/marine-science/news/Recent posts from Newsen-usMon, 15 Dec 2025 19:43:51 -05:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)/marine-science/news/2025/ice-cores-and-ensembles-graduate-student-combines-passion-for-music-and-marine-science.aspxOrion Schomber reflects on her time at the college, how she chose marine science, and how music has influenced her research.Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:03:22 Ice cores and ensembles: graduate student combines passion for music and marine scienceOrion Schomber reflects on her time at the college, how she chose marine science, and how music has influenced her research.In addition to her research, Schomber enjoyed sharing her love of geology with others, and served as a mentor for the Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls. /marine-science/news/2025/ice-cores-and-ensembles-graduate-student-combines-passion-for-music-and-marine-science.aspxBlogs and Perspectives,News/marine-science/news/2025/tiny-shells-with-a-big-story-graduate-student-develops-course-exploring-microscopic-organisms.aspxAngelique Rosa Marín designed a free course about foraminifera, which capture oceanic conditions as their shells grow and can be used to monitor the health of the ocean.Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:42:05 Tiny shells with a big story: graduate student develops course exploring microscopic organismsAngelique Rosa Marín designed a free course about foraminifera, which capture oceanic conditions as their shells grow and can be used to monitor the health of the ocean.CMS graduate student Angelique Rosa Marín conducts research at Puerto Rico’s Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve./marine-science/news/2025/tiny-shells-with-a-big-story-graduate-student-develops-course-exploring-microscopic-organisms.aspxBlogs and Perspectives/marine-science/news/2025/faculty-seminar-puts-world-class-research-into-focus.aspxThe seminar occurs annually and features the research of the college’s faculty.Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:45:20 Faculty seminar puts world-class research into focusThe seminar occurs annually and features the research of the college’s faculty.The 2025 Faculty seminar featured speakers from all disciplines of the college./marine-science/news/2025/faculty-seminar-puts-world-class-research-into-focus.aspxBlogs and Perspectives/marine-science/news/2025/undergraduates-expand-their-skills-through-making-waves-research-experience.aspxA talented group of undergraduate students from around the country recently finished the Making Waves Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at the ���ϱ��� College of Marine Science.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:10:32 Undergraduates expand their skills through Making Waves research experienceA talented group of undergraduate students from around the country recently finished the Making Waves Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at the ���ϱ��� College of Marine Science.The 2025 Making Waves cohort celebrates their successful summer with their science mentors at the USF St. Petersburg Undergraduate Research Symposium held at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. Photo Credit: Carlyn Scott/marine-science/news/2025/undergraduates-expand-their-skills-through-making-waves-research-experience.aspxBlogs and Perspectives,Summer Programs/marine-science/news/2025/ocean-mentors-in-action.aspxTake a behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of a peer mentor and discover how they help make camp unforgettable for new participants.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:50:39 Ocean mentors in actionTake a behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of a peer mentor and discover how they help make camp unforgettable for new participants.Campers listen to “Shell and Tell”, where each camper finds their favorite shell on the beach of Shell Key and gets to tell everyone why it’s their favorite, but with their new-found knowledge about gastropods and bivalves. /marine-science/news/2025/ocean-mentors-in-action.aspxBlogs and Perspectives,Summer Programs/marine-science/news/2025/leading-by-example.aspxPeer mentors share how the camp shaped their passion for science and what it means to guide the next wave of young explorers.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:26:05 Leading by examplePeer mentors share how the camp shaped their passion for science and what it means to guide the next wave of young explorers.Group photo of campers, peers, and staff while at Shell Key./marine-science/news/2025/leading-by-example.aspxBlogs and Perspectives,Summer Programs/marine-science/news/2025/from-camper-to-mentor.aspxFollow the journey of former campers who return to Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls as peer mentors.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:26:22 From Camper to mentorFollow the journey of former campers who return to Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls as peer mentors.Campers doing beach water color paintings while at Shell Key. /marine-science/news/2025/from-camper-to-mentor.aspxBlogs and Perspectives,Summer Programs/marine-science/news/2025/oceanography-camp-especially-for-girls-celebrates-another-successful-year-of-hands-on-science.aspxNow in its third decade, the Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls continues to inspire the next generation of scientists.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:04:14 Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls celebrates another successful year of hands-on scienceNow in its third decade, the Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls continues to inspire the next generation of scientists.Each summer, the Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls immerses campers in marine science through exciting, hands-on field trips./marine-science/news/2025/oceanography-camp-especially-for-girls-celebrates-another-successful-year-of-hands-on-science.aspxBlogs and Perspectives,Summer Programs/marine-science/news/2025/hurricanes-and-heat-fluxes-doctoral-graduate-explores-mechanisms-driving-tropical-storms.aspxCombining his background in meteorology with physical oceanography, Sorinas worked with data from buoys and moorings stationed in the Gulf to help improve our understanding of how hurricanes gain strength.Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:00:00 Hurricanes and heat fluxes: Doctoral graduate explores mechanisms driving tropical stormsCombining his background in meteorology with physical oceanography, Sorinas worked with data from buoys and moorings stationed in the Gulf to help improve our understanding of how hurricanes gain strength.Luis Sorinas Morales studied heat fluxes in the Gulf to better understand what drives the rapid intensification of hurricanes./marine-science/news/2025/hurricanes-and-heat-fluxes-doctoral-graduate-explores-mechanisms-driving-tropical-storms.aspxBlogs and Perspectives,Hurricanes/marine-science/news/2025/ocean-circulation-lab-intern-deploys-new-cost-effective-drifters.aspxOcean currents influence everything from weather patterns to red tide and fish distribution. However, ocean currents are incredibly complex, and thus often have been poorly understood.Mon, 19 May 2025 10:42:29 Ocean Circulation Lab intern deploys new cost-effective driftersOcean currents influence everything from weather patterns to red tide and fish distribution. However, ocean currents are incredibly complex, and thus often have been poorly understood.First water test of the initial Drifter design. /marine-science/news/2025/ocean-circulation-lab-intern-deploys-new-cost-effective-drifters.aspxBlogs and Perspectives/marine-science/news/2025/q-and-a-with-jacob-stock-comit-hydrographic-surveyor.aspxJacob Stock is a hydrographic surveyor here at COMIT where he wears a lot of hats.Mon, 19 May 2025 10:23:18 Q&A with Jacob Stock, COMIT hydrographic surveyorJacob Stock is a hydrographic surveyor here at COMIT where he wears a lot of hats.Bathymetric data collected at Palmyra and Kingman Atolls south of Hawaii, an example of the type of data Jacob Stock works with. Deeper, flatter seafloor can be seen to the west, and complex seamounts to the east./marine-science/news/2025/q-and-a-with-jacob-stock-comit-hydrographic-surveyor.aspxBlogs and Perspectives/marine-science/news/2025/q-and-a-with-sean-beckwith-cms-physical-oceanography-graduate-student.aspxSean Beckwith is a physical oceanography doctoral student at CMS who is researching sound speed to enhance seafloor mapping.Mon, 19 May 2025 10:01:05 Q&A with Sean Beckwith, CMS physical oceanography graduate studentSean Beckwith is a physical oceanography doctoral student at CMS who is researching sound speed to enhance seafloor mapping.Sean Beckwith is a physical oceanography doctoral student at CMS who is researching sound speed to enhance seafloor mapping./marine-science/news/2025/q-and-a-with-sean-beckwith-cms-physical-oceanography-graduate-student.aspxBlogs and Perspectives