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Coloured electron microscopy of diatoms, species Arachnoidiscus ZEISS EVO SEM www.zeiss.com/sem

Solving the mysteries of nickel: an oceanic paradox

As with terrestrial life, all oceanic life needs nutrients such as nitrate, phosphate, carbon, and various trace metals to survive. In the vast open gyres of the ocean, such nutrients are increasingly hard to come by.

November 15, 2022Blogs and Perspectives

Fishing at Sunrise at Ballast Point Park Pier, Tampa, Florida

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

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

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

Marine sanctuaries and monuments are some of our nation’s underwater treasures. This image was reproduced from the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) world map and customized by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. Credit: NOAA

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

In front of the Sikuliaq in Seward, Alaska.

Join Me on an Oceanographic Cruise

Throughout our cruise, many different techniques were used by the scientists on board to collect and measure samples for biological and/or chemical studies.

October 25, 2022Blogs and Perspectives

Rising Tides October 2022 | USF College of Marine Science

Rising Tides October 2022

View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, October 2022 edition.

October 25, 2022Rising Tides Newsletter

This study is the first to drill down into the relationship between oxygen, temperature and the metabolic requirements of vertical migrators, which include krill to the jumbo squid (shown here). The metabolic requirements of vertical migrators suggest they may experience an expansion of their native habitat in response to changing ocean conditions. Credit: Stephani Gordon, Open Boat Films

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 with her team in the field.

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

Hispanic Heritage Month 2022

USF CMS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs through October 15th, Ana Arellano conducted a Q&A with members of our Hispanic/Latinx/a/o community here at the USF College of Marine Science.

October 7, 2022Blogs and Perspectives, Diversity

Through improved flood forecasting, the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation will inform science-based policy, planning, and management decisions to support a more resilient Florida for all.

The Flood Hub rises to the challenge of coastal resilience in Florida

Through improved flood forecasting, the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation will inform science-based policy, planning, and management decisions to support a more resilient Florida for all.

September 19, 2022Florida Flood Hub

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 ]

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.

September 19, 2022Awards, News

The view from inside Hurricane Florence in 2018. Credit: Nick Underwood/NOAA

Keeping our eyes on hurricanes

Hurricane season is ramping up. From submersible “pickup trucks” to “flying research labs,” hurricane monitoring programs help modelers predict the strength and path of tropical systems.

September 13, 2022Resiliency News

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