On June 24, 2021, Dr. Todd S. Bridges, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Senior Research Scientist & National Lead of Engineering With Nature® gave testimony to the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Environment and Public Works during a hearing entitled… Read More
Month: June 2021
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Joe Bisesi, Department of Environmental and Global Health
Joe Bisesi, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Environmental and Global Health, Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology Faculty Profile Page Dr. Joe Bisesi’s training is grounded in aquatic toxicology with a focus on studying the effects of waterborne toxicants in… Read More
FDACS Adopts Restoration Aquaculture Rule, Opening the door for research and future market development
State Policy Update by Thomas T. Ankersen, University of Florida College of Law & Florida Sea Grant Restoration aquaculture is poised by play a significant role in support of nature-based resiliency and in mediating water quality hazards. Recognizing this potential,… Read More
CCS welcomes new interns Colson Douglas and Savannah Peltrau to support FSG/WCIND project
CCS’s summer student interns, Savannah Peltrau (B.S., Environmental Sciences) and Colson Douglas (J.D. Candidate, Law) are teaming up to support a project with Florida Sea Grant under a contract with the West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND) to update the District’s five year strategic plan.
Dr. Miles Medina joins CCS as a postdoctoral research fellow studying coastal algal blooms
Dr. Miles Medina joined the Center for Coastal Solutions as a postdoctoral research fellow in April 2021. Along with Center Director Christine Angelini and Center-affiliated faculty, he is investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics and drivers of coastal algae blooms and related… Read More
CCS Partners with SAS to Expand Artificial Intelligence Efforts in Coastal Communities
The University of Florida’s Center for Coastal Solutions (CCS) and SAS Institute (SAS) entered a strategic partnership to develop tools, training programs, curriculum and research that will continue to trailblaze around the UF AI initiative and the Herbert Wertheim College… Read More
Dune restoration experiments under way by Hallie Fischman from the Angelini Ecology Lab
Hallie Fischman is an Environmental Engineering Sciences PhD student in the Angelini Ecology Lab studying the restoration of coastal ecosystems. She is currently researching how facilitation and mutualistic interactions can improve coastal restoration. Hallie’s been busy in the field… Read More