Happy World Sea Turtle Day!
Today marks the annual opportunity to highlight the importance of sea turtles and coincides with the birthday of Archie Carr, the namesake of our center, who is considered the father of sea turtle biology and conservation.
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Congratulations to ACCSTR graduate student Jazmyn Broxton for successfully defending and presenting her master’s thesis on sea turtle nest success after beach nourishment.
Next week is World Sea Turtle Week, and the ACCSTR will be celebrating the birthday of Archie Carr with a local event. If you are in Gainesville, join us for Science on Tap with engaging talks about sea turtles at Cypress & Grove on June 17th from 6:30-8:00pm.
Congrats to PhD student Daniela Rojas-Cañizales, who won the Archie Carr Student Award for best conservation poster!
Come join us tomorrow to celebrate World Sea Turtle Week!
More info here: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-system...
UF doctoral student studying turtle movement patterns to decrease boat strikes news.clas.ufl.edu/uf-graduate-...
Additional presentations by ACCSTR PhD students Chris Nolte on leatherback demographic ecology and stable isotope patterns plus George Glen on sea turtle aging and life history theory.
ACCSTR student @ecologistash.bsky.social presented yesterday on the coprophagous relationship between remoras and green turtles. #ISTS2026
Today is UF Giving Day, and donations to the ACCSTR fund will directly support sea turtle research, education, and conservation. Now's your moment to give to what you love! #AllForTheGators
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ACCSTR student (Renato Bruno) and former postdoc (Marco Garcia Cruz) delivered presentations at #ISTS2026 yesterday. See alt text for their titles.
UF graduate student Aileen Lavelle is placing satellite tags on turtles, so she can track their movement and decrease collisions with boats.
Next week is World Sea Turtle Week, and the ACCSTR will be celebrating the birthday of Archie Carr with a local event. If you are in Gainesville, join us for Science on Tap with engaging talks about sea turtles at Cypress & Grove on June 17th from 6:30-8:00pm.
