Category: News
CCS welcomes new researcher and project manager Dr. Tricia Kyzar!
September 15, 2022Welcome Dr. Tricia Kyzar! Dr. Tricia Kyzar has been hanging around the Angelini lab for a few years now and officially joined the Center for Coastal Solutions in July 2022 as a Researcher and Project Manager. She earned her Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning with multiple certificates in GIS and Spatial Analysis. Tricia’s research […]
Read more: CCS welcomes new researcher and project manager Dr. Tricia Kyzar! »University of Florida Partners with SAS to Tackle Water Quality Challenges with Analytics
September 9, 2022The University of Florida’s Center for Coastal Solutions, or CCS, and the SAS Institute, a global leader in data analytics software, are joining forces to study the factors that influence water quality and the connections between water quality and economic activity in southwest Florida.
Read more: University of Florida Partners with SAS to Tackle Water Quality Challenges with Analytics »New WATERSHED series launches with article on CCS red tide research
August 5, 2022New WATERSHED series investigating water quality and marking the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act launches with an article focusing on collaborative red tide research by CCS and the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation.
Read more: New WATERSHED series launches with article on CCS red tide research »Coastal Policy Update: 2022 Marine and Coastal Related Legislation and Appropriations Recap with Commentary
April 12, 2022Coastal policy received a significant amount of attention in the Florida legislature this year, with several bills and budget items making their way to the Governor’s desk and others dying in committees. This update describes bills and projects of particular relevance to the CCS community and provides some context.
Read more: Coastal Policy Update: 2022 Marine and Coastal Related Legislation and Appropriations Recap with Commentary »CCS research finds that nitrogen inputs from human activity intensified red tide events
April 8, 2022In a new study that is the first to explain what some have long suspected, researchers found that human activity helps sustain and intensify naturally occurring red tide blooms in Southwest Florida.
Read more: CCS research finds that nitrogen inputs from human activity intensified red tide events »COASTAL POLICY LAB FACULTY AND STUDENTS ENGAGE IN THE FIELD WITH RESTORATION AQUACULTURE STAKEHOLDERS IN TAMPA BAY
March 15, 2022By Tom Ankersen, Legal Skills Professor & Legal Program Director, UF Law Students and faculty in the CCS Coastal Policy Lab (CPL) kicked off Spring Break with a field trip to Tampa Bay to get out on the water and meet the stakeholders where they work. The CPL is an experiential learning partnership between the […]
Read more: COASTAL POLICY LAB FACULTY AND STUDENTS ENGAGE IN THE FIELD WITH RESTORATION AQUACULTURE STAKEHOLDERS IN TAMPA BAY »New CCS postdoc Beatriz Marin-Diaz will monitor coastal systems and study their restoration in the Tyndall AFB Nature-Based Solutions Project
March 15, 2022Welcome Dr. Beatriz Marin-Diaz! Dr. Beatriz Marin-Diaz joined the Center for Coastal Solutions (CCS) and Engineering School for Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) as a Postdoctoral Associate in March 2022. Beatriz will be working alongside Dr. Christine Angelini and Dr. Andrew Altieri on a CCS project focused on Tyndall Airforce Base near Panama City, Florida. […]
Read more: New CCS postdoc Beatriz Marin-Diaz will monitor coastal systems and study their restoration in the Tyndall AFB Nature-Based Solutions Project »UF Water Symposium will include CCS-organized program on coastal water quality monitoring, modeling, management, and policy
February 14, 2022For the 8th UF Water Institute Symposium, the CCS has organized a program of sessions and panels that explore what the future of coastal water quality monitoring, modeling, management, and policy should/could look like from a technological, scientific and engineering perspective, as well as through a management and policy lens.
Read more: UF Water Symposium will include CCS-organized program on coastal water quality monitoring, modeling, management, and policy »Changing the Channel: Navigating Toward Self-Mitigation
February 11, 2022As part of the Fall 2021 Coastal Policy Lab, a partnership between Florida Sea Grant, the University of Florida Conservation Clinic at the Levin College of Law and the CCS in the College of Engineering, faculty and students investigated the potential to mitigate the impacts of repetitive maintenance dredging by using more efficient channel designs.
Read more: Changing the Channel: Navigating Toward Self-Mitigation »