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Town hall to focus on disaster preparedness and recovery efforts in vulnerable neighborhoods
With hurricane season approaching, the USF St. Petersburg Initiative on Coastal Adaptation and Resilience (iCAR) is working to enhance disaster preparedness, streamline recovery efforts and provide greater access to resources within such communities.
May 25, 2023Community Engagement
Providing real-world experience of being a scientist
The environmental field methods course at USF is designed to give aspiring scientists real-world experience collecting samples in the field and analyzing data in the lab.
April 21, 2023Department News
USF and EPA collaborate to improve nationwide water quality and management
Wetlands, such as swamps and marshes, have some of the planet’s most valuable ecosystems. They act like sponges, preventing pollution from seeping into streams and other bodies of water, yet the depth of their federal protection is murky.
April 20, 2023Research
USF geoscientist discovers new phosphorus material after New Port Richey lightning strike
After lightning struck a tree in a New Port Richey neighborhood, a University of South Florida professor discovered the strike led to the formation of a new phosphorus material.
April 11, 2023Research
Four CAS faculty members earn national recognition for research achievements
Congratulations to Jennifer Collins, one of four USF College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty members who has been named as new Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
February 21, 2023Honors and Awards
Mitigating volcano hazards: USF students and alumna travel to Hawaii to study Mauna Loa eruption
A team from the University of South Florida is on the ground in Hawaii studying Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, to improve efforts that can help protect residents from lava flow.
December 19, 2022Research
USF geoscientists deploy to study evacuation behavior ahead of Hurricane Ian
As the Tampa Bay region prepares for Hurricane Ian, a team of researchers is on the road to collect data on how individuals respond in a natural disaster.
September 26, 2022Research
Twenty-six USF faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards
USF’s Outstanding Research Achievement Awards recognize 26 faculty members—the largest group to date—for their important achievements. Two featured are from the School of Geoscience, Jennifer Collins and Ambe Njoh.
August 26, 2022Honors and Awards
USF St. Petersburg to host town hall to raise awareness about disaster preparedness in south St. Petersburg
Jalessa Blackshear, who works as a community organizer, is helping professors from the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus’ Initiative on Coastal Adaptation and Resilience (iCAR) organize a July 12 town hall in south St. Petersburg in the hopes of creating a network of assistance in the event of a disaster.
July 6, 2022Community Engagement
Hidden in caves: Mineral overgrowths reveal unprecedented modern sea-level rise
The early 1900s were an exciting time across the world, with rapid advances in the steel, electric and automobile industries. The industrial changes also mark an inflection point in our climate.
June 30, 2022Research
Florida's state shell at higher risk of extinction than previously thought
The Florida horse conch population – one of the world’s largest invertebrate animals – is shrinking. Established in 1969 as the Florida state shell with a record length of two feet, it has become symbolic of Florida’s natural resources and widely used in advertising for the state’s tourism industry.
April 6, 2022Research
Four St. Petersburg professors rate among top two percent of researchers worldwide
Barnali Dixon, a professor of geosciences and the co-director of the Initiative on Coastal Adaptation and Resilience (iCAR), who ranked 461 in the field of geography out of a total of 51,126.
March 7, 2022Honors and Awards