Herbert Weissbach Receives BioFlorida's 'Lifetime Achievement Award'
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s Herbert Weissbach, Ph.D., received BioFlorida's "Lifetime Achievement Award," reserved to recognize outstanding industry leadership and significant contributions throughout an individual's career.
Boo! How Do Mexican Cavefish Escape Predators?
A few fish, like Mexican cavefish, have evolved in unique environments without predators. A study on escape evolution reveals vast differences in startle reflex responses between cavefish populations.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Awarded U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research Grant for AI
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers receive $653,393 grant to improve learning and operation of artificial intelligence systems.
Scientists are First in the World to Spawn Bonefish in Captivity
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Harbor Branch and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust have reached a groundbreaking milestone in fish reproduction research by successfully inducing captive bonefish to spawn in aquaculture tanks.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Researchers Receive $1.3 Million NIH Grant for Stem Cell Research
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Schmidt College of Medicine researchers will analyze stem cell activation with a focus on age-related and degenerative diseases to provide a basis for the development of regenerative therapies.
Novel Study First to Tally Biomass from Oceanic Plastic Debris
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Harbor Branch scientists and collaborators have obtained a quantitative number for biomass from oceanic plastic debris using a novel visualization method that provides the first estimate of its kind.
Assaults on Science Causing Alarming and Avoidable Deaths in the U.S.
In a commentary, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Schmidt College of Medicine researchers say "pandemic politics" is causing assaults on science, the FDA, the CDC as well as the health of the U.S. public.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Awarded $5.3 Million to Detect Cognitive Change in Older Drivers
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and collaborators have received a $5.3 million NIH grant to detect cognitive change in older drivers using rapidly available and discreet in-vehicle sensors.
Gulf of Mexico Mission: 'Ocean Blue Holes Are Not Created Equal'
A team of scientists from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s Harbor Branch and collaborators recently explored the depths of the "Green Banana" Blue Hole thanks to gutsy scuba divers and an innovative 500-pound autonomous benthic lander.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Lands $11 Million Contract from U.S. Office of Naval Research
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s Harbor Branch has landed an $11,179,001 contract from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to develop a next-generation bathyphotometer sensor for natural oceanic bioluminescence assessments.