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One Scientist’s Noisy Data is Another Scientist’s Treasure
USF Partner in Costa Rica Launches the Country’s First Program to Detect Coronavirus in Wastewater
Back to the Future Marine geologists at the USF College of Marine Science bounce around in time. Millions of years in the past. Hundreds of years in the future. No DeLorean needed.
USF Appoints World-class Scientist and Researcher to Serve as College of Marine Science Dean
USF College of Marine Science to Co-Host Green Energy-Themed Ocean Mineral Conference in September 2020

Focus: COVID-19

Everyone’s experience of COVID is unique. We virtually sat down with three members of our marine science community to get their perspectives on how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed what it means to be a scientist, and to get their thoughts on what these changes mean for the future of marine science.

Read the viewpoints from our scientists

BLOGS & PERSPECTIVES

The “disappearance act” of the eddies and waves in a laboratory. The instantaneous pictures are on the left, where jets, waves and eddies are intertwined. On the right, after time averaging: eddies and waves are gone, and only zonal jets remain visible. Waves and eddies are inseparable; they either appear or disappear together.

Rossby Waves and Eddies:Two Sides of the Same Coin

Monday, July 20, 2020

Are the Rossby waves and eddies two different entities, or do they represent two sides of the same coin?

A Fish Ecology Lab member surveys an artificial reef on the West Florida Shelf. Photo courtesy of the Fish Ecology Lab.

A Virtual Trip to the Reefs of the West Florida Shelf

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Long-term datasets like those collected by the Fish Ecology Lab are key for driving policies that support healthy fisheries in Florida and ensure Florida remains the fishing capital of the world.

It’s not just the ocean. Are rivers also at risk from climate change?

Friday, July 3, 2020

At the USF College of Marine Science, I’m leading a project to test the water chemistry in the Snake River in the Pacific Northwest to help answer this question.

Water, Viruses, and Good Intentions…

Monday, June 15, 2020

Water, Viruses, and Good Intentions... | Karyna Rosario | TEDxYouth@PalmHarbor

CMS in the News

Five USF Faculty Elected 2020 Members of the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Chuanmin Hu, PhD, professor in the USF College of Marine Science, is one of five USF faculty elected to The Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida. Congrats, Dr. Hu!

Sargassum is making an appearance on the east coast of Florida and may get worse in August as winds and currents move chunks of a large seaweed bloom between Africa and the Gulf of Mexico.

The seaweed monster is back devouring South Florida beaches. It’s not a pretty sight

Friday, July 31, 2020

Seaweed is once again invading Southeast Florida beaches as mats of the massive macroalgae swirling around in the Atlantic make their annual appearance.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Campers and science mentors with USF's Oceanography Camp for Girls (OCG) smile as they wrap up the first virtual event of the 2020 camp. Photo courtesy of OCG.

Virtual Science Camps Provide a Much-Needed Escape

The camp looked a bit different this year. Instead of the traditional three-week in-person format, the camp will be a hybrid virtual and in-person format taking place over the next nine months.

On May 5th, the taste of science St. Petersburg chapter hosted an online event titled “Cinco de Science: The Science of Taste.” Event speakers taught attendees how the human body responds to spicy tastes and about food production in the United States.

The Unexpected Benefits of Virtual Science Outreach

Adapting to virtual happy hours and Zoom calls with not-so-tech-savvy parents. For many of us involved in science outreach and education, this was not a welcome change.

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