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The Boyd Hill Birds of Prey Aviary was renamed to honor former CMS professor Gabe Vargo who played an integral part in developing the aviary. Photo credit: FOBH/Katie Bryden

Former 新澳门六合彩内幕信息professor honored with Boyd Hill Birds of Prey Aviary

Gabe Vargo, a former professor at the College of Marine Science, helped found the birds of prey program at Boyd Hill and was an integral part in developing the aviary.

November 14, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Community Engagement, News

Hurricane Milton captured via NOAA鈥檚 GOES East satellite as it approached the west coast of Florida. Image courtesy of NOAA/NESDIS

Hurricane season puts new storm surge model to the test

Spread across the West Florida Shelf, buoys with sensors continuously collect and transmit critical information that allows scientists in the Ocean Circulation Lab at the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息College of Marine Science to track intensification of hurricanes in real time.

October 30, 2024News

The glider Jai Alai was originally deployed for red tide observations but remained in the water to collect data on both Hurricane Helen and Milton.

How a 新澳门六合彩内幕信息glider helped forecast Hurricane Helene

An underwater glider deployed by a group at the College of Marine Science collected valuable oceanographic data that helped forecasters predict the path and intensity of hurricane Helene.

October 24, 2024News

A conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) rosette used to sample water from the ocean鈥檚 twilight zone during a GEOTRACES expedition in the Pacific Ocean. Credit: Alex Fox.

Deep-sea discovery shines light on life in the twilight zone

A GEOTRACES expedition in the Pacific Ocean revealed low levels of iron in the ocean鈥檚 twilight zone. A paper detailing the unexpected findings was published this week in Nature.

September 19, 2024News

Skeletons and shells from an invasive species of foraminifera are helping build beaches like this one in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

An 鈥渋nvasive鈥 marine organism has become an economic resource in the eastern Mediterranean

A recent paper on foraminifera in the eastern Mediterranean offers a unique perspective on the complex interactions between humans and marine environments.

September 12, 2024News

The crew captured the first live footage of the Promachoteuthis squid, a genus which had previously only been characterized from dead samples. Credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

Team led by 新澳门六合彩内幕信息alum discovers seamount, new species along Nazca Ridge

This discovery of a deep-sea mountain is the latest in a string of new seafloor data gathered in the Nazca Ridge area by scientists led by Jyotika Virmani at the Schmidt Ocean Institute.

September 9, 2024News

An annual tradition, the faculty seminar kicks off the Fall semester and is a chance for faculty members to present their latest research to the College.

Research shines at the Fall 2024 CMS Faculty Seminar Series

An annual tradition, the faculty seminar kicks off the Fall semester and is a chance for faculty members to present their latest research to the College.

September 9, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, News

CMS doctoral candidates Natalia L贸pez Figueroa and Michael Schram established the ESA coastal and marine ecology section to foster a space for marine scientists to present their research.

Founded by CMS students, new ESA section promotes marine and coastal ecology

CMS doctoral candidates Natalia L贸pez Figueroa and Michael Schram founded the ESA coastal and marine ecology section to foster a space for marine scientists to present their research.

August 30, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, News

The CUFES鈥 first day out at sea collecting fish eggs as the Weatherbird II is underway heading north to the panhandle. Picture Credit: Jess Van Vaerenbergh

Device built from scratch helps scientists tackle a fish-spawning mystery

A CMS student built a Continuous Underway Fish Egg Samper, or a CUFES for a new SHELF project to determine what species of fish and where they are spawning on the West Florida Shelf. This device took its maiden voyage in late June.

August 12, 2024News

A pair of recent studies found that sea surface temperatures are rising rapidly in South Florida鈥檚 estuaries, including Florida Bay, pictured here. Credit: National Park Service

Estuaries in South Florida are warming faster than the Gulf of Mexico and global ocean

Using satellite data, CMS researchers found that sea surface temperatures in four estuaries in South Florida have risen faster than sea surface temperatures globally and in the Gulf of Mexico.

August 7, 2024News

Undergraduate students from across the country spent their summer on USF's St. Petersburg and Tampa campuses, immersing themselves in research focused on oceanography, weather, climate change and science communication.

July 25, 2024Diversity, News

Developed in partnership with the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息College of Marine Science, the blue economy concentration is tailored for professionals who want to lead in maritime trade, coastal tourism and fisheries management.

新澳门六合彩内幕信息launches MBAs in blue economy, personal financial planning, and healthcare leadership

Beginning this fall, students seeking an MBA at the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 will have three new offerings to consider. The new concentrations 鈥 blue economy, personal financial planning, and healthcare leadership 鈥 are designed to address the evolving needs of the global market.

July 15, 2024News

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