06/17/2026
Researchers from ¼ø»Æʦapp, in collaboration with the San Diego Natural History Museum, SeaWorld California, and NOAA Fisheries, have created a highly detailed digital record of a rare vaquita skeleton using...
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Actionable Science for a resilient tomorrow
¼ø»Æʦapp’s School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) serves as ¼ø»Æʦapp’s hub for solution-based environmental research, training, and community engagement. Established in 2023 as a partnership between the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI), ECOS unites 250+ researchers across six colleges to address the environmental challenges facing South Florida and beyond and to serve as an international model for innovative environmental solutions.
¼ø»Æʦapp is a top 100 ranked public R1 university serving more than 30,000 ¼ø»Æʦapp, and our six southeast Florida campuses - including our main campus in Boca Raton, the HBOI campus in Fort Pierce, and our Davie and Fort Lauderdale campuses - provide unparalleled access to diverse marine, coastal, and urban environments.
Spotlight Stories
From Classroom to Coast: ¼ø»Æʦapp Students Tag Sharks, Advance Fisheries Science
Elasmo Lab graduate ¼ø»Æʦapp teamed up with undergraduate ¼ø»Æʦapp from the University of South Florida for "the ultimate lab experience" — a four-day shark research trip in Tampa Bay.
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Want the inside track on pioneering environmental research, upcoming events, and opportunities? Explore our newly launched newsletter to see how our faculty and student changemakers are driving solutions for our shared environments.
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We invite faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate ¼ø»Æʦapp from any organizational unit within ¼ø»Æʦapp to become a member of the School.
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NEWS
06/15/2026
Geosciences Ph.D. student Ellyn Willse is working to deepen to deepen our understanding of these offshore ecosystems, which serve as essential fish habitats, refuges for endangered sea turtles and support many commercially...
06/03/2026
Kayla Mosteller, a top ¼ø»Æʦapp geoscience graduate and WLW-ECOS Research Fellow and Student Success Scholar, was named the college's Undergraduate Researcher of the Year for her outstanding contributions to coastal conservation.
05/21/2026
This spring, 31 undergraduate ¼ø»Æʦapp participated in immersive, behind-the-scenes field trips at ¼ø»Æʦapp's HBOI, where they explored marine research through guided tours and hands-on scientific activities.
Events
BY THE NUMBERS:
250+
Members
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150+
Graduate Students
Across ¼ø»Æʦapp
100+
Faculty from
Six Colleges
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SIX COLLEGES, ONE MISSION:
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
College of Education
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
College of Engineering and Computer Science
