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Harbor Branch’s Semester By The Sea Trains Young Scientists
Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute trains the next generation of environmental researchers and stewards through its Semester By The Sea program. A generous donation from Wayne and Lucretia Weiner through Florida Atlantic’s School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability supports the program, enabling students to experience career-building opportunities.
Semester By The Sea, which is entering its 25th year, provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in a marine science setting, receiving hands-on education and research experience in the field and laboratory at the coastal Harbor Branch campus in Fort Pierce. Taking place in the spring semester of each year, the program is open to undergraduate students from Florida Atlantic and other universities.
Courses are team-taught by research experts in their respective fields, such as marine plants, fish species and corals. Courses include lab components where students experience fieldwork central to the program. This real-world experience is applicable to a variety of career paths in industry, research, and education.