Beneath the bog: FAU gets $1.3M to track carbon, gas flux in peatlands
Peatlands are valuable ecosystems both for their biodiversity and for their role in regulating climate.
FAU engineers design new autonomous system to monitor Arctic ice melt
The method holds promise for gaining a deeper understanding of how melting sea ice affects marine ecosystems.
FAU engineering develops new weapon against harmful algal blooms
A new study shows an innovative approach to addressing a pressing challenge in water quality management
Bridging oceans: US-Japan project to model flood risk, climate resilience
The research considers flooding impacts on vulnerable groups, including low-income, minority, disabled and elderly individuals.
FAU engineers win federal grant for unique school of bio-robotic fish
The research will develop systems to navigate through ocean environments that are now difficult or impossible to explore.
FAU awarded federal grant to test offshore ocean current energy
Ocean energy can be harnessed to provide electricity and help coastal areas achieve energy independence.
Deeper corals may help shallow reefs recover in the Florida Keys
Researchers from FAU investigated how coral populations at different depths and locations may be related to each other.
Hot streets, historic bias: impacts on walking in older U.S. adults
Many neighborhoods in impoverished and minority communities face the 'heat island effect.'
What’s really fueling harmful algae in Florida’s Lake Okeechobee?
Results of a study reveal that combating harmful algal blooms in the lake requires managing both phosphorus and nitrogen.
NSF grant empowers FAU to explore Caribbean climate crisis
Using ethnography, the project will study the experiences of vulnerable communities in the area known as 'Hurricane Alley.'