Meeting #5 🦈🦈🦈 Come learn how to use microchemistry, elemental ratios, and drone tracking to study sharks! Dr. Brandon Mahan and his Honors student, Hilary, will lead us in a hands-on WORKSHOP where we will get to try to age sharks using microim
Unforgettable Experiences at the Rummer Lab with @aaronhasenei1192 !! Our first two tours at the Rummer Lab were truly exceptional, providing invaluable insights into groundbreaking research. We had the privilege of exploring the lab's equipment an
Who can name this shark?? . Location: offshore south Florida around November/December . Any guesses? . #shark #thefinstitutejcu #jcu #jamescookuniversity #sharklove
In collaboration with Professor Jodie Rummer and Ph.D candidate & FINstitute Graduate Research Consultant Aaron Hasenei, The FINstitute will be offering weekly tours of the Rummer shark lab here on campus!🥳 As one of our main missions as a club
We’re super excited for our first movie night for meeting #5 ! . Come and join us at the same place and time as our previous meetings for a study break to enjoy the documentary #Playingwithsharks . Bring your friends and come down for a rel
A few beautiful moments from our event yesterday! Huge thank you to @womeninoceanscience for reaching out for this incredible collaboration. We are so grateful to have had such an inspiring and honest conversation with incredible women in ocean sc
The FINstitute will be collaborating with @womeninoceanscience to host an informal talk by Dr Jodie Rummer on her experience being a woman in ocean science. We encourage EVERYONE to come and join in on this important conversation !!!
Our fourth FINstitute meeting ! What a huge success. . A massive thank you to Lauren Mezzanotte for her passionate talk about the role of ecotourism in shark conservation. We learned about some of the different ways in which responsible ecotourism be
Meeting #4 tomorrow at the same location and time ! . Welcome back from lecture recess and come join us again for another meeting. . We have a special talk from Lauren Mezzonate, @laurendafish experienced shark handler and ocean advocate. She will
Just a friendly reminder there is no meeting this week and we hope you all enjoy your lecture recess ! Next meeting Monday April 17th see you all soon 🦈🐠🐟 . 📸: @aliah.in.waterland
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our third offical #FINstitute meeting. . We were incredibly lucky to receive two talks this Monday. Firstly, by Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza from the @oceanfirstinstitute and our our second talk was by JCU PhD
Meeting #3 tomorrow same place, same time:) . Come hear a special video presentation from Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza on her research with #hammerheads . Then we will have @nic.lubitz teach us a bit about shark tagging and how tracking studies can be used
Our second official #FINstitute meeting was a great success. Thank you again to everyone who was able to attend. . We had a very interesting talk by PhD student Aaron Hasenei (@aaronhasenei1192) on #sharkphysiology. . Aaron highlighted the not-so-li
SEE YOU TOMORROW! . We are so stoked to have PhD candidate, Aaron Hasenei come give us a brief overview of the mechanisms that drive sharks and also get a glimpse into the amazing work he’s been doing at the @rummerlab @physioshark ! . Check yo
Do you recognize the shark silhouette featured in our logo? . This photo was taken off the coast of North Shore, Oahu Hawaii in winter to add some context👀 . What do we think? . 📸: @naaked.4.nature
Awesome turnout for our first #FINstitute meeting with a great talk by Dr. Simon Foale about the politics and challenges of #conservation. . In this meeting we went over the operational frame work we are striving for as we grow as a club as well as
For those who didn’t hear, this Monday will be our first meeting and we would love to see you there! . Please fill out the RSVP form in our bio so we can keep track of numbers. . This is going to start with an intro to the club and how it will
Here is a bit of information about The FINstitute and the framework we are striving towards over the next few semesters. . While we are forming relationships abroad and nailing down logistics, this semster will look slightly different but it will be
Thank you to all who came out and checked out our club at Market Day today! . We had a blast chatting with you all about our goals as a club and plans for this semester . We will be emailing those who signed up with info about our first meeting comi

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