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Our 10th DEEPEND cruise, 10 years after the program began
The DP10 science team during the pre-cruise safety briefing. Photo from H. Judkins. We are just back from our 10th research cruise of the...

Zan Milligan
May 63 min read


NSU is an R1 institute!
NSU is an R1 University! NSU has been designated an R1 institute by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education ,...

Zan Milligan
Feb 141 min read


Congratulations Sidney Trimble!
Congratulations to Sidney Trimble for an excellent defense of her MS thesis! Her topic was "Estimating the Carbon Flux of Argyropelecus...

Zan Milligan
Dec 6, 20241 min read


DEEPEND|RESTORE II is a go!
I am very excited to announce that our DEEPEND|RESTORE funding has been extended for another five years, and we are ready to kick off...

Zan Milligan
Oct 1, 20241 min read


Deep-Sea Benefits Program to Study Benthic-Pelagic Coupling
We are delighted to have received NOAA funding for a new Deep-Sea Benefits research program to explore benthic-pelagic coupling around...

Zan Milligan
Sep 30, 20241 min read


Congratulations to Mary Gad!
Congratulations to Mary Gad for her successful online thesis defense! Her thesis, titled "Estimating the Carbon Flux Contributions of...

Zan Milligan
Apr 24, 20241 min read


The Seascape Ecology Lab at GOMCON 2024
The Seascape Ecology Lab and DEEPEND program had a great showing at this year's Gulf of Mexico Conference (GOMCON 2024) with several...

Zan Milligan
Feb 23, 20242 min read


Congratulations to Ian Areford
Huge congratulations to Ian Areford on successfully defending his MS thesis this semester! His research project, titled " Do Mesopelagic...

Zan Milligan
Dec 13, 20231 min read


Sidney Trimble wins NSU's Forman Endowment Scholarship
Sidney Trimble Congratulations to Sidney Trimble on winning NSU's Forman Endowment Scholarship in the Fall 2023 competition! This...

Zan Milligan
Oct 27, 20231 min read


NEW PAPER: Review of deep-sea ecosystems of the south and central Atlantic is out now
I'm delighted to announce that a collaborative research paper discussing the deep-sea ecology and biology of the South and Central...

Zan Milligan
Sep 13, 20231 min read


PFRDG Funding to Support Student Research
I am thrilled to announce that I have been awarded one of NSU's President's Faculty Research and Development Grants to support a...

Zan Milligan
Jun 20, 20231 min read


Another thesis successfully defended!
Congratulations to Ryan Byrne for successfully defending his MS thesis examining the variation in head photophore position and nasal...

Zan Milligan
May 2, 20231 min read


Congratulations Mikayla Twiss!
Mikayla Twiss thesis defense Congratulations to Mikayla Twiss on defending her MS thesis! She used computer-aided morphometric analyses...

Zan Milligan
Dec 9, 20221 min read


Ian Areford wins Mary Alice Sageman Scholarship
Ian Areford Congratulations to Ian Areford on winning NSU's Mary Alice Sageman Scholarship. This award, worth $1000, can be applied to...

Zan Milligan
Oct 7, 20221 min read


Summer Graduations!
I'm delighted to announce that two of my MS students have successfully defended their theses this past semester and are all set to...

Zan Milligan
Aug 24, 20221 min read


NEW PAPER: A Decade to Study Deep-Sea Life
I'm very pleased to announce that two publications outlining a deep-sea research strategy for studying deep-sea life under the Challenger...

Zan Milligan
Dec 1, 20201 min read


Our Research in ECO's Deep-Sea Issue!
Our deep-pelagic research in the Gulf of Mexico is featured in the deep-sea issue of the ECO magazine this month! Check it out here...

Zan Milligan
Nov 24, 20201 min read


Seascape Ecology Lab: Statement of Values & Lab Culture
Given everything that 2020 has thrown at us, it has felt really important to me to reflect on the values I want to bring to my work, and...

Zan Milligan
Oct 8, 20201 min read


The Seascape Lab at eDSBS!
Last week saw the first ever Deep Sea Biology Symposium held completely online, and was the first opportunity for Krista Scheuerman (MS...

Zan Milligan
Aug 25, 20201 min read


NEW PAPER: Evidence for Migrations in Deep Demersal Fishes
I am delighted to announce that my seven(!) year research study on the migratory behaviours of deep-sea demersal fishes has been...

Zan Milligan
Mar 26, 20202 min read
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