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January 30, 2026Rising Tides Newsletter

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CMS in the News 2026

The USF College of Marine Science news team is dedicated to sharing USF CMS's research to local, regional, and global audiences. View CMS in the news for 2026.

January 30, 2026CMS in the News

Rising Tides January 2026 | USF College of Marine Science

Rising Tides - January 2026

View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, January 2026 edition.

January 30, 2026Rising Tides Newsletter

Fourteen graduate students presented their research at this year’s Graduate Student Symposium.

Student research on display at the Graduate Student Symposium

The USF College of Marine Science welcomed students, faculty, and guests for its 42nd annual Graduate Student Symposium on Friday, January 16, 2026, continuing a long-standing tradition of showcasing student-led research.

January 23, 2026Blogs and Perspectives

Between 2003 and 2022, blooms of macroalgae, such as the seaweed sargassum seen here, rose by 13.4 percent per year in the tropical Atlantic and western Pacific. Credit: Ellen Park / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Scientists harness AI to discover a rise in floating algae across the global ocean

Authors of the new paper in Nature Communications attributed the bloom expansions to both human activities, such as nutrient runoff into the ocean, and climate variability, such as ocean warming.

January 19, 2026News

The research will look at molecules called siderophores and viruses called phages, which infect bacteria. The phage shown here was imaged by Anthony M. Greco at the USF College of Marine Science.

New research explores daring hypothesis about viruses and iron in the ocean

The research is funded by The Keck Foundation, which emphasizes high-risk, high-reward science that is often not competitive at other funding agencies.

January 12, 2026News

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