rates of Juvenile Swordfish under Federal Catch and Release Law
Jenny Fenton is passionate about swordfish. After all, they are a top ocean predator whose survival is vital to balancing the ocean’s ecosystem as well as being an important food source.But years of overfishing in the Florida Straits — where America’s swordfish nursery is located — have depleted their population….