Tag Archives: Oceanographic Center
NSU Hosts South Florida Biotech Conference
The Carl DeSantis Building was the site of Enterprise Development Corporation’s 9th Annual Life Science Conference, hosted by NSU. This year’s conference, called Biotech 2010, focused on environmental and ecological biotechnology and the diverse research, development, and commercialization taking place throughout South Florida. Nearly 200 academics, entrepreneurs and business leaders gathered…
NSU to Host Panel Discussion on BP Oil Spill
Nova Southeastern University is hosting a panel discussion on the BP oil spill on June 16 to examine the economic and environmental impacts of the spill on Florida and the Gulf Coast.
Robert Brooks, Ph.D., to Deliver Address at 2010 Graduate Commencement Ceremony
Robert Brooks, Ph.D., will be the keynote speaker at Nova Southeastern University’s 2010 graduate commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 12, beginning at 4 p.m. in the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise.
Oil spill may affect South Florida (Multiple outlets)
Scientists at the Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center fear that the Gulf oil spill will reach South Florida waters and impact fisheries, wildlife, and beaches.
Coral reefs off Fort Lauderdale better protected from cargo ships (Sun-Sentinel)
The damage from these incidents is highly localized compared with the more widespread harm caused by pollution, overfishing and global warming. “But within that small footprint they caused almost complete devastation,” said Brian Walker, research scientist at Nova Southeastern University’s National Coral Reef Institute. “When a ship strikes a reef, it levels what took thousands of years to build.”
NSU OC Scientists Receive Global News Coverage
A manuscript authored by Sam Purkis, recently published in the journal GEOLOGY, has received extensive media coverage from both the British Broadcast Corporation (BBC) and Nature News. The work is co-authored by Gwilym Rowlands and Bernhard Riegl and explains the morphology of coral reefs in the Middle East in relation to a past monsoonal climate that, several thousand years ago, characterized the now ultra-dry Saharan region.
OC Scientists to Help Expand Climate Change Research in World’s Largest Marine Reserve
NSU scientists have established an environmental group to help expand climate change research in the newly-created world’s largest marine reserve, the Chagos Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Indian Ocean.
OC Scientists Host Workshop on the Conservation of the Chagos Archipelago
Sam Purkis, Ph.D., assistant professor of NSU’s Oceanographic Center (OC) and Gwilym Rowlands, OC research scientist, hosted a seminar on Mar. 1 at the OC to promote awareness about the ongoing consultation by the British Government to declare the Chagos Archipelago the largest Marine Protected Area on Earth. The Chagos…
Nova Southeastern University scientists have established an environmental group to help expand climate change research in the newly-created world’s largest marine reserve, the Chagos Marine Protected Area in the Indian Ocean.
The Circle of Friends of Nova Southeastern University’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center hosted their annual State of the University Address with NSU Chancellor Ray Ferrero, Jr. as the keynote speaker.
Nova Southeastern University’s Oceanographic Center recently received $15 million in federal stimulus money to build the country’s largest coral reef research center.
Fishing Tournament to Raise Money for College Students
Nova Southeastern University will be hosting the Third Annual NSU Oceanographic Center Scholarship Fishing Tournament.
Each year, tons of garbage and flotsam litter South Florida’s beautiful beaches.
Not only is the trash an eyesore, but it also pollutes the ocean and kills wildlife. Birds and sea creatures often mistaken these items for food or can become entangled. The result can be deadly.
NSU Represented at Regional Ocean Observing Conferences
Richard Dodge, Ph.D., dean of NSU’s Oceanographic Center (NSU OC), and NSU OC professor Alex Soloviev attended the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) Board and annual members meeting held May 12-13 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Oceanographic Center Dean Presents at International Coral Reef Initiative
NSU Oceanographic Center Dean and National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) Executive Director Richard Dodge, Ph.D., and NCRI Administrative Coordinator Wendy Wood attended the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) general meeting.
Researchers at Oceanographic Center Conduct Benthic Habitat Study in Florida Keys
Research scientist Brian Walker, Ph.D., and research assistant Greg Foster from the National Coral Reef Institute at NSU’s Oceanographic Center recently conducted an independent accuracy assessment of NOAA’s most recent Florida Keys benthic habitat maps.
Oceanographic Students Awarded for Presentations at Fisheries Society Meeting
Students from the Oceanographic Center and research scientist David Kerstetter, Ph.D., attended the annual meeting for the Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.
Federal Funding for Coral Reef Research Presented to Nova Southeastern University
On July 7, U.S. Congressman Ron Klein (D-FL) presented Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Oceanographic Center Dean Richard Dodge, Ph.D., and NSU Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer George Hanbury, Ph.D., with a check representing 2008 federal funding for the National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI), located at NSU’s Oceanographic Center.
World-Class Opportunities to Learn about Coral Reefs in Broward County
The whole world is celebrating the International Year of the Reef 2008 (www.iyor.org), and this summer there is no better place to learn about coral reefs than Broward County!
From July 7 to 11, the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS), the world’s largest conference devoted to coral reef science will be at the Broward County Convention Center. Held every four years, this scientific meeting is sanctioned by the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS).
Named one of the “100 people for the 21st Century” by Newsweek magazine, former Congressman John Kasich will deliver the keynote address during the 2009 graduate commencement ceremony for NSU on Saturday, June 20 at 11:00 a.m.