FAU names Michael Twardowski Endowed Professor Michael Twardowski, Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert in optical oceanography and marine sensing technologies, has been appointed the Edwin A. Link Ocean Technology and Defense Endowed Professor at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. The appointment marks the first endowed professorship at FAU Harbor Branch and was made [...]
Our Lagoon—Our Legacy Saturday, September 19th Visit “Our Lagoon---Our Legacy” exhibits and programs Saturday, September 19th at 2 pm at the St. Lucie (Village) School, and explore how you can help benefit our local Indian River Lagoon, North America’s largest biodiverse estuary of 156 miles of waters and shoreline and over 4,000 species of animals [...]
Master chemist donates to Master's Academy Master’s Academy announced it has received a donation of professional scientific equipment from Ken Williams valued at approximately $100,000. Williams, an analytical chemist with a 52-year career in the polymer, textile and paper industries, donated an extensive collection of laboratory equipment to support middle and high school science instruction. [...]
Minteer named lab director Casey Killian Minteer Carey Minteer, an associate professor of entomology at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Indian River Research and Education Center, has been named director of the UF/IFAS Hayslip Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory. Minteer, who joined IRREC in 2016, will oversee [...]
Adams Ranch invests in St. Lucie County workforce Adams Ranch has made a significant donation to the Treasure Coast Center for Economic and Educational Development, expanding the longtime supporter’s investment in workforce development across St. Lucie County. The gift will support TCCEED programs designed to expand career pathways, strengthen employer partnerships, promote workforce training and connect [...]
Florida Remembered Society wins humanities grant Florida Humanities has awarded Florida Remembered Society a $10,000 Public Humanities Program Grant to support “Feeding the American Spirit: 250 Years of Florida’s Homegrown History,” a yearlong series of cultural heritage programs and events highlighting Florida’s role in the American story. The Florida Remembered Society programs will commemorate America250 [...]
Foundation receives $50,000 reading grant The Education Foundation of Martin County has received a $50,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties to support a summer reading camp for rising third-grade students in Martin County. The four-week program serves about 84 Martin County School District students who need additional literacy support [...]
Students explore aviation careers at Piper Aircraft Two Master's Academy students recently completed a weeklong externship at Piper Aircraft, where they gained hands-on experience and firsthand exposure to aviation careers through the company's annual externship program. Rising seniors Alex Gerwien and Zachary Porchia spent the first week of June at Piper Aircraft's Vero Beach headquarters, [...]
Free the Oppressed: The Battle of the Loxahatchee What if one of the most powerful stories of resistance in Florida history happened right here… and few people know it? This May, during Historic Preservation Month, step back into time into a gripping moment from 1838-where Seminole warriors and their Black allies stood together in a [...]
Vero Beach educator nominated for national LifeChanger of the Year award Master's Academy of Vero Beach Upper School Dean Kimberly Gillette has been nominated for National Life Group’s 2025-26 LifeChanger of the Year award. National Life Group’s LifeChanger of the Year recognizes and rewards the very best K-12 educators and school district employees across the [...]