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FGCU research students go underwater to take scuba certification to the next level
Published: April 7, 2021 5:02 PM EDT
Updated: April 7, 2021 6:13 PM EDT
Students at Florida Gulf Coast University are learning how to do research underwater while scuba diving.
The university is known for researching issues that happen in our own backyard, but in order to get out there, students first have to get their feet wet, in a pool.
Calli Johnson is a dive safety officer and scientific diving course instructor at FGCU, She says, “We’re doing a really, really simple introduction to technical diving here in the pool.”
Don’t mistake this for a pleasure diving course, for these students it’s all about scientific research.