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![Rising Tides – April 2020](/marine-science/news/images/rising-tides-newsletter-april-2020-490x327.jpg)
Rising Tides – April 2020
View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, April 2020 edition.
April 16, 2020Rising Tides Newsletter
![Dr. Jyotika Virmani presenting about the XPRIZE at Visioneering, 2016](/marine-science/news/images/dr-jyotika-virmani-presenting-about-the-xprize-at-visioneering-2016-490x327.jpg)
A Q&A with Alum, Dr. Jyotika Virmani
We caught up with Jyotika, who was previously the Executive Director of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE that involved a full-on gaggle of CMS alums, to hear more about the dawn of her illustrious new career chapter.
April 16, 2020Newsletter Articles
![Deploying a handheld (5L) horizontal water sampler](/marine-science/news/images/deploying-a-handheld-5l-horizontal-water-sampler-490x327.jpg)
Scientists Conduct First Census of Viruses and Bacteria Living in Florida Springs
The study provides a critical baseline understanding of freshwater springs fed by the Floridan Aquifer, a source of drinking water that has declined in health in recent years
April 16, 2020News
![Oil Toxins Pervasive in Gulf of Mexico](/marine-science/news/images/black-dots-indicated-oil-and-gas-infrastructure-and-red-dots-indicate-natural-oil-seeps-490x327.jpg)
Oil Toxins Pervasive in Gulf of Mexico
All fishes sampled in first comprehensive, Gulf-wide survey of oil pollution after 2010 Deepwater Horizon Spill show evidence of chronic oil exposure.
April 15, 2020News
![Figure 1. High frequency radars (HFR) are land-based systems that measure the speed and direction of ocean surface currents in near real-time. Pictured above is the newly deployed HFR receive antenna, location and measured data coverage.](/marine-science/news/images/usf-deploys-new-hfr-in-marathon-490x327.png)
USF Leads Installation of New High Frequency Radar (HFR) near Marathon, Florida
A new High Frequency Radar (HFR) was installed near Marathon, Florida to study the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System by the University of South Florida’s Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System (USF COMPS), in cooperation with Rutgers University and the University of Miami.
April 13, 2020Blogs and Perspectives
![CMS graduate student Brent Summers process samples in the lab at the USF College of Marine Science (USF CMS). CMS donated more than 25 boxes of lab gear to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, a medical facility down the street from campus.](/marine-science/news/images/usf-college-of-marine-science-graduate-student-brent-summers-490x327.jpg)
CMS Helps Start Ripple Effect of Giving in St. Petersburg
Rising to the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic.
![Lead author Adrienne Hollister aboard the R/V Hogarth in 2018. A key challenge for scientists working on trace metals is contamination, especially aboard a research ship, so clean lab techniques are required.](/marine-science/news/images/adrienne-hollister-in-ship-lab-490x327.jpg)
Scientists “Watch” Phytoplankton Regenerate Trace Metals for First Time
A lab simulation led by the USF College of Marine Science begins to plug holes in decades-long gaps of knowledge about trace metal chemistry.
April 2, 2020News
![Dr. Cheryl Hapke](/marine-science/news/images/cheryl-hapke-490x327.jpg)
Dr. Cheryl Hapke Named 2020 Distinguished Lecturer
Hapke will receive the award at the 2020 GSA Annual Meeting in Montreal, Quebec in October.
![New CMS Outreach Program Wins Smart Cities Award](/marine-science/news/images/marine-science-outreach-programs-490x327.jpg)
New CMS Outreach Program Wins Smart Cities Award
We are proud to launch this program with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast so we can that educate kids about the challenges and opportunities facing our precious coast, while also empowering them toward action.
March 10, 2020Community Engagement, News
![Sargassum piles up around Munson Island, Florida Keys. Credit: Brian Lapointe](/marine-science/news/images/bad-sargassum-munson-island-florida-keys-brian-lapointe-490x327.jpg)
Solving the Mystery of Coastal Sargassum
USF marine scientists were part of a NOAA-led study that improves our understanding of a new phenomenon: thick belts of brown algae piling up in places it never used to be before.
February 25, 2020News
![Rising Tides – February 2020](/marine-science/news/images/february-2020-rising-tides-newsletter-490x327.jpg)
Rising Tides – February 2020
View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, February 2020 edition.
February 19, 2020Rising Tides Newsletter
![Jacqueline Eaby Dixon and Anne Von Rosenstiel](/marine-science/news/images/jackie-dixon-and-anne-von-rosenstiel-490x327.jpg)
A Tribute to Mrs. Anne Von Rosenstiel
The University of South Florida and the College of Marine Science is deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing (December 2019) of Anne Von Rosenstiel, who with her late husband Werner, was a constant supporter of USF and the College of Marine Science.
February 19, 2020Newsletter Articles