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Spotlight on the Marine Resource Assessment (MRA) Program
More students apply to this program than funding and faculty can manage. What makes it so successful?
September 10, 2020Blogs and Perspectives
A Grand Challenge That Rivals Rising Seas: Creating a Culture of Diversity in Ocean Science
The USF College of Marine Science began its fight for increased ethnic diversity in oceanography 20 years ago. There is a lot underway, and a lot more to do.
Back at Sea, FINALLY!
After several months of COVID delays, the Ocean Circulation Lab recently headed out to service USF Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System (COMPS) moorings.
August 26, 2020Blogs and Perspectives
Jessica Caggiano Chosen as a Future Investigator in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST)
Jessica Caggiano, was recently awarded funding through the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) competition.
August 26, 2020Awards
Fair Winds and Following Seas, Steve Butcher!
Steve Butcher retired after serving 20 years at the College of Marine Science. Enjoy the touching email Chad Lembke sent out the day before Steve retired at the end of July, plus a brief trip down the memory lane of Steve’s career.
August 17, 2020Blogs and Perspectives, Newsletter Articles
Rising Tides August 2020
View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, August 2020 edition.
August 17, 2020Rising Tides Newsletter
In Perfect Isolation
USF geophysicist Alastair Graham experienced the onset of the global pandemic while aboard an icebreaker on the bottom of the world. He’s finally back to the US after an epic journey made even more colossal due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
August 14, 2020News
USF College of Marine Science’s Clifford Merz Named Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors
Dr. Merz, who serves as Program and HF Radar Operations Director for the Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System, is one of 38 leading academic inventors nationwide named as new NAI senior members.
August 11, 2020Awards
One Scientist’s Noisy Data is Another Scientist’s Treasure
Don Chambers, PhD, professor at the USF College of Marine Science, has never shied away from difficult scientific questions. Chambers’ latest scientific venture involves studying the deepest ocean currents. From space. “What can I say?” said Chambers. “I’ve always liked a challenge.”
August 5, 2020News
Five USF Faculty Elected 2020 Members of the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida
Please join us in congratulating Chuanmin, who was elected to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL)!
August 4, 2020Awards
Virtual Science Camps Provide a Much-Needed Escape
The camp looked a bit different this year. Instead of the traditional three-week in-person format, the camp will be a hybrid virtual and in-person format taking place over the next nine months.
July 31, 2020Community Engagement, Girls Camp
Perspectives on COVID
Everyone’s experience of COVID is unique. We virtually sat down with three members of our marine science community to get their perspectives on how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed what it means to be a scientist, and to get their thoughts on what these changes mean for the future of marine science.