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Three incoming CMS students were awarded prestigious USF fellowships, joining eight current CMS students with similar distinctions.

Three CMS students earn prestigious USF Fellowships

Three student from the USF College of Marine Science were awarded 2024 Office of Graduate Studies Fellowships.

August 21, 2024Awards, Blogs and Perspectives

Rising Tides Newsletter, August 2024 edition

Rising Tides August 2024

View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, August 2024 edition.

August 13, 2024Rising Tides Newsletter

The CUFES’ first day out at sea collecting fish eggs as the Weatherbird II is underway heading north to the panhandle. Picture Credit: Jess Van Vaerenbergh

Device built from scratch helps scientists tackle a fish-spawning mystery

A CMS student built a Continuous Underway Fish Egg Samper, or a CUFES for a new SHELF project to determine what species of fish and where they are spawning on the West Florida Shelf. This device took its maiden voyage in late June.

August 12, 2024News

A pair of recent studies found that sea surface temperatures are rising rapidly in South Florida’s estuaries, including Florida Bay, pictured here. Credit: National Park Service

Estuaries in South Florida are warming faster than the Gulf of Mexico and global ocean

Using satellite data, CMS researchers found that sea surface temperatures in four estuaries in South Florida have risen faster than sea surface temperatures globally and in the Gulf of Mexico.

August 7, 2024News

Campers celebrate a successful 2024 Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls at sea world.

Sea World Celebration

Campers celebrate a successful 2024 Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls at sea world.

August 6, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Campers are all split up into groups, and each group is given their own commercial fishing company to manage.

Fish Banks Activity

Campers are all split up into groups, and each group is given their own commercial fishing company to manage.

August 2, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Campers had the opportunity to learn more about sharks in the sharky shenanigans lab.

Laboratory Activities

The final week of OCG consisted of multiple laboratory activities.

August 1, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Campers learned about coral reefs in this activity.

Coral Reef Cake Activity

Campers learned about coral reefs in this activity.

July 31, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

Campers used a fluorescent green dye to measure the speed and direction of currents in the water. Each

Caladesi Island Field Trips

Throughout the Oceanography camp, the girls experience many excursions and field trips to interesting places.

July 30, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

The Making Waves cohort celebrates after presenting their research posters at the USF St. Petersburg Undergraduate Research Symposium at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. Photo Credit: Jess Van Vaerenbergh

REU scholars make waves on campus

Eleven students participated in the Making Waves Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program hosted by the College of Marine Science and led by Ana Arellano this summer. The participants engaged in various interdisciplinary ocean research and science communication experiences.

July 29, 2024Blogs and Perspectives

Campers started their mission as DNA Detectives.

Laboratory Activities

The fish ecology lab provides campers with the opportunity to learn about fish and how they impact the environment.

July 29, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

At Fort De Soto there were three stations, where the campers rotated between collecting sediments, nutrients, and seine net samples.

Field days at Fort De Soto

At Fort De Soto there were three stations, where the campers rotated between collecting sediments, nutrients, and seine net samples.

July 26, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp

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