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![Both USF and Salsbury University All-Aboard teams take a selfie in front of Ragland Bottom Center Hill Lake in Sparta, TN during a group geology scavenger hunt.](/marine-science/news/images/all-aboard-teams-take-a-selfie-in-front-of-ragland-bottom-center-hill-lake-490x327.jpg)
Bull’s Eye for JEDI on the high seas (er … a freshwater lake!)
Last year NSF launched a two-year pilot program called All-ABOARD, which stands for “Alliance-Building Offshore to Achieve Resilience and Diversity.” The goal of this program, hosted by Columbia University, is to advance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) initiatives in STEM fields—especially the geosciences, which are one of the least racially diverse fields of science.
![Natalia López Figueroa, CMS Ph.D. candidate](/marine-science/news/images/natalia-lopez-figueroa-margaret-a-davidson-graduate-fellowship-490x327.jpg)
USF CMS student Natalia López Figueroa awarded NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship
CMS Ph.D. candidate Natalia López Figueroa was awarded a Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship administered by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management.
![Mya Breitbart in the lab. Credit, Amanda Sosnowski at Terrene Visions.](/marine-science/news/images/mya-breitbart-in-the-lab-490x327.jpg)
Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida Announces Selection of 15 New Members for 2022
Dr. Mya Breitbart, a professor and microbiologist at the USF College of Marine Science (USF CMS), is among 15 prominent scholars from throughout the state of Florida who were selected for membership to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL).
![A ship approaches a rogue wave, estimated to be 18.3 meters (60 feet) off Charleston, South Carolina. Rogue waves are unpredictable, dangerous, and huge - at least twice the height of surrounding waves. Photo courtesy of NOAA.](/marine-science/news/images/a-ship-approaches-a-rogue-wave-490x327.jpg)
Rogue waves…in Tampa Bay?!
Rogue waves -- walls of water that emerge from an otherwise calm ocean to swallow and capsize ships -- have made their way into mariner’s tales for ages.
May 10, 2022News
![Brad Seibel onboard a ship and placing a shrimp in a respirometry chamber.](/marine-science/news/images/brad-seibel-placing-a-shrimp-in-a-respirometry-chamber-490x327.jpg)
No, the Sky isn’t Falling. But the Ocean is Losing Oxygen.
And for marine life, that’s kinda like the sky falling (and not great news for us).
March 23, 2022News
![OCG - Clam Bayou Marine Education Center](/marine-science/news/images/leadership-st-pete-selects-the-clam-bayou-marine-education-center-490x327.jpg)
Leadership St. Pete® selects the Clam Bayou Marine Education Center for its 2022 Class Project
Leadership St. Pete's® 53rd class of leaders will renovate the waterfront educational and community outreach facility as part of its “Waves of Inspiration” legacy.
February 17, 2022News
![The new AAAS Fellows span multiple colleges and disciplines, bringing the total number of Fellows at USF to 92.](/marine-science/news/images/aaas-usf-fellows-2022-490x327.jpg)
Ten USF faculty members receive national recognition as AAAS Fellows for academic research
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named 10 University of South Florida researchers as new Fellows.
![Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences render](/marine-science/news/images/environmental-and-oceanographic-sciences-building-render-490x327.jpg)
USF to launch new Center of Excellence in Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences on the St. Petersburg campus
The center will be located on USF’s St. Petersburg campus and will build on the world-class reputation of the College of Marine Science.
January 10, 2022News
![Insights into how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet responded to a warmer climate millions of years ago could improve predictions of its future. Here, USF College of Marine Science Associate Professor, Amelia Shevenell, chief sedimentologist, and Victoria University (NZ) Associate Professor and Antarctic Research Center Director, Rob McKay, co-chief scientist, examine sediment recovered from the Ross Sea during International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 374 in 2018 (Credit: Mark Leckie)](/marine-science/news/images/how-the-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-responded-to-a-warmer-climate-millions-of-years-ago-490x327.jpg)
Study of Antarctic ice’s deep past shows it could be more vulnerable to warming
In a study published today in Nature , an international team of scientists, including USF College of Marine Science (USF CMS) Associate Professor Amelia Shevenell and graduate student Imogen Browne, documented the evolution of Antarctica’s ice sheets about 20 million years ago.
December 15, 2021News
![A simplified diagram of the polony method.](/marine-science/news/images/a-simplified-diagram-of-the-polony-method-490x327.jpg)
Gokushoviruses – viruses that show that, in the ocean, size doesn’t matter
Viruses have been getting a bad rap lately, but viruses are essential to many processes in the oceans.
December 13, 2021News
![USF marine scientists launch first mission to map Tampa Bay’s vulnerable coastal areas using remotely operated ‘uncrewed’ vessel. Lessons learned from an innovative approach will inform coastal resiliency efforts in Florida and beyond. A press conference was held Dec. 9th. [Additional drone video by Eckerd College / Joe Salcedo.]](/marine-science/news/images/usf-marine-science-floor-mapping-490x327.jpg)
USF launches first mission to map vulnerable coastal areas in Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico using a remotely operated ‘uncrewed’ vessel
The mapping products from this approach will also be used to improve storm surge modeling and prediction, maritime safety, fisheries management and more.
December 9, 2021News
![USF Marine Science Floor Mapping Mission. Shown here is the uncrewed surface vessel operated by SeaTrac.](/marine-science/news/images/usf-marine-science-floor-mapping-490x327.jpg)
USF marine scientists launch first mission to map Tampa Bay’s vulnerable coastal areas using remotely operated ‘uncrewed’ vessel
Media are invited on Dec. 9 at 9 a.m. to see the latest generation of robotic marine technology in action and hear from experts on how this mission will improve coastal resiliency in Florida.
December 8, 2021News