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新澳门六合彩内幕信息marine scientists are aboard the R/V Weatherbird II research vessel to study the environmental impacts of the recent breach at a retired fertilizer processing plant at Piney Point in Manatee County, Fla.

新澳门六合彩内幕信息leads first research cruise to study Piney Point鈥檚 environmental impact

A team of scientists from the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 College of Marine Science have embarked on the first research cruise in Tampa Bay dedicated to studying the environmental impacts of the recent breach at a retired fertilizer processing plant at Piney Point in Manatee County, Florida.

April 7, 2021News

A screen capture from PezCa, a fishing app Dr. Marrari helped create that displays real-time satellite data of ocean conditions for safer fishing practices.

A Q&A with CMS Alum, Marina Marrari, PhD: CMS Launched Her Dream Career Path

Marina Marrari graduated from the Dr. Kendra Daly鈥檚 Zooplankton Ecology Lab at the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息College of Marine Science with a PhD in 2008.

April 5, 2021Blogs and Perspectives

The grant from Second Nature will allow 新澳门六合彩内幕信息to unify and streamline efforts to address climate change while creating a more sustainable environment.

新澳门六合彩内幕信息advances action on climate planning with new grant funding

The grant from Second Nature, a Boston-based non-profit whose mission is to accelerate climate action in and through higher education, will allow 新澳门六合彩内幕信息to unify and streamline efforts to address climate change while creating a more sustainable environment.

March 29, 2021News

新澳门六合彩内幕信息CMS located on the spectacularly beautiful waterfront of Tampa Bay adjacent to the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息St. Petersburg campus

Florida Governor Appoints Dean Frazer to Environmental Regulation Commission

Governor Ron DeSantis announced this month that Tom Frazer, PhD, dean of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息College of Marine Science (新澳门六合彩内幕信息CMS), is one of four new appointees to the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission (ERC).

March 23, 2021News

Deep ocean floor sediments were collected from the South Atlantic Ocean by the Royal Research Ship (RRS) James Cook. Credit: Will Homoky

Deep Sea Sediments Fuel the Oceans

Iron, an essential nutrient for phytoplankton, is tough to find in the ocean. One liter of seawater contains 35 grams of salt but only around one billionth of a gram of iron.

March 22, 2021News

Chief Scientist, Matthew Hommeyer (left), and FIO Science Technician, Andrew Warren, prepare to deploy the underway sound velocity profiler (underway SVP) towfish aboard the R/V W.T. Hogarth in February 2021.

CMS Seafloor 鈥淢ap the Gaps鈥 Expedition to Florida鈥檚 Big Bend

After three postponements due to COVID-19 and a slew of weather fronts ending with Hurricane Zeta in October 2020, scientists from the Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (COMIT) were able to safely set sail to the northeastern Gulf of Mexico in February 2021.

March 17, 2021Blogs and Perspectives

Pamela Hallock Muller, PhD, award-winning geological oceanographer, was the first female marine science faculty member hired at USF.

Celebrating Women鈥檚 History Month with Dr. Pamela Hallock Muller

Pam, as she prefers to be called, was the first female professor ever hired at the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息College of Marine Science, which was a Department at the time.

March 15, 2021News

The winning team of the (pre-COVID!) 2020 Spoonbill Ocean Sciences Bowl from Gainesville, FL.

Spoonbill Competition 鈥 the Biggest Ever -- Goes Virtual

For the first time in its long-running history, the Spoonbill Ocean Sciences Bowl, a regional high school competition in St. Petersburg, FL where teams compete to advance to the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, will be held virtually.

March 12, 2021Community Engagement

One of the red snapper sampled as part of this Gulf-wide study in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Red Snapper in the Gulf Show Signs of Stress

The team sampled nearly 570 fish from 72 Gulf locations between 2011 to 2017in the wake of the historic 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

March 10, 2021News

Making the North Carolina coast more resilient to the effects of climate change.

March 8, 2021Resiliency News

Emeritus Dean, Dr. Peter Betzer

Former Dean Betzer Gives Keynote at GOMURC

Emeritus Dean, Dr. Peter Betzer gave a keynote address at the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion workshop.

March 3, 2021Diversity

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

A Cruise of Many Firsts

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.

February 22, 2021Blogs and Perspectives

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