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Alexis Mitchem is PhD student at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ. She was awarded the Florida Sea Grant Guy Harvey Fellowship in 2024.

December 19, 2024Awards, Blogs and Perspectives

USF College of Marine Science in the News

CMS in the News 2024

The USF College of Marine Science news team is dedicated to sharing USF CMS's research to local, regional, and global audiences. View CMS in the news for 2024.

December 19, 2024CMS in the News

Rising Tides Newsletter Archives

Rising Tides Newsletter Archives

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December 17, 2024Rising Tides Newsletter

Rising Tides Christmas Card - December  2024

Rising Tides - December 2024

View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, December 2024 edition.

December 17, 2024Rising Tides Newsletter

Brian Barnes and Chuanmin Hu (center left and center right) accept the 2024 William T. Pecora Group Award

The Optical Oceanography Lab wins 2024 William T. Pecora Award

Under the leadership of Chuanmin Hu, the Optical Oceanography Lab has pioneered innovative methodologies to investigate phenomena such as algal blooms, oil spills, and coastal ecosystem dynamics.

December 11, 2024Awards, News

The accelerator program is designed to promote the commercialization of blue-tech solutions, drive advancements in ocean resilience, reduce negative environmental impacts, and stimulate economic growth. Photo credit: Jessica Van Vaerenberg

USF and partners launch innovative accelerator program to grow the marine economy

The Continuum, a blue-tech accelerator program, is designed to promote the commercialization of blue-tech solutions, drive advancements in ocean resilience, reduce negative environmental impacts, and stimulate economic growth for the country’s marine economy.

December 10, 2024News, Resiliency News

A senior research course is giving graphic arts students the opportunity to produce real-world design work for local clients.

December 2, 2024News

Â鶹ÊÓƵ: A Preeminent Research University

High-impact research earns recognition for CMS faculty

The list highlights 10 current CMS faculty members and two emeritus faculty, recognizing both career-long and single-year citation achievements.

November 26, 2024Awards, Blogs and Perspectives, News

The Boyd Hill Birds of Prey Aviary was renamed to honor former CMS professor Gabe Vargo who played an integral part in developing the aviary. Photo credit: FOBH/Katie Bryden

Former USF professor honored with Boyd Hill Birds of Prey Aviary

Gabe Vargo, a former professor at the College of Marine Science, helped found the birds of prey program at Boyd Hill and was an integral part in developing the aviary.

November 14, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Community Engagement, News

Doctoral student Sara Reinelt will use data from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission in her research funded by the FINESST grant. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/CNES

Prestigious NASA award will help CMS student study the Southern Ocean

Sara Reinelt, a doctoral student in the lab of Don Chambers, was awarded a Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) grant, which will fund her research of eddy-induced carbon flux in the Southern Ocean.

November 13, 2024Awards, Blogs and Perspectives

Hurricane Milton captured via NOAA’s GOES East satellite as it approached the west coast of Florida. Image courtesy of NOAA/NESDIS

Hurricane season puts new storm surge model to the test

Spread across the West Florida Shelf, buoys with sensors continuously collect and transmit critical information that allows scientists in the Ocean Circulation Lab at the USF College of Marine Science to track intensification of hurricanes in real time.

October 30, 2024News

The glider Jai Alai was originally deployed for red tide observations but remained in the water to collect data on both Hurricane Helen and Milton.

How a USF glider helped forecast Hurricane Helene

An underwater glider deployed by a group at the College of Marine Science collected valuable oceanographic data that helped forecasters predict the path and intensity of hurricane Helene.

October 24, 2024News

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