×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Amy Wright, Ph.D., Honored for Marine Drug Discovery Research
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researcher Amy Wright, Ph.D., has received the prestigious Norman R. Farnsworth ASP Research Achievement Award, the highest accolade presented by the American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP).
New ×ó°®ÊÓƵ-USF Research Rewrites Origins of the World's First Pandemic
For the first time, ×ó°®ÊÓƵ-USF researchers have found direct genomic evidence of the Plague of Justinian in the Eastern Mediterranean, where the world's first recorded pandemic began nearly 1,500 years ago.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Tells 'Story' of Atlantic's Sargassum Surge Using 40 Years of Data
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch's landmark review reveals 40 years of change in pelagic sargassum - its growth, drivers and rising biomass across the North Atlantic, impacting the ocean's vital ecosystem.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Publishes Initial Annual Report: Florida Office of Ocean Economy
Housed at ×ó°®ÊÓƵ, the Florida Office of Ocean Economy was created to position the state as a global leader in ocean-linked industries and to build the foundation for a thriving ocean economy.
Spying on Stingrays: First-ever Tags Show Elusive Behaviors, Habitats
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researchers are the first to successfully develop and field-test a multi-sensor biologging tag on the elusive whitespotted eagle ray, providing vital insights into their behavior.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Receives $1M Grant to Study Gulf's Mesophotic Coral Habitats
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researchers and collaborators will study how ocean currents and river nutrients affect deep coral ecosystems on the West Florida Shelf - one of the gulf's largest and least-studied habitats.
Chef José Andrés' Longer Tables Fund Will Expand ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Queen Conch Lab
The grant awarded to ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch supports the expansion of its queen conch aquaculture lab and is part of a global philanthropic effort to tackle urgent challenges through the power of food.
Green Seaweed Replaces Seagrass, But Sea Slugs Pose New Threats
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researchers found that Caulerpa prolifera has taken over seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon, reducing biodiversity, and recently raising concerns over rising numbers of sap-sucking sea slugs.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Experts for the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Several ×ó°®ÊÓƵ faculty experts are available to discuss a range of hurricane-related topics such as preparedness, evacuation planning, storm impacts and post-disaster recovery.
Fewer Parasites in Indian River Lagoon Signal Big Ecosystem Problems
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researchers used parasite data to assess the ecological health of Florida's Indian River Lagoon, which has suffered from pollution and algal blooms, damaging habitats like seagrass beds.