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![Tony Greco, Electron Microscope Manager at USF CMS](/marine-science/news/images/tony-greco-research-staff-cms-ocean-technology-group-490-327.jpg)
In Focus: Tony Greco Retires After 40 Years of Service
Greco’s tenure solidifies his spot amongst an elite group of faculty or staff who spent more than four decades at the CMS.
December 10, 2020News
![The planet Jupiter. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstadt/Sean Doran](/marine-science/news/images/the-planet-jupiter-490x327.jpg)
Scientists discover new way to measure turbulence of large planets and exoplanets
Results show that the Jupiter’s atmosphere is four times more turbulent than Saturn’s.
November 30, 2020News
![Transmission electron micrograph of a phage that infects a marine bacterium called Vibrio natriegens, an emerging model organism for marine lab studies. Under Breitbart’s mentorship, Yonas described the genome, which he reported in Microbiology Resource Announcements.](/marine-science/news/images/transmission-electron-micrograph-of-a-phage-that-infects-a-marine-bacterium-490x327.png)
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make me a Match!
New Virtual Research Program Exceeds Expectations During COVID-19 Shutdown.
![Each camper had the chance to explain their design and inspiration, along with giving their plankton a name.](/marine-science/news/images/oceanography-camp-for-girls-virtual-meeting-490x327.jpg)
Whatever floats your… plankton?
Oceanography Camp for Girls continues virtually.
November 20, 2020Community Engagement
![Aerial shot of the R/V Weatherbird II and R/V Hogarth](/marine-science/images/usf-college-of-marine-science-college-facts-aerial-490x327.jpg)
New Florida Institute of Oceanography director selected
The University of South Florida announced today the appointment of William Montrose ("Monty") Graham as the new director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO).
November 2, 2020News
![Karyna Rosario, PhD, who graduated from USF in 2010, was a recipient of the Bridge to the Doctorate fellowship. She now works as a research scientist in the marine genomics lab run by Mya Breitbart, PhD.](/marine-science/news/images/karyna-rosario-was-a-recipient-of-the-bridge-to-the-doctorate-fellowship-490x327-1.jpg)
City of St. Petersburg supports USF efforts to further enhance diversity with new pledge to College of Marine Science
The City of St. Petersburg has contributed $125,000 to the University of South Florida Foundation to help enhance diversity in the ocean sciences.
![View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, October 2020 edition.](/marine-science/news/images/october-2020-rising-tides-490x327.jpg)
Rising Tides October 2020
View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, October 2020 edition.
October 21, 2020Rising Tides Newsletter
![Dr. David Hollander aboard the R/V Justo Sierra sampling in 2015 near the site of the 1979 Ixtoc-1 oil well blowout in Campeche, Mexico](/marine-science/news/images/david-hollander-aboard-the-research-vessel-justo-sierra-sampling-in-2015-490x327.jpg)
Remembering David Hollander, PhD (1959-2020)
Our beloved colleague and friend David J. Hollander passed away unexpectedly at his home in Gulfport, FL on September 26th, from complications of COPD.
October 21, 2020Newsletter Articles
![Ocean mapping activities being conducted on the west Florida continental shelf by the USF College of Marine Science staff aboard the research vessel Weatherbird II operated by the Florida Institute of Oceanography.](/marine-science/news/images/research-vessel-weatherbird-ii-490x327.jpg)
USF and NOAA to launch world-class cooperative ocean mapping center
The University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science has been awarded a five-year, $9 million cooperative agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Coast Survey to launch the Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (COMIT).
October 19, 2020News
![2020 Fellowship and Awards Virtual Celebration](/marine-science/news/images/usf-cms-2020-fellowships-and-awards-virtual-ceremony-490x327.jpg)
2020 Fellowship and Awards Virtual Celebration: Video Available
On October 1, we celebrated our talented graduate students and the critical fellowships that support their research and education.
October 7, 2020Awards, Blogs and Perspectives
![Seabed Mining](/marine-science/news/images/seabed-getty-images-490x327.jpg)
Underwater Minerals Conference 2020
Researchers and mining experts from around the world joined together virtually Sunday night for the opening of the 2020 Underwater Mining Conference (UMC), hosted by Dr. Mark Luther of the USF College of Marine Science.
October 6, 2020Blogs and Perspectives