April 12, 2024
New frontiers: AI for climate and nature On April 10-11, I was honored to attend and speak at a spring convening on AI for Climate and Nature hosted in New York by the Bezos Earth Fund and Columbia University where… Read More
April 5, 2024
Scientists at the University of Florida are tracking the level of septic tank pollutants that reach the Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) estuary. These efforts will support resource managers in estimating the amount of coliforms entering the estuary and prioritizing septic… Read More
April 4, 2024
From the mines of Ghana to the beaches of Florida, Stephen Adusei journeyed a long way to follow his dream of becoming a geotechnical engineer. Driven by a strong interest in soil and rock mechanics and geospatial data analysis, Adusei’s… Read More
In March, three undergraduate students got their first taste of what it’s like to do field research during a daylong field trip to St. Augustine research sites, organized by Ph.D. students Britney Hay and Adam Hymel from the UF Center… Read More
Alex Sheremet, Ph.D., professor in the University of Florida Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, is modeling ship waves in the state’s inland marshes to understand to what extent ship traffic contributes to the degradation of coastal ecosystems. “I was interested… Read More
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January 30, 2024
Sea otters’ homecoming to their former habitat in a Central California estuary has delivered a remarkable payoff in conservation efforts — erosion of the area’s creekbanks and marsh edges have slowed on average by 69%. In a study published… Read More
March 2, 2023
By Sharon Ryan A study examining the effects of mussels on salt marshes showed that animals may have a much greater role than previously expected in helping these vital coastal ecosystems adapt to climate change. “As sea levels rise,… Read More
January 11, 2023
A team of 11 professional researchers and scientists from the University of South Florida (USF), University of Florida (UF), and South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) were awarded a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to… Read More
August 5, 2022
New 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.
May 10, 2022