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Nathaniel B Palmer RVIB arrives at the McMurdo Station dock.

Geologic Record reveals Antarctic Ice-Shelf Collapse sometimes means delayed consequences

A new study published in Scientific Reports, the open access journal by the Nature Publishing group, examines interactions between changing climate and the Antarctic Ice Sheet during the last deglaciation, which occurred about 10,000 years ago.

September 10, 2018News

Lifting the icy layers off Antarctica reveals high mountains and low valleys — many below sea level.

The Sleeping Giant

East Antarctica, long thought stable, is drawing fresh attention.

August 31, 2018News

A USF glider deployed to measure water quality proxies for red tide

Application of New Technology to the Monitoring and Prediction of Florida Red Tides

Red tides are extremely disruptive to the environment and to people living and working along the coast.

August 29, 2018News

IMARS Group at USF College of Marine Science

CMS Professor Frank Muller-Karger Awarded NSF Big Data Grant to Improve Coastal Floodplain Maps

The USF College of Marine Science (CMS) has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant ($1,000,000) to establish a Big Data Regional Innovation Hub for a three-year study in collaboration with Texas A&M University and Google Earth Engine.

August 28, 2018Awards, News

R/V Atlantic Explorer

CMS Faculty Tim Conway Awarded NSF Grant to Study Dust Dissolution in the Ocean

CMS Assistant Professor Tim Conway was recently awarded a grant by NSF Chemical Oceanography ($374,080) for a three year process study which will investigate how iron dissolves from atmospheric dust into the ocean.

August 27, 2018Awards, News

USF Led Team Deploys Tsunami Buoy Test in Tampa Bay

USF- Led Team Deploys Tsunami Buoy Test in Tampa Bay

The test deployment here in Tampa Bay represents a significant step forward in an ambitious 3-­‐year project funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF).

August 25, 2018News

Episode 039

Peter Betzer Talks The Evolution of USF CMS, St. Pete Progress and its Role in St. Pete’s Development

On this episode of SPx, Joe flies solo with St. Pete’s very own Peter Betzer, President of the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, and Dean Emeritus of the University of South Florida College of Marine Science.

August 23, 2018News

Limnology and Oceanography Celebrates 15 year anniversary

L&O: Celebrates 15th Anniversary with a Collection of the Top-Cited (2003-2014) and Top-Downloaded (2015-2018) Articles

We are pleased to announce that there are two papers from USF College of Marine Science.

August 13, 2018News

USF CMS Graduate Students and Mark Luther with Ocean Policy Representative Kathy Castor

Congress Passes the Save Our Seas Act

The House just passed the Save Our Seas Act, which the Senate passed last year.

August 7, 2018News

Teresa Greely with students at Oceanography Camp for Girls

Oceanography Camp for Girls Unveils New Website

We are thrilled to debut the Oceanography Camp for Girls new website.

August 4, 2018News

Credit: Christopher Kimmel, Getty Images

Why Don’t the Geosciences Have More Diversity?

One factor may be minorities’ lack of significant childhood experience with outdoor spaces.

August 3, 2018Diversity, News

Strange Evidence - Underwater Alien

Teresa Greely, calls out the ‘alien’ as a squid

An oil rig’s service cam 8,000 ft. underwater spots this unknown creature.

July 30, 2018News

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