Discovery to Display: FAU Unveils the 'Art of Science' Winners
FAU's Art of Science showcases stunning research-inspired images submitted by students, faculty and staff. Explore more than 200 entries and vote for your favorite in the People's Choice Award.
FAU's CAROSEL Offers New 'Spin' on Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring
FAU Harbor Branch's CAROSEL is an autonomous underwater system that tracks nutrient exchanges between sediments and water in real time, revealing impacts on water quality and ecosystem health.
Nearly 70 FAU Faculty Named Among World's Top 2% of Scientists
Nearly 70 FAU faculty are ranked among the world's top 2% of scientists by Stanford-Elsevier, recognizing their global research impact across 22 fields and 174 subfields from engineering to humanities.
FAU's Queen Conch Lab Receives Prestigious International Award
FAU Harbor Branch researchers have received the 2025 Responsible Seafood Innovation Award in Aquaculture from the Global Seafood Alliance for its Queen Conch Lab's pioneering work in sustainable aquaculture.
FAU Lands EPA Grant to Use Genetics in Florida Bay Sponge Restoration
Funded by the U.S. EPA, the project marks the first genetic assessment of sponge recovery in the region, with broad implications for ecosystem health and economically important species like the spiny lobster.
Decoding a Decade of Grouper Grunts Unlocks Spawning Secrets, Shifts
FAU researchers used 12 years of underwater audio to study red hind groupers, whose sounds reveal courtship, mating and territorial behavior - offering key clues to ocean changes through sound.
FAU's Amy Wright, Ph.D., Honored for Marine Drug Discovery Research
FAU 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 FAU-USF Research Rewrites Origins of the World's First Pandemic
For the first time, FAU-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.
FAU Tells 'Story' of Atlantic's Sargassum Surge Using 40 Years of Data
FAU 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.
FAU Publishes Initial Annual Report: Florida Office of Ocean Economy
Housed at FAU, 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.