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Josh Kilborn's Commencement Speech

Inspirational Commencement Speech Delivered by Joshua P. Kilborn

Graduate student commencement speech delivered by Josh Kilborn, PhD student, University of South Florida College of Marine Science.

January 10, 2018News

USF CMS Sunset

USF CMS Dean Jackie Dixon publishes new paper on deep earth cycling of carbon and water

Her research explores the origins of water and carbon dioxide on earth using measurements of water and carbon dioxide concentrations and ratios of hydrogen and other stable isotopes. 

January 8, 2018News

USF CMS Sunset

USF College of Marine Science Geologists Join International Antarctic Expedition

Investigating 23 million years of past climate change and West Antarctic Ice Sheet response in a region that is sensitive to changes in ocean and atmospheric warming and contributes to global sea level change.

January 8, 2018News

IMaRS focuses on marine biodiversity

Remote Sensing, a necessary tool for studying biodiversity at effective scales

Dr. Frank Muller Karger and his group at the Institute for Marine Remote Sensing collaborate with a larger network of scientists and resource managers to catalog biodiversity as it has never been done before: with consistency of data from region to region and at scales that reveal the important connectivity among the gradient of marine habitats.

November 28, 2017News

Amelia Shevenell: Ice Sheet Growth, Collapse and Sea Level Rise

Recent Antarctic Expeditions Uncover Clues to Antarctic Ice Sheet Evolution and Climate Sensitivity

Since she was an undergraduate, Amelia Shevenell has been interested in how ocean and atmospheric temperatures influence Antarctica’s ice sheets in the distant and not-so-distant past.

October 10, 2017News

Marine organisms are affected by increasing temperatures and by declining oxygen and pH levels associated with changes in the global climate.

Climate and the redistribution of life in the sea

Dr. Brad Seibel and fellow researchers seek to better understand how these changes affect unique as well as commercially important species in the oceans and to eventually map critical areas of depleted oxygen concentrations.

July 12, 2017News

The Oceanography Camp for Girls was developed to inspire and motivate young women entering high school to consider career opportunities in the sciences

Oceanography Camp for Girls 2017

The Oceanography Camp for Girls, which held its 25th anniversary last year, has just graduated another class of aspiring scientists and environmentally conscious thinkers.

July 5, 2017Community Engagement, News

Over 30 girls, ages 7 to 9, visited the College of Marine Science to interact with the faculty, researchers, and student scientists on campus.

Girls Inc of Pinellas visits the College of Marine Science

Over 30 girls, ages 7 to 9, visited the College of Marine Science to interact with the faculty, researchers, and student scientists on campus

June 23, 2017Community Engagement, News

One billion liters of seawater would be required to gather just 25 grams of iron, yet this trace element is essential to every form of life on the planet.

Trace metal chemistry: less is more

One billion liters of seawater would be required to gather just 25 grams of iron, yet this trace element is essential to every form of life on the planet.

May 30, 2017News

Port St. Petersburg:  Marine Exploration Center

Port St. Petersburg: Marine Exploration Center

In conjunction with a renovated Port Saint Petersburg, the Marine Exploration Center is set to open by the end of this year.

May 24, 2017News

Port St. Petersburg:  Marine Exploration Center

Center for Maritime and Port Studies: Education and skills for safer harbors

An expanded use of port facilities will require an increasing number of technically trained workers, particularly as security tightens at ports around the country.

May 22, 2017News

Fish Egg DNA: Discovering new spawning grounds

New, effective DNA method for discovering fish spawning grounds

A collaboration of two labs at the College of Marine Science uses a new method to discover fish spawning grounds through analysis of the DNA in fish eggs.

May 8, 2017News

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