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The International Ocean Colour Science Meeting nutured a strong global community for applied ocean color science.

Ocean color science meeting draws experts from around the world to St. Petersburg

Hundreds of scientists from around the world gathered in St. Petersburg to discuss the latest advances in the fields of ocean optics and remote sensing at the International Ocean Colour Science Meeting 2023 hosted by the USF College of Marine Science.

November 21, 2023Events, Research and Innovation

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

USF’s InEd Studios: Shaping the future of online education

USF’s Innovative Education cutting-edge technology – technology that is parallel to some of the world’s most renowned production studios – not only enhances student engagement, but also provides student interns with hands-on experience working behind the scenes.

November 20, 2023Research and Innovation

Steps going up to old Fort Dade at Egmont Key

Exploring sustainable tourism on Egmont Key through virtual reality

A group of students spent the day exploring sustainable tourism on Egmont Key through an app developed at USF that digitally documents the island's rich history. The software application brings the buildings of old Fort Dade to life through virtual and augmented reality technologies.

November 6, 2023Campus News, Research and Innovation, Sustainability

Coral health veterinarians assess corals to clear them for return at Keys Marine Laboratory.

Florida Institute of Oceanography’s Keys Marine Laboratory, hosted by USF, to return rescued corals back to the sea

After housing more than 5,000 rescued corals for three months due to unprecedented water temperatures off the coast of Florida, the Florida Institute of Oceanography’s Keys Marine Laboratory is now ready to return corals to the sea.

October 30, 2023Research and Innovation

Recording of one of the episodes of

Podcast series teams up Tampa Bay Times reporters with aspiring journalists

A vital way to learn journalism is by doing journalism. That’s the spirit that imbues a new podcast series created by USF St. Petersburg’s journalism program and the Tampa Bay Times.

October 25, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

The new grant aims to monitor and forecast Sargassum blooms such as this one that inundated a beach on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. Photo by Mark Yokoyama.

USF College of Marine Science to lead $3.2-million grant to develop Sargassum forecasting system

Researchers will use satellite, hydrographic and water-quality data to better forecast sargassum blooms and prevent them from plaguing coastal communities.

October 24, 2023Research and Innovation

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USF’s Family Study Center celebrates 20 years

The internationally recognized USF Family Study Center (FSC) is celebrating 20 years of ground-breaking research and novel community partnerships by scheduling a broad array of events for students, families and professionals throughout the year.

September 28, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

The Active Mind study aims to reduce dementia risk through brain training.

University of South Florida continues landmark dementia prevention research with NIH award

Researchers at USF St. Petersburg have received a grant across the next five years from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging to continue ground breaking work that aims to reduce dementia risk through brain training.

September 27, 2023Research and Innovation

Education and research combined for students aboard a five-day cruise on the Florida Institute of Oceanography’s R/V Weatherbird II.

Students conduct science at sea

Education and research combined for students aboard a five-day cruise on the Florida Institute of Oceanography’s R/V Weatherbird II, giving them the opportunity to apply skills they’ve learned in the classroom to hands-on field studies at sea.

September 20, 2023Research and Innovation

Downtown St. Pete. The accelerator aims at nurturing and propelling fintech startups to new heights of success in Tampa Bay and beyond.

Tampa Bay Wave and USF announce new class of startups for FinTech|X Accelerator

Tampa Bay Wave, Inc. and the University of South Florida Muma College of Business have selected 15 high-growth fintech startups from across the United States and abroad to take part in its second FinTech|X Accelerator program on the St. Petersburg campus.

September 14, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

USF helping the U.S. Department of Defense strengthen its communication, leadership skills

USF researchers have been working with military officers and civil service personnel to improve operations and coordination in nearly every branch of the military through leadership, communication and decision-making techniques.

September 11, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

Students in planner-in-residence class meet with stakeholder to discuss Innovation District for master plan.

First planner-in-residence class receives award for collaboration with St. Petersburg Innovation District

An innovative planner-in-residence class that developed a neighborhood master plan for the St. Petersburg Innovation District will receive an outstanding student project award from the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association on September 6.

September 6, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

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