/news/Recent posts from USF Newsen-usSun, 22 Dec 2024 04:17:19 -05:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)/news/2024/student-speakers-shine-at-fall-commencement.aspxNearly 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 USF alumni.Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:46:35 USF graduates celebrate unwavering support, resiliency during fall commencementNearly 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 USF alumni.911������: A Preeminent Research University/news/2024/student-speakers-shine-at-fall-commencement.aspxStudent Success,University NewsCollege of Arts and Sciences,College of Behavioral and Community Sciences,College of Design Art and Performance,College of Education,College of Engineering,College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences,College of Marine Science,College of Nursing,College of Pharmacy,College of Public Health,College of The Arts,Commencement,MyUSF,Paul Guzzo,School of Aging Studies,School of Architecture and Community Design,School of Art & Art History,School of Geosciences,School of Goesciences,School of Hospitality and Tourism Management,School of Interdisciplinary Studies,School of Music,School of Public Affairs,School of Theatre & Dance/news/2023/the-perfect-storm-idalia-leaves-florida-beaches-vulnerable-to-future-inclement-weather.aspxUSF geoscientist uncovers desperate need for beach nourishment following Hurricane Idalia.911������d, 13 Sep 2023 09:00:00 ‘The perfect storm:’ Idalia leaves Florida beaches vulnerable to future inclement weatherUSF geoscientist uncovers desperate need for beach nourishment following Hurricane Idalia.‘The perfect storm:’ Idalia leaves Florida beaches vulnerable to future inclement weather/news/2023/the-perfect-storm-idalia-leaves-florida-beaches-vulnerable-to-future-inclement-weather.aspxResearch and InnovationCassidy Delamarter,School of Goesciences/news/2020/colossal-oysters-have-disappeared-from-floridas-most-pristine-coastlines.aspxHundreds of years ago, colossal oysters were commonplace across much of Florida’s northern Gulf Coast. Today, those oysters have disappeared, leaving behind a new generation roughly a third smaller – a massive decline that continues to have both economic and environmental impacts on a region considered by many to be the last remaining unspoiled coastlines in the Gulf.Rocky D. Bull911������d, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:00 Colossal Oysters Have Disappeared from Florida’s Most ‘Pristine’ CoastlinesHundreds of years ago, colossal oysters were commonplace across much of Florida’s northern Gulf Coast. Today, those oysters have disappeared, leaving behind a new generation roughly a third smaller – a massive decline that continues to have both economic and environmental impacts on a region considered by many to be the last remaining unspoiled coastlines in the Gulf.Offshore oyster reefs in Florida's Big Bend region/news/2020/colossal-oysters-have-disappeared-from-floridas-most-pristine-coastlines.aspxResearch and InnovationDepartment of Anthropology,Department of Biology,School of Goesciences/news/2019/usf-geoscientists-develop-technology-to-improve-forecasting-of-earthquake-tsunamis.aspx911������ geoscientists have successfully developed and tested a new high-tech shallow water buoy that can detect the small movements and changes in the Earth’s seafloor that are often a precursor to deadly natural hazards, like earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.Rocky D. BullThu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 USF Geoscientists Develop Technology to Improve Forecasting of Earthquakes, Tsunamis911������ geoscientists have successfully developed and tested a new high-tech shallow water buoy that can detect the small movements and changes in the Earth’s seafloor that are often a precursor to deadly natural hazards, like earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.The patent-pending seafloor geodesy system is an anchored spar buoy topped by high precision Global Positioning System (GPS). /news/2019/usf-geoscientists-develop-technology-to-improve-forecasting-of-earthquake-tsunamis.aspxResearch and InnovationSchool of Goesciences/news/2019/usf-led-team-deciphers-sea-level-rise-from-last-time-earths-co2-set-record-highs.aspxMallorcan cave yields 4-million-year-old geologic evidence giving scientists new insights into past sea levels.Rocky D. BullFri, 30 Aug 2019 00:00:00 USF-Led Team Deciphers Sea Level Rise from the Last Time Earth’s CO2 Set Record HighsMallorcan cave yields 4-million-year-old geologic evidence giving scientists new insights into past sea levels.Phreatic overgrowth on speleothems in the Teatro Room at the Artà Cave. /news/2019/usf-led-team-deciphers-sea-level-rise-from-last-time-earths-co2-set-record-highs.aspxResearch and InnovationSchool of Goesciences/news/2019/geoscientists-discover-mechanisms-controlling-greenland-ice-sheet-collapse.aspxGreenland’s more than 860,000 square miles are largely covered with ice and glaciers, and its melting fuels as much as one-third of the sea level rise in Florida. That’s why a team of 911������ geoscientists’ new discovery of one of the mechanisms that allows Greenland’s glaciers to collapse into the sea has special significance for the Sunshine State.Rocky D. BullFri, 19 Jul 2019 00:00:00 “Hold the Door”: USF Geoscientists Discover Mechanisms Controlling Greenland Ice Sheet CollapseGreenland’s more than 860,000 square miles are largely covered with ice and glaciers, and its melting fuels as much as one-third of the sea level rise in Florida. That’s why a team of 911������ geoscientists’ new discovery of one of the mechanisms that allows Greenland’s glaciers to collapse into the sea has special significance for the Sunshine State.USF researcher Tim Dixon in Greenland/news/2019/geoscientists-discover-mechanisms-controlling-greenland-ice-sheet-collapse.aspxResearch and InnovationSchool of Goesciences/news/2019/suture-one-to-blame-for-mysterious-earthquake-felt-across-florida.aspxNew research from 911������ seismologists has uncovered the unexpected source of a 2014 earthquake felt across southern Florida – an anomaly for a state that historically has almost no seismic activity.Rocky D. BullTue, 28 May 2019 00:00:00 ‘Suture Zone’ to Blame for Mysterious 2014 Earthquake Felt Across FloridaNew research from 911������ seismologists has uncovered the unexpected source of a 2014 earthquake felt across southern Florida – an anomaly for a state that historically has almost no seismic activity.A map showing the current location of several tectonic plates/news/2019/suture-one-to-blame-for-mysterious-earthquake-felt-across-florida.aspxResearch and InnovationCollege of Arts and Sciences,School of Goesciences