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Hurricane season underscores the value of improved flood forecasting
In late May, forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center signaled a tempestuous 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.
December 2, 2022Florida Flood Hub, News
Distinguishing the influence of sediments, the Congo River, and water-mass mixing on the distribution of iron and its isotopes in the Southeast Atlantic Ocean
Iron is a key micronutrient for primary production in the surface ocean. Iron isotopes can provide a window into the sources and cycling of iron to the surface and deep ocean.
November 30, 2022News, Publication Highlights
How the College of Marine Science responded to Hurricane Ian
In the wake of the hurricane, researchers at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science (CMS) have been hard at work studying the storm’s impacts on the state. From high-resolution modeling to satellite imagery, these snapshots show our teams at work.
November 30, 2022Florida Flood Hub, News
USF-led team detects toxic “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, in Tampa Bay fish and sediments
The first-of-its-kind study also outlines potential human health implications related to fish consumption.
November 15, 2022News
A Tribute to William T. “Bill” Hogarth, Ph.D. (1939-2022)
William T. (“Bill”) Hogarth, 83, of Treasure Island FL passed away after a short illness on November 5, 2022.
November 9, 2022News
USF Team Selected by NOAA for Award to Support Marine Sanctuaries
The three-year project, “Climate Change Indicators Across the National Marine Sanctuaries System,” is one of seven competitively selected projects addressing marine sanctuary management totaling $3.7 million.
October 26, 2022News, Resiliency News
Warming oceans likely to shrink the viable habitat of many marine animals – but not all
As the oceans warm squid and other vertical migrators living in tropical zones are likely to expand their habitat northward – but not necessarily leave their native tropical zones.
October 14, 2022News
Mya Breitbart, “virus hunter” at the CMS, named Distinguished University Professor
Twenty years ago, Mya Breitbart, a biological oceanography professor at the USF College of Marine Science (CMS), published a landmark paper in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (PNAS) about a new sequencing technique called viral metagenomics.
October 10, 2022News
![Robert H. Weisberg, a University of South Florida physical oceanographer, stands on the top deck of the R/V W.T. Hogarth research vessel on May 3. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Tampa Bay Times ]](/marine-science/news/images/bob-weisberg-on-the-research-vessel-wt-hogarth-photo-credit-douglas-clifford-490x327.jpg)
Robert H. Weisberg was elected as an AGU Fellow
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus Robert H. Weisberg was elected as an American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fellow.
CMS labs join forces to solve the mysteries of Florida’s red tides
In a serendipitous research cruise this summer, three labs within the USF College of Marine Science, plus its glider fleet team, joined forces to improve our understanding of a decades-old question: what causes red tides to form in the Gulf of Mexico?
September 7, 2022News
Faster in the Past: New seafloor images – the highest resolution of any taken off the West Antarctic Ice Sheet – upend understanding of Thwaites Glacier retreat
At times in its past, retreat of the massive Thwaites Glacier was even quicker than it is today, heightening concerns for its future.
September 5, 2022News
A hybrid conductometric / spectrophotometric method for determining ionic strength of dilute aqueous solutions
A hybrid conductometric / spectrophotometric method for determining ionic strength of dilute aqueous solutions.
August 17, 2022News, Publication Highlights