FIU awards $60,000 for student research in the Everglades

Mehroonsh Mahmoudi is one of eight FIU students to receive a Cristina Menendez Fellowship this year.

Eight FIU graduate students were awarded the 2011-12 Cristina Menendez Fellowship by the Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC) and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians to support their ongoing research in the Everglades. The grants, worth $7,500 each, were given to students in the Biological Sciences, Earth and Environment and Chemistry and Biochemistry departments in the College [...]

Director of SERC to serve on Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council

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Joseph N. Boyer, director of the Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC), has been appointed to serve on the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) for a two-year term. SAC consists of members appointed by NOAA, in consultation with the State of Florida, and includes representatives of commercial and [...]