Environment

Join us as we work toward a better world and make discoveries that will transform our tomorrow.

Our location makes us ground zero for the biggest issues facing our natural environment. And with strategic, dedicated environmental initiatives, we’re well poised to solve global issues right here on the Atlantic coast. But we can’t do it without you.

Built the world's

ocean energy turbines for offshore testing

FAU scientists were the

to successfully repopulate a damaged coral reef, with sea fans that were raised in captivity

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$1.6M Donation from Glenn W. Bailey Foundation Extends Florida Atlantic Marine Science Lab And Supports Future Environmental Stewards

Florida Atlantic University received a generous $1.6 million donation from the Glenn W. Bailey Foundation to enhance its Marine Science, Education, and Arts (SEA) Scholars Program at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science’s Marine Science Laboratory.

Situated at Boca Raton’s Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex, the program provides financial aid to outstanding students dedicated to community outreach related to FAU Marine Science Lab studies. The aim is to cultivate skilled individuals engaged in scientific research, public education, and effective science communication. The 2020 gift launched the SEA Scholars Program, and the new funding extends it for another five years. The gift also provides stipends for a postdoctoral fellow, three graduate students, and five undergraduate students.

Established in 1990, Florida Atlantic’s Marine Science Laboratory at Gumbo Limbo is a unique site of scientific inquiry and discovery open to the public. The lab’s gallery is observed by over 200,000 visitors annually.

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Improving human health.

From discovering cures to preventing illnesses, our research is exploring the ways that natural resources can elevate our well-being and uncover the impacts that changing environmental conditions have on our health.

Protecting our ecosystems and our economy.

Whether it’s finding more efficient ways to clean up oil spills or making earlier predictions of catastrophic weather events that can destroy lives and livelihoods, we’re finding innovative solutions for the ever-growing challenges facing our state.

Exploring the depths.

With a sustained focus on environmental research, we can address climate change, conserve our environment, and protect this planet we all call home.