Month: December 2021
State Policy Brief: Marine Aquatic Resource Mitigation Banking in Florida
December 10, 2021Bills to authorize mitigation banking for seagrass and other marine resources on sovereign submerged lands (SSL) have been introduced in the Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate for consideration in the 2022 legislative session.
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Dr. Jospeh Morton joins CCS as a postdoctoral research fellow studying dune restoration
December 10, 2021We’re excited to welcome Dr. Joseph Morton to the Center for Coastal Solutions as a postdoctoral research fellow on an interdisciplinary project, funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering With Nature (EWN) initiative. Along with Center Director Christine Angelini, a team of six PIs from the departments of Civil and Coastal Engineering (CCS), […]
Read more »Coastal Policy Lab wraps up the semester with presentations in Sanibel Island
December 8, 2021The inaugural semester of the CCS Coastal Policy Lab came to close in early December with a field trip to Sanibel Island to present the results of the students’ interdisciplinary projects. The Coastal Policy Lab (CPL) is a student-centered experiential learning collaboration between the University of Florida Colleges of Law and Engineering, and Florida Sea […]
Read more »Advisory board spotlight: Drew D. Jeter
December 8, 2021Drew D. Jeter, who leads AECOM’s Global Program Management business, recently joined the CCS Advisory Board. Drew has 36 years of experience in the engineering and construction industry, including leading a wide array of programs, projects, and organizations in engineering, construction, and environmental management; facility and real property development; operations and maintenance; emergency management; and […]
Read more »CCS AWARDED $2.3 million MULTI-INSTITUTION GRANT TO STUDY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS
December 7, 2021CCS Associate Director Dr. David Kaplan, and a team of CCS-affiliated scientists and engineers from UF, the USF, NCSU, and the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation have received $2.3 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study how water and nutrients flowing from Lake Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee River watershed interact with tides, currents, and waves at the coast to affect coastal water quality.
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