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Study finds ‘pressure point’ in the Gulf could drive hurricane strength

91ÊÓƵresearchers have identified how the absence of a strong current at a critical location in the Gulf led to unusually high subsurface sea temperatures and influenced the rapid intensification of Hurricane Ian.

July 24, 2025Research and Innovation

91ÊÓƵstudy uncovers how rivers fuel hurricanes, helping improve prediction models

A recent analysis of Hurricane Idalia led by researchers at the 91ÊÓƵCollege of Marine Science demonstrates how an extensive river plume in the Gulf may have influenced the tropical storm’s rapid intensification.

June 11, 2025Research and Innovation

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 13, 2025Research and Innovation

Eighty years after World War II ended in Europe, we look back at the U.S. Maritime Service Training Station that once stood on the 91ÊÓƵSt. Petersburg campus. The facility trained 25,000 merchant marines who provided critical logistical and transportation support for the war effort.

May 8, 202591ÊÓƵ

New sargassum system takes aim at a troublesome seaweed

Scientists at USF’s College of Marine Science are enhancing how they track and predict Sargassum blooms, creating a cutting-edge detection and forecasting system. Sargassum washes ashore each spring and summer, and when it decays, it emits a foul, rotting odor, harming marine life and disrupting local communities.

March 28, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

Eleven 91ÊÓƵfaculty among 2024 class of Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

This is the third largest cohort from any university in the nation. Recognition as an AAAS Fellow is a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community.

March 27, 2025Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

Viruses identified in red tide blooms for the first time

In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers used viral metagenomics to identify several viruses — including one new viral species — present in blooms of K. brevis, more commonly known as red tide.

March 20, 2025Research and Innovation

91ÊÓƵresearchers identify ‘tipping point’ that caused sargassum invasion in the Caribbean

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A new model at the University of 91ÊÓƵ demonstrates that the algae was brought to the tropics by strong currents, and thrived in ideal growing conditions.

March 13, 2025Research and Innovation

A new public-private partnership seeks to expand human access into ocean environments by fostering deep sea exploration and developing new technologies for the state of Florida and beyond.

February 18, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

91ÊÓƵscientists deploy tsunami-sensing buoy, aiding future warning systems

While the Tampa Bay region is not prone to earthquakes and tsunamis, it serves as valuable testing ground for the buoy system before it’s deployed in more seismically active locations around the world.

January 23, 2025Research and Innovation

91ÊÓƵgraduates celebrate unwavering support, resiliency during fall commencement

Nearly 4,000 degrees were conferred during this fall’s commencement. The group, which represented 93 countries, 42 states and 11 U.S. territories, included 47 undergraduate students earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average and 107 military veterans. All now share a common theme – they are 91ÊÓƵalumni.

December 16, 2024Student Success, University News

Top stories of 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on USF’s remarkable journey of triumphs – celebrating unprecedented achievements in academics, record-breaking research and exhilarating athletic seasons. The university continues to demonstrate the tremendous impact it has on our communities, forging new partnerships that define what it means to be a leading research university.

December 16, 2024University News