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South St. Pete youth become ‘Guardians of the Gulf’ with USF
Guardians of the Gulf is a STEAM program (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) about coastal and human resiliency run by the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science (USF CMS).
April 25, 2023Community Engagement, Resiliency News
South St. Pete youth become ‘Guardians of the Gulf’ with USF
The Guardians of the Gulf's mission is to provide a multisensory program that introduces youth to the interconnectivity of our natural environment, empowers them to realize what’s at stake, and inspires them toward action.
April 25, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
Scientists identify 2022 sea urchin killer
The mass die-off of the long-spined sea urchin – a loss that threatens the health of coral reefs from the Caribbean to Florida’s east coast -- was caused by a one-celled organism called a ciliate.
April 19, 2023News
USF CMS joins NOAA’s Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network
The USF College of Marine Science (USF CMS) is one of nine institutions in a five-year NOAA-funded program that will work directly with communities in the Caribbean region to work on how best to prepare for and “adapt” to higher risks of disasters that come with a changing climate.
March 13, 2023News
Rising Tides - February 2023
View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, February 2023 edition.
February 28, 2023Rising Tides Newsletter
CMS students, faculty, staff had a blast at St. Petersburg Science Festival
St. Petersburg Science Festival took place on a couple of perfect-weather days: February 17 and 18, 2023.
February 22, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
Until Next Time, Ross Bank!
After 10 days completing multibeam surveys and Super Sites along our North-South transect of Ross Bank, we switched directions to conduct our East-West transect and finish our science days.
February 22, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
How to pump up your iron: hit the gym, eat spinach, or talk to Tim Conway
A Q&A with CMS Associate Professor Tim Conway about iron in the ocean.
February 16, 2023News
Halfway through Our Ross Bank Extravaganza!
We are halfway through our allotted science days on NBP23-02, the second leg of our cruise. During our McMurdo port call, we were joined by a new group of scientists: marine ecologists who study Emperor penguins!
February 11, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
M.S. and Ph.D. candidates shine in 39th Graduate Student Symposium
Fifteen CMS graduate students delivered oral or poster presentations summarizing their research projects as part of the USF College of Marine Science’s (CMS) 39th annual Graduate Student Symposium.
February 3, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
Setting foot on Antarctic soil (well, igneous rock on Ross Island)
We had a port call at the largest US research station in Antarctica, McMurdo Station (MacTown), at the halfway point (hump day) of our expedition to switch out some of the ship’s crew and science party groups.
January 25, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
A Day in the Life: Station 1
As we arrived at our first study site, there was excitement in the air. We were surveying a site in the Pennell Trough, Ross Sea that may provide clues to how the Ross Ice Shelf retreated in the past.
January 18, 2023Blogs and Perspectives