Marine Science Research Institute
Marine Science Research Institute
Related Links
Contact
Marine Science Research Institute
Marine Science Research Institute
2800 University Blvd N
Jacksonville, FL 32211
Mon – Fri, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(904) 256-7766
Overall Project
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified Marine Science Research Institute is part of a planned complex focusing on the St. Johns River. The goal of the university in establishing the new institute is to provide a premier biological and environmental research and education facility for undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty. The institute will partner with area schools, both public and private, to offer educational opportunities focused on marine environmental sciences to pre-college students. The MSRI houses the St. Johns Riverkeeper, the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Northeastern Fisheries Laboratory, the Millar Wilson Laboratory for Environmental Chemistry and OCEARCH.
The Institute serves as an on-campus learning community providing research opportunities for JU students, visiting high school and college students, scholars, scientists and engineers engaged in research involving local, state, and national ecosystems. All these individuals and groups are afforded opportunities for hands-on research on environmental and ecological issues confronting the St. Johns River as well as gathering information on the life, history and current condition of the river itself. Since the St. Johns, the adjacent wetlands and the nearby Atlantic coastal waters share a kinship of environmental science concerns and issues with similar ecosystems nationwide, the knowledge gained from the research work accomplished at JU will have a national benefit.
News
As seen in WAVE: How the University is transforming the future: A conversation with President Tim Cost
River Life: Why you’re seeing foam in the St. Johns
When you look at many rivers and oceans, the water looks so clean and inviting. But if you take a clear glass jar, fill it with that same water, and look at it closely, you will see that it is …
River Life: Why worms swarmed the St. Johns
Worms. Who knew that worms could create such a discussion when they suddenly appeared in the St. Johns River last month. But that was the case a few weeks ago, when my friend Jeff Lageman, former Jaguar outstanding defensive end …