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USF experts lead on sargassum research, monitoring, and prediction
A record amount of sargassum has inundated beaches across Florida and the Caribbean this summer. The College of Marine Science has positioned itself as a leader in studying the causes, measuring impacts and helping vulnerable communities prepare for sargassum.
August 22, 2025Research and Innovation
Undergraduate students highlight innovative research at summer symposium
More than 30 undergraduate students from universities across the country gathered at USF St. Petersburg on July 23 to showcase their research projects during the 2025 OneUSF Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium.
July 29, 2025Campus News, Research and Innovation
Camp Bullseye inspires young minds in St. Pete
Fifty students from Pinellas County Schools were invited to spend a week at USF St. Petersburg, where they experienced college life while exploring marine science, digital marketing and entrepreneurship through a mix of field trips and classroom learning.
July 23, 2025Campus News, Community Partnerships
Study finds ‘pressure point’ in the Gulf could drive hurricane strength
USF researchers discovered that the absence of a strong current at a critical location in the Gulf led to unusually high subsurface sea temperatures, influencing the rapid intensification of Hurricane Ian.
July 23, 2025Research and Innovation
Florida’s oyster crisis takes center stage in latest musical-science project
A team of professors, musicians and students is transforming complicated environmental data into powerful music compositions. After tackling critical issues like algae blooms and red tide, the group has now composed music that highlights the environmental stressors affecting oysters in Florida.
July 2, 2025Campus News, Research and Innovation
USF expertise helps battle beach erosion and protect coastal communities
A beachfront community in southeastern Belize is seeking help from researchers in addressing severe beach erosion. It is one of several sites, including Biscayne Bay in Miami and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where USF’s expertise in making Tampa Bay’s coastline more resilient is helping others.
June 9, 2025Campus News, Research and Innovation, Sustainability
How rivers fuel hurricanes — and how that knowledge can improve forecasts
A new study led by researchers at USF’s College of Marine Science shows that water discharged from rivers can play an important role in the rapid intensification of hurricanes.
June 4, 2025Research and Innovation
Florida students operate underwater vehicles, learn STEM skills at regional competition
More than 100 middle and high school students traveled from across the state to compete in a remotely operated vehicle competition at USF St. Petersburg where they designed and operated underwater robots for real-world missions.
May 14, 2025Campus News, Community Partnerships
USF’s Keys Marine Laboratory welcomes 1,050 coral babies to help restore Florida’s reef after bleaching event
Florida’s Coral Reef experienced significant damage during a mass bleaching event in 2023, but recovery efforts led by biologists and volunteers from The Florida Aquarium working with the Keys Marine Lab and partners are underway to restore this vital ecosystem.
May 12, 2025Campus News, Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Sustainability
‘The Rising Tides Podcast’ explores cutting-edge ocean technologies in marine science
Designed for ocean experts and general audiences alike, “The Rising Tides Podcast” invites oceanographers to discuss their ground-breaking research through one-on-one conversations.
April 2, 2025Campus News
New Sargassum system takes aim at a troublesome seaweed
A new tool in the fight against Sargassum is allowing researchers to develop a high-resolution detection and forecasting system for areas of South Florida, and will soon expand to include coastlines across Florida and the Caribbean.
March 28, 2025Research and Innovation
Eleven faculty among 2024 class of Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Among the class are USF St. Petersburg anthropologists John and Kathy Arthur and biological oceanographer Brad Seibel. USF had the third largest cohort of AAAS Fellows from any university in the nation.
March 27, 2025Research and Innovation