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

A Cruise of Many Firsts

Monday, February 22, 2021

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.

An autonomous underwater glider rests securely in its echosounder calibration float aboard the deck of the R/V Hogarth.

Tracing on the mural

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The Art Committee decided to paint its very own mural. In part, we wanted to leave our mark on campus.

A Puppet Show on a Chilly COVID-safe Calibration Cruise?

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Under good weather and calm seas, and additional precautions due to COVID-19, our research team left port from the USF College of Marine Science to a site just two miles away from Bayboro Harbor.

2020 Fellowship and Awards Virtual Celebration: Video Available

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

On October 1, we celebrated our talented graduate students and the critical fellowships that support their research and education.

CMS in the News

USF College of Marine Science Dean Tom Frazer

Innovations Magazine: USF St. Petersburg campus | Volume 2 | 2021

Monday, December 28, 2020

Check out pp 44-45 for a Q&A with Dean Tom Frazer, spearheaded by Carrie O’Brien on the USF St. Petersburg campus.

Residents of Mexican coastal towns face a daunting task to try to clear the mounds of sargassum by hand (Credit: Getty Images)

The seaweed swamping the Atlantic Ocean

Thursday, November 19, 2020

A sargassum bloom the width of the Atlantic Ocean caused havoc on beaches, but locals in Mexico and the Caribbean are fast finding ways to turn the seaweed invasion to their advantage.

View our past seminars

Chelsea Wood, University of Washington

Ghosts of oceans past: What can data on historical parasite burdens tell us about the future of marine disease?

Georgy Manucharyan, University of Washington

Emerging Arctic Ocean turbulence revealed by rotating sea ice fragments

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

A group of Jr Scientists pose for a picture before starting their day at the Science Festival in 2019.

Jr Scientist program expands their virtual reach with help from CMS students

Developed in 2014 by CMS students, the goal of the Jr Scientist program is to give middle and high school students the opportunity to volunteer at the festival, as a way to engage them in science.

Each camper had the chance to explain their design and inspiration, along with giving their plankton a name.

Whatever floats your… plankton?

Have you ever participated in a cardboard boat race or tried to make a boat out of foil hold as much weight as possible? Usually these competitions involve making things float, but what if your goal were to make something sink?

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