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USF College of Marine Science in the News

USF College of Marine Science in the News

March 23, 2025 
For the first time, USF researchers identify viruses in red tide blooms

March 20, 2025 
What viruses make up a red tide bloom?

March 14, 2025 
Research reveals possible cause behind sargassum blooms on Florida beaches

March 11, 2025 
Scientists Warn An Antarctic Glacier the Size of Florida is 'Hanging On By Its Fingernails'

March 7, 2025 
5 takeaways from Spotlight Tampa Bay’s discussion on water quality

March 6, 2025 
Diving Deep: HOW WE CAN IMPROVE TAMPA BAY’S WATER QUALITY

March 6, 2025 
Hundreds of youth climate change activists come to Tallahassee to rally & meet with lawmakers

March 4, 2025 
Here’s how Florida’s environmental laws could change this year

February 25, 2025 
Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force gives a red tide update

February 25, 2025 
Florida researchers could soon live and work underwater thanks to a public-private partnership

February 21, 2025 
Video interview: Shipwreck hunter David Mearns, OBE

February 21, 2025 
Headed to the beach? 3 things to know about a red tide pestering Sarasota and Manatee

February 20, 2025 
Mexico unveils plan to tackle Caribbean seaweed invasion at popular beaches

February 19, 2025 
Climate change is driving people from the coast. Will it happen in Tampa Bay?

February 18, 2025 
Tech Tour with Dr. Clifford Merz

February 17, 2025 
Meet the 2025 Guy Harvey Fellows

February 14, 2025 
City invests in marine education center

February 12, 2025 
Deep-sea shipwreck explorer looking for anchor of HMT Empire Windrush honoured

February 12, 2025 
Senate panel advances coastal resiliency bill focused on ‘green-gray infrastructure’

February 12, 2025 
Red tide stretches from Tampa Bay to the Florida Keys: what is it?

February 6, 2025 
City of St. Petersburg Invests in Environmental Education Through Partnership with USF

February 3, 2025 
A major sargassum season could be in store for Florida

February 3, 2025 
Underwater robotics workshop inspires STEM educators

January 29, 2025 
USF researchers say 2025 could be a major year for seaweed in the Atlantic

January 28, 2025 
USF scientists deploy tsunami-sensing buoy

January 26, 2025 
2025 expected to be ‘major’ seaweed year on Florida beaches

January 20, 2025 
Could South Florida see a major seaweed event by spring 2025? Satellite imagery suggests so

January 14, 2025 
2025 will likely be a ‘major’ seaweed year, experts say 

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Our blue planet faces a suite of challenges and opportunities for understanding and innovation. Our mission is to advance understanding of the interconnectivity of ocean systems and human-ocean interactions using a cross-disciplinary approach, to empower the next workforce of the blue economy with a world-class education experience, and to share our passion for a healthy environment and science-informed decision-making with community audiences near and far.