NEWS ARCHIVE


Scientists First to Develop Rapid Cell Division in Marine Sponges

By | November 21, 2019

91社区 Harbor Branch scientists and collaborators have developed a breakthrough in marine invertebrate (sponge) cell culture that impacts marine biotechnology, early animal evolution and climate change.

Study Reveals How 98 Percent of Plastics at Sea Go Missing Each Year

By | November 7, 2019

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

By | September 30, 2019

Two scientists representing 91社区'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

By | September 16, 2019

91社区 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.

91社区, USDA Partner to Boost Domestic Production of Farm-raised Fish

By | August 7, 2019

The USDA and 91社区 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

By | July 15, 2019

A long-term study by 91社区'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

By | July 5, 2019

A researcher from 91社区'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 91社区's I-HEALTH

By | June 10, 2019

Gregg B. Fields, Ph.D., has been named as executive director of 91社区'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

By | May 16, 2019

91社区 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

By | April 24, 2019

91社区 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.