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Tag Archives: NSU’s Oceanographic Center

REQUIEM FOR A SHORTFIN MAKO SHARK

  FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – There’s an old saying that goes: “All Dogs go to Heaven.” We’re now wondering if that also applies to sharks. “St. Mary’s,” a young shortfin mako shark that was caught and tagged last year by researchers at NSU’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI,) has died….


Nova Southeastern University to Name Newest Oceanographic Center Building for Guy Harvey

  FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Since Guy Harvey, Ph.D. has supported, and continues to support NSU in scholarship, research and the conservation of marine life, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has named its newest research facility the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center. The official naming ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday,…


Great Shark Race Receiving Local, State and National Media Coverage

  FORT LAUDERDALE, DAVIE – Fla. – It’s a race unlike any other – the Great Shark Race! The collaborative efforts of  Nova Southeastern University (NSU), the Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation (GHOF) have created this new, fun research project that will involve satellite-tagged…


2014 Fort Lauderdale Billfish Tournament is Fast Approaching

FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– January 22, 2014 – It’s that time of year again – time to grab your fishing rods and reels, load up the boat with your gear and hit the high seas for the 2014 Fort Lauderdale Billfish Tournament. This annual tournament, in partnership with the Marine Industries…


New Organization Brings Together Top Researchers from Around the World to Sequence the Genomes of Invertebrates

FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– December 13, 2013 –  Pop Quiz: what creatures make up more than 70% of the approximately 1.9 million described species on earth and have long served as model organisms in many areas of biology? If you guessed invertebrates, you’re right! To begin exploring this question, a new cooperative consortium called…


Oceanographic Center Student Earns Honor at International Conference

Andia Chaves-Fonnegra, a doctoral student at NSU’s Oceanographic Center, won an award for the best student speed talk during the Ninth World Sponge Conference. The international conference, which was held in early November in Fremantle, Western Australia, brings together sponge biologists from around the world. Chaves-Fonnegra,presentation was about the population…


NSU’s Oceanographic Center Researchers Continue to Study and Protect Marine Life With Help From a Federal Grant

Federal Grant Will Allow the Study of EMFs Generated by Offshore Electricity Generating Systems on Marine Life


NSU’s Oceanographic Center Awarded Prestigious LEED® Green Building Certification

NSU’s Oceanographic Center has been awarded LEED® Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance. “NSU’s Oceanographic Center has been recognized for the incredible work…


‘Changing Seas’ Featured at NSU Summer Dive- In Series, July 31

NSU’s Oceanographic Center and WPBT2 invite you to free screenings of ‘Changing Seas’ as part of NSU’s Summer Dive-In film series on Wednesdays 6:00- 7:00 p.m., with a reception from 7-7:30 p.m.   The audience will discover exciting new ocean research, followed by the opportunity to ask questions during a…