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Viruses thrive in aquatic plants in 91社区鈥檚 springs
Recently, the focus has been on viruses in macrophytes, a diverse group of photosynthetic plant-like organisms that are visible with the naked eye, in 91社区鈥檚 beautiful freshwater springs.
August 16, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
A Q&A with Dr. Christin Murphy
An adept speaker, Dr. Murphy excels in communicating her cross-disciplinary studies through dance, humor, and emphatic excitement for her work and the applications they hold. Dr. Christin Murphy is a wealth of career advice, scientific knowledge, and a pioneer in bio-technology.
July 22, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
Stretching our Sea Legs: A story from the 2022 Pelagic Ecology Cruise
This course gives students an opportunity to experience a research cruise 鈥� especially powerful for those who, for one reason or another, may otherwise have gone their whole time at CMS with dry feet.
June 29, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
Q&A with CMS Alum Dr. Erica Ombres
Oceanography may seem an unlikely career choice for someone who grew up in Yuma, Arizona and never heard of a career in 鈥渕arine science鈥� as a kid. Graduate school wasn鈥檛 on the radar, either when Erica Ombres pursued her bachelor鈥檚 at the University of Arizona in Tucson. After all, no one in her family had earned an advanced degree, she said.
June 29, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
Adventure and Exploration on the High-Seas aboard the Okeanos Explorer
This summer as part of a NOAA Explorer-In-Training internship, Catalina Rubiano received the incredible opportunity to sail on the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 鈥� a dream come true for any ocean science nerd.
May 23, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
CMS hosts Women in Science Leadership Training
The CMS served as home base for a two-day workshop for women called 鈥淏uilding Leadership Skills for Success in the Scientific Workforce.鈥�
May 16, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
Visiting a unique library in Oregon to sample old, Antarctic mud
Sampling archived sediment cores can illuminate how the Antarctic ice sheet responds to warming climate.
March 31, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
Life these days is about seeking balance: between work, research, self-care, and motherhood preparations.
March 23, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
NOAA Administrator visits USF CMS, inspires crowd at Hub ribbon-cutting
On March 2nd a group from the USF College of Marine Science (USF CMS) led by dean Tom Frazer welcomed the Honorable Dr. Richard 鈥淩ick鈥� Spinrad, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere and the 11th NOAA Administrator, to St. Petersburg for a short visit.
March 9, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
Graduate Student Symposium 2022
On February 18th, the College of Marine Science hosted the Graduate Student Symposium (GSS), an annual event where students present their research via poster and oral presentations with judges conferring first and second place awards.
February 22, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
Spoonbill Bowl 2022 鈥� A Nail biter of an event
The 18th Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) Spoonbill Bowl was hosted by USF College of Marine Science on February 11th and 12th, 2022.
February 22, 2022Blogs and Perspectives, Community Engagement
USF Scientists Wrap Integrative Topographic and Bathymetric Survey of Lower Tampa Bay
The Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (COMIT), an element of the 91社区鈥檚 College of Marine Science in St. Petersburg, recently completed a four-week field sampling campaign called the Tampa Bay Bathymetry Experiment or TBBEx.
February 9, 2022Blogs and Perspectives