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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
Red Snapper in the Gulf Show Signs of Stress
The team sampled nearly 570 fish from 72 Gulf locations between 2011 to 2017in the wake of the historic 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
March 10, 2021News
Underserved, Underwater: Mapping a Future
Making the North Carolina coast more resilient to the effects of climate change.
March 8, 2021Resiliency News
Former Dean Betzer Gives Keynote at GOMURC
Emeritus Dean, Dr. Peter Betzer gave a keynote address at the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion workshop.
March 3, 2021Diversity
A Cruise of Many Firsts
On the morning of November 30, 2020 the R/V Sally Ride of San Diego disembarked for a nine-day cruise in the Pacific Ocean.
February 22, 2021Blogs and Perspectives
At the CMS, Scientists can be Artists, too
Then came our signature project. The Art Committee decided to paint its very own mural. In part, we wanted to leave our mark on campus.
February 10, 2021Blogs and Perspectives, Community Engagement