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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

: 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

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

A conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) rosette used to sample water from the ocean’s twilight zone during a GEOTRACES expedition in the Pacific Ocean. Credit: Alex Fox.

Deep-sea discovery shines light on life in the twilight zone

A GEOTRACES expedition in the Pacific Ocean revealed low levels of iron in the ocean’s twilight zone. A paper detailing the unexpected findings was published this week in Nature.

September 19, 2024News

Skeletons and shells from an invasive species of foraminifera are helping build beaches like this one in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

An “invasive” marine organism has become an economic resource in the eastern Mediterranean

A recent paper on foraminifera in the eastern Mediterranean offers a unique perspective on the complex interactions between humans and marine environments.

September 12, 2024News

The crew captured the first live footage of the Promachoteuthis squid, a genus which had previously only been characterized from dead samples. Credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

Team led by USF alum discovers seamount, new species along Nazca Ridge

This discovery of a deep-sea mountain is the latest in a string of new seafloor data gathered in the Nazca Ridge area by scientists led by Jyotika Virmani at the Schmidt Ocean Institute.

September 9, 2024News

An annual tradition, the faculty seminar kicks off the Fall semester and is a chance for faculty members to present their latest research to the College.

Research shines at the Fall 2024 CMS Faculty Seminar Series

An annual tradition, the faculty seminar kicks off the Fall semester and is a chance for faculty members to present their latest research to the College.

September 9, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, News

CMS doctoral candidates Natalia López Figueroa and Michael Schram established the ESA coastal and marine ecology section to foster a space for marine scientists to present their research.

Founded by CMS students, new ESA section promotes marine and coastal ecology

CMS doctoral candidates Natalia López Figueroa and Michael Schram founded the ESA coastal and marine ecology section to foster a space for marine scientists to present their research.

August 30, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, News

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