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Kristen on assignment off the coast of Prince of Wales, Alaska, where she and her team shot a video about sea otters using VR technology for Earthwatch Institute, a global nonprofit based in Boston.

USF CMS welcomes Science Communication Strategist, Kristen Kusek

“I have the best job in the world,” said Kusek, who returns to the USF College of Marine Science 20 years after she graduated.

April 9, 2019News

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

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April 9, 2019COVID-19

An aerial shot of Florida’s largest lake, Lake Okeechobee. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

Are things OK in Lake Okeechobee?

Lisa Krimsky recently spoke at USF College of Marine Science about Florida’s largest lake – Lake Okeechobee. Krimsky is a is a faculty member with the University of Florida IFAS Extension and the Florida Sea Grant Program.

April 5, 2019News

Members of the MBON Pole to Pole Network discuss how to improve upon the SARCE protocol for rocky shore biodiversity surveys.

Seas the Day: MBON Pole to Pole Network Meets Again

Marine Biodiversity Observation Network is a growing global initiative that brings together scientists, resource managers and a host of collaborators to share data in common formats that allow a regional and global view of of one of the most important measurements of the health of an ecosystem – biodiversity.

April 5, 2019Blogs and Perspectives

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

‘Red Tide Summit’ on Indian Rocks Beach addresses public concerns

Last year’s red tide, which started in 2017, was a particularly epic incident that killed fish and other precious marine life, along with much tourism-driven business along the west Florida coast.

April 1, 2019News

Dr. Shevenell represented TOS during Climate Science Day on Capitol Hill

CMS Associate Professor Dr. Amelia Shevenell Elected to The Oceanography Society Council

USF CMS Associate Professor, Dr. Amelia Shevenell, was elected to The Oceanography Society (TOS) governance council by voting members of the international society.

March 27, 2019News

The JOIDES Resolution departing Punta Arenas Chile. Photo Credit: Rob Larter

USF CMS graduate student, Michelle Guitard, sets sail on IODP Expedition 382 to Antarctica

This is the third IODP Expedition to Antarctica in the last 12 months, and all Expeditions have included USF CMS faculty and grad students, including: Dr. Amelia Shevenell, Imogen Browne, Theresa King, and Michelle Guitard.

March 27, 2019News

Many hands make light(er) work.  Brent Summers and others lower the heavy “Fish” over the bow of the R/V Angari.  Photo Credit: Tim Conway

Gulf Stream trace metals cruise, Day 2 – return from the Bahamas

Seawater samples from the cruise will be analyzed for a variety of characteristics with a focus on trace metals: elements that are essential to life despite their low concentrations in the oceans.

March 20, 2019Blogs and Perspectives, News

OCGers aboard research cruise during Oceanography Camp for Girls

Accepting Applications for Oceanography Camp for Girls

Pinellas county 8th grade girls, join us for a summer of fun and learning about all things ocean during the Oceanography Camp for Girls.

March 18, 2019News

Dr. Peter Morton (FSU) and Brent Summers (USF CMS, Master's student) testing a novel, towed surface sampler that will be used to collect uncontaminated water for trace metal chemistry.

Angari Trace Metals cruise

The Southern Gulf Stream has never before been sampled for some of the elements most essential to life–like iron, manganese and zinc–elements present in the ocean in minute amounts and referred to as trace metals.

March 12, 2019Blogs and Perspectives

Data to assess distributions and trends varies vastly among species. Many tropical butterflies (left) may only have a few records, while bird species (right) in North America or Europe may be documented with millions of records annually. Photo Credit: Walter Jetz/Yale University

Experts present a new framework for global species monitoring

A group of international experts has developed a much-needed framework to significantly improve the monitoring of status and trends of species worldwide.

March 12, 2019News

Shannon Burns prepares for field work aboard the R/V Endeavor.

Graduate Student Sets Sail on the R/V Endeavor out of Bermuda

Scientists involved in the project will combine seasonally resolved observations of particulate, dissolved, colloidal, soluble, and ligand-bound iron, and corresponding physical, chemical and biological data from the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Station (BATS) program, with state-of-the-art biogeochemical modeling.

March 12, 2019News

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