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February Events: Chat with the Chair and Valentine Coffee Hour
February 1, 2025Community Engagement, Events
USF scientists deploy tsunami-sensing buoy
FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains how Tampa Bay area researchers are working on a future warning system for potentially catastrophic tsunamis.
January 28, 2025Research
USF scientists deploy tsunami-sensing buoy, aiding future warning system
USF Scientists deploy a buoy that can sense tsunamis. Helping predict these hazardous events to protect the community.
January 23, 2025Research
Hiring for an Assistant Professor in GIS / Remote Sensing
The School of Geosciences at the University of South Florida seeks to fill a 9 month, full-time and tenure-earning, Assistant Professor position, with a start date of August 7, 2025.
December 11, 2024Department News
USF to confer nearly 4,000 degrees during fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 13-14
Leilani Paxton, a Fall 2024 Doctoral graduate in geography and environmental science and policy was featured as a Boundless Bull.
December 9, 2024Department News
USF research explores volcanic caves, advancing the search for life on Mars
An international research team led by University of South Florida professor Bogdan P. Onac has uncovered preserved biosignatures in Spain’s lava tubes, providing insights into Earth’s ancient environments that could guide the search for past microbial life on Mars.
November 14, 2024Research
Science of the Surge: USF team studies wave heights and reopening of Midnight Pass
Hurricanes Helene and Milton were both record-breaking storms — hundred-year events that happened a few weeks apart. Amid the destruction, devastation and loss of life, graduate students at the Coastal Research Lab at the University of South Florida are searching for clues to rebuild stronger.
October 31, 2024Research
How new USF faculty research is expanding our understanding of hurricane impacts
USF researchers are stepping up, launching critical initiatives to strengthen hurricane preparedness and insights following historical Milton and Helene.
October 23, 2024Research
On the history, science and wonderment of Florida’s springs
Florida is home to one of the largest concentrations of freshwater springs on the planet. A new book from Chris Meindl, director of the USF Florida Studies Program, chronicles the unique geology, centuries of history and the current state of springs in the sunshine state.
October 22, 2024Research
A new app developed by USF researchers tracks flooding in coastal communities during Hurricane Helene
A team of researchers led by USF St. Petersburg GIS and Remote Sensing Professor Barnali Dixon used the CRIS-HAZARD app to analyze real-time flooding in Pinellas County. The web-based application gathers crowdsourced data to identify flooding and inform policy in vulnerable coastal communities.
October 4, 2024Research
New field station in Idaho enriches student experiences in geosciences
The School of Geosciences has broken new ground in offering students hands-on learning experiences at its recently opened field site in Idaho, made possible through donor funding.
September 20, 2024Community Engagement, Department News, Research
23 CAS alumni shine at this year’s Fast 56 Awards Ceremony
USF’s Fast 56 celebrates the entrepreneurial success of alumni and creates a platform to share insights with the next generation of leaders. This year, 2 of the 56 honorees were alumni from the School of Geosciences.
September 20, 2024Alumni News, Honors and Awards