We’re thrilled to continue to cultivate future leaders in environmental science through this important imitative. Thank you, @StPeteFL @MayorKenWelch and City Council Member Gina Driscoll for your support!

.@FIO_MontyGraham, director of #USF’s @fio_stpete, said the workshop was designed to equip educators with skills to integrate #underwaterrobotics and #engineering concepts into their curriculum. @usfsp

“It’s driven by light, it’s driven by temperature and it requires food,” Hu said. “Any plant requires food just like a human being.” #USF @tianhuxu

USF scientists recently deployed two tsunami-sensing buoys off the coast of Tampa Bay. These innovative instruments developed by researchers at the School of Geosciences and College of Marine Science will help improve tsunami monitoring around the world.

2) “Now, why it matters to us? It's still far away, hundreds of miles away, [but] some of that eventually will come to Florida.” #sargassum

Are you an undergraduate student interested in gaining paid, hands-on experience in marine science? Apply for the 2025 Making Waves REU at USF CMS! The deadline for applications is Feb 3, 2025. Apply below!

Join us on January 16 at 2:30 pm for a lecture by Pamela Hallock Muller, who was recently recognized as a USF Distinguished University Professor, as she discusses scientific insights over her career and experiences mentoring a diverse array of graduate students.

🌊 Some good ocean news for the new year! Weiyi Tang, assistant professor of chemical oceanography at CMS, found in a recent study that a reduction in nutrient inputs has decreased atmospheric nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas, emitted from Chesapeake Bay.

What is an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler? PhD student Luis Sorinas of the Ocean Circulation Lab at CMS explains how they measure currents and how he uses them in his research. #USF #USFCMS #oceancurrents #gulfofmexico

RT @secoora: Congratulations to the Ocean Circulation Lab at @USFCMS for their recent publication on the rapid intensification of Hurricane…

The Breitbart Lab at CMS teamed up with @sheilacowley and @CreativeClay to create a beautiful performance and poem to showcase the groundbreaking science happening at our college. Check them out!

Check out this blog post by Alexis Mitchem, a grad student at CMS and @FloridaSeaGrant Guy Harvey Fellow, who uses DNA barcoding in the in the lab of Mya Breitbart to identify fish eggs in the Gulf of Mexico.

"So, what is it that policymakers need to do to make our coast more resilient? And we think there’s an innovation bit to this," said Steve Murawski, a professor with #USF’s College of #MarineScience.

RT @FloridaSeaGrant: Florida Sea Grant-Guy Harvey Fellow Alexis Mitchem shares her PhD research discoveries about seasonal variability in s…

We’re proud to partner with @tampabaywave @SeaworthyGlobal and other outstanding organizations in this $13.9 million @NOAA grant to tackle challenges facing our oceans!

2) “But #fisheries management is by its nature a quasi-political construct. So this is probably good politics for [hunters and fishers] to look at this allocation decision and say, ‘We’ve got primacy.’” #USF

Hot off the presses! Enjoy our latest issue of #RisingTides – and if you don’t receive it directly, sign up here #USF

CMS is offering four paid internships for USF undergrads in Spring 2025! Interns will gain hands-on experience in ocean research, fieldwork, science communication, and more. The deadline to apply is December 20, 2024.