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Concern for Antarctic Krill
A new publication, and a featured article in Marine Ecology Progress Series, provides further evidence of cause for concern, and helps tease out some of the effects of a warming climate.
April 29, 2021Blogs and Perspectives
Rising Tides April 2021
View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, April 2021 edition.
April 20, 2021Rising Tides Newsletter
USF Response to Piney Point Spill
A team from the University of South Florida College of Marine Science (USF CMS) embarked on the first research cruise in Tampa Bay on April 7, 2021 to study the environmental impacts of the breach at Piney Point that started in March.
April 8, 2021News
Spoonbill Bowl – A Virtual Success!
Congratulations to all the students and coaches and a huge thank you to the committee and volunteers that made this online event possible!
April 7, 2021Blogs and Perspectives, Community Engagement
USF leads first research cruise to study Piney Point’s environmental impact
A team of scientists from the University of South Florida College of Marine Science have embarked on the first research cruise in Tampa Bay dedicated to studying the environmental impacts of the recent breach at a retired fertilizer processing plant at Piney Point in Manatee County, Florida.
April 7, 2021News
A Q&A with CMS Alum, Marina Marrari, PhD: CMS Launched Her Dream Career Path
Marina Marrari graduated from the Dr. Kendra Daly’s Zooplankton Ecology Lab at the USF College of Marine Science with a PhD in 2008.
April 5, 2021Blogs and Perspectives
USF advances action on climate planning with new grant funding
The grant from Second Nature, a Boston-based non-profit whose mission is to accelerate climate action in and through higher education, will allow USF to unify and streamline efforts to address climate change while creating a more sustainable environment.
March 29, 2021News
Florida Governor Appoints Dean Frazer to Environmental Regulation Commission
Governor Ron DeSantis announced this month that Tom Frazer, PhD, dean of the USF College of Marine Science (USF CMS), is one of four new appointees to the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission (ERC).
March 23, 2021News
Deep Sea Sediments Fuel the Oceans
Iron, an essential nutrient for phytoplankton, is tough to find in the ocean. One liter of seawater contains 35 grams of salt but only around one billionth of a gram of iron.
March 22, 2021News
CMS Seafloor “Map the Gaps” Expedition to Florida’s Big Bend
After three postponements due to COVID-19 and a slew of weather fronts ending with Hurricane Zeta in October 2020, scientists from the Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (COMIT) were able to safely set sail to the northeastern Gulf of Mexico in February 2021.
March 17, 2021Blogs and Perspectives
Celebrating Women’s History Month with Dr. Pamela Hallock Muller
Pam, as she prefers to be called, was the first female professor ever hired at the USF College of Marine Science, which was a Department at the time.
March 15, 2021News
Spoonbill Competition – the Biggest Ever -- Goes Virtual
For the first time in its long-running history, the Spoonbill Ocean Sciences Bowl, a regional high school competition in St. Petersburg, FL where teams compete to advance to the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, will be held virtually.
March 12, 2021Community Engagement