Meet the 2025 Guy Harvey Fellowship Recipients Lillian Bradshaw is a Ph.D. student from St. Louis, Missouri, pursuing a doctorate in ecology and evolution at Florida State University’s Department of Biological Sciences. Her research focuses on studying the spatial distribution of human activity in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and how it influences ocean-floor … Read more
Life often comes full circle—and Dr. Dana Stephens exemplifies this through her career-long connection to extension. Now serving as the Florida Sea Grant UF/IFAS Extension Agent for Okaloosa County, she embodies the program’s vision of community outreach, education, and application of science. Growing up in Minnesota, the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” Dr. Stephens developed an … Read more
Each year, Florida Sea Grant selects exceptional graduate students to award up to $25,000 in funds for their research in coastal and ocean science. In 2024, seven students across Florida were selected to be a part of this prestigious cohort of Graduate Fellows. Christopher Crowder Christopher Crowder is a Greenwood, Indiana, native and a PhD … Read more
This year, three students from various Florida universities will receive scholarships from the Aylesworth Foundation for the Advancement of Marine Sciences in partnership with Florida Sea Grant. Three students are continuing scholars from previous cohorts. Each Aylesworth Scholar receives funding for their respective ocean science research projects until they have graduated. Luciana Banquero Luciana Banquero … Read more
When you concentrate on boating, you think about good days on the water with family and friends—absorbing the solar, casting a line, and having fun with the second. However to maintain these good occasions rolling, clear boating steps into the picturesque scene. Fortuitously, Florida Sea Grant’s Clear Boating Coordinators are working carefully with marinas to … Read more
