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The Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation

The Flood Hub is a first in Florida. Established by the state and based at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, it bridges the gap between scientists, policymakers, practitioners, and the public to help communities mitigate and adapt to flooding risks. The Flood Hub’s goal is to improve flood forecasting and inform science-based policy, planning, and management decisions.

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The 2025 Faculty seminar featured speakers from all disciplines of the college.

Faculty seminar puts world-class research into focus

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

The seminar occurs annually and features the research of the college’s faculty.

Each summer, the Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls immerses campers in marine science through exciting, hands-on field trips.

Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls celebrates another successful year of hands-on science

Friday, August 8, 2025

Now in its third decade, the Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls continues to inspire the next generation of scientists.

CMS in the News

The Keys Marine Laboratory (KML) has received a $50,000 lead donation from the Lookout Foundation of Summerland Key, which marks a significant step forward in KML’s $60 million phased campaign to build a new storm-resilient marine field station for research, education and restoration.

Foundation donates $50K to Keys marine field station

Thursday, November 6, 2025

For more than 30 years, KML has served as a regional hub for supporting academics, marine science education, research and restoration. KML is a satellite campus of the University of South Florida (USF) operated by the State of Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO).

These mollusk shells were collected by divers from Florida seagrass meadows in Tampa Bay in October 2025. Such shells typically provide a record of diverse organisms that inhabited the area over hundreds of years. Invertebrate Paleontology Division, Florida Museum of Natural History

Seashells from centuries ago show that seagrass meadows on Florida’s Nature Coast are thriving

Thursday, November 6, 2025

In recent decades, scientists have used methods such as radiocarbon dating to assess the age of shells, along with bones and other skeletal remains, scattered around Earth’s surface.

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