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After a 4,000-mile journey, a 117-foot twin-hulled ship granted to the University of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø is docked at its new home port in St. Petersburg, where it will be operated by the Florida Institute of Oceanography to offer transformative opportunities for students to explore and advance the field of ocean science.
July 12, 2023Research and Innovation
Scientists identify sea urchin killer
The search for the 2022 killer that decimated long-spined sea urchins in the Caribbean and along Florida’s east coast is over. A team of scientists-turned-sleuthhounds organized identified the small-but-mighty offender: a single-celled organism called a ciliate.
April 19, 2023Research and Innovation
Celebrating the women of USF
From their grandmothers, to Gloria Steinem and Jane Goodall, women across ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøshare who inspired their passion and careers.
March 1, 2023University News
Kierstyn Benjamin shares her story of how she noticed a small, distressed manatee in Bayboro Harbor and acted quickly, playing a major part in rescuing the animal right near the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøSt. Petersburg campus.
January 27, 2023Research and Innovation
How the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøCollege of Marine Science responded to Hurricane Ian
In the wake of Hurricane Ian, researchers at the University of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø College of Marine Science have been hard at work studying the storm’s impacts on the state. From high-resolution modeling to satellite imagery, here's a snapshot at how ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøteams were hard at work.
December 1, 2022Research and Innovation
Warming oceans likely to shrink the viable habitat of many marine animals – but not all
A study from the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøCollege of Marine Science is the first to drill down into the relationship between oxygen, temperature and the metabolic requirements of vertical migrators, which include billions of marine animals from tiny crustaceans to the jumbo squid.
October 18, 2022Research and Innovation
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
For the first time, scientists mapped in high-resolution a critical area of the seafloor in front of the glacier that gives them a window into how fast Thwaites retreated and moved in the past.
September 6, 2022Research and Innovation
Humans responsible for more than 90% of world's oil slicks
In a new study published in Science, researchers developed the first global map of chronic oil slicks in the ocean and found that more than 90% of them come from human sources, significantly more than previously reported.
June 16, 2022Research and Innovation
Former chief of U.S. Central Command to lead the University of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s new Global and National Security Institute
The University of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø announced the creation of the Global and National Security Institute, an initiative designed to further place the state of Florida at the forefront of addressing critical issues facing the nation in sectors such as defense, economic and political security, health and human security and infrastructure and environmental security.
June 15, 2022University News
USF’s culture of innovation sparks global recognition from Times Higher Ed
The University of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø continues to make tremendous strides in advancing technologies that meet global demand – now ranking No. 1 among U.S. universities for its commitment to industry, innovation and infrastructure – one of the United Nations’ top Sustainable Development Goals.
April 27, 2022University News
The University of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø is seeking support from the Florida Legislature and the local community to advance a bold new plan for an interdisciplinary center of excellence that will harness the collective power of colleges and departments from throughout the university to address the existential challenges created by climate change, including sea level rise, high tide flooding events and other coastal hazards.
January 10, 2022Research and Innovation, University News
Study of Antarctic ice’s deep past shows it could be more vulnerable to warming
In a study published in Nature, an international team of scientists, including ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøCollege of Marine Science Associate Professor Amelia Shevenell and graduate student Imogen Browne, documented the evolution of Antarctica’s ice sheets about 20 million years ago.
December 15, 2021Research and Innovation