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A screen capture from PezCa, a fishing app Dr. Marrari helped create that displays real-time satellite data of ocean conditions for safer fishing practices.

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

The grant from Second Nature will allow USF to unify and streamline efforts to address climate change while creating a more sustainable environment.

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

USF CMS located on the spectacularly beautiful waterfront of Tampa Bay adjacent to the USF St. Petersburg campus

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 ocean floor sediments were collected from the South Atlantic Ocean by the Royal Research Ship (RRS) James Cook. Credit: Will Homoky

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

Chief Scientist, Matthew Hommeyer (left), and FIO Science Technician, Andrew Warren, prepare to deploy the underway sound velocity profiler (underway SVP) towfish aboard the R/V W.T. Hogarth in February 2021.

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

Pamela Hallock Muller, PhD, award-winning geological oceanographer, was the first female marine science faculty member hired at USF.

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

The winning team of the (pre-COVID!) 2020 Spoonbill Ocean Sciences Bowl from Gainesville, FL.

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

One of the red snapper sampled as part of this Gulf-wide study in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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

Underserved, Underwater: Mapping a Future

Making the North Carolina coast more resilient to the effects of climate change.

March 8, 2021Resiliency News

Emeritus Dean, Dr. Peter Betzer

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

This multicore was sent to the seafloor to collect water samples from porewaters and take sediment cores.

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

Tracing on the mural

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

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