USF News Feed/news/Recent posts from USF Newsen-usThu, 19 Sep 2024 12:05:28 -04:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)USF researchers win $1 million EPA grant to prevent and treat harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee/engineering/news-room/09292020-epa-habs-project.aspxThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded a team of engineers and geoscientists at USF a $1 million grant to research new methods for preventing and controlling harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Okeechobee.External ArticleWed, 30 Sep 2020 14:50:00 USF researchers win $1 million EPA grant to prevent and treat harmful algal blooms in Lake OkeechobeeThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded a team of engineers and geoscientists at USF a $1 million grant to research new methods for preventing and controlling harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Okeechobee.An algal bloom spreads near Port Mayaca on the southeast side of Lake Okeechobee, captured by USF School of Geosciences Professor Mark Rains in June of 2019./engineering/news-room/09292020-epa-habs-project.aspxResearch and InnovationCollege of Engineering,EnvironmentOcean Circulation Likely to Blame for Severity of 2018 Red Tide/news/2019/ocean-circulation-likely-blame-severity-2018-red-tide.aspxA new study published in the "Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans" finds ocean circulation made 2018 the worst year for red tide in more than a decade.Rocky D. BullThu, 18 Apr 2019 00:00:00 Ocean Circulation Likely to Blame for Severity of 2018 Red TideA new study published in the "Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans" finds ocean circulation made 2018 the worst year for red tide in more than a decade.Robotic glider sitting on dock./news/2019/ocean-circulation-likely-blame-severity-2018-red-tide.aspxResearch and InnovationCollege of Marine Science,EnvironmentLower Oxygen Levels to Impact the Oceanic Food Chain/news/2018/lower-oxygen-levels-impact-oceanic-food-chain.aspxTiny fish known to survive where most marine life could not, may no longer be able to thrive under diminishing oxygen levels.Rocky D. BullWed, 19 Dec 2018 00:00:00 Lower Oxygen Levels to Impact the Oceanic Food ChainTiny fish known to survive where most marine life could not, may no longer be able to thrive under diminishing oxygen levels.University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University/news/2018/lower-oxygen-levels-impact-oceanic-food-chain.aspxResearch and InnovationCollege of Marine Science,EnvironmentTurning Trash into Fuel/news/2018/turning-trash-into-fuel.aspxScientists at the University of South Florida are taking the lab to the landfill, refining a groundbreaking process that uses trash to make liquid fuel.Rocky D. BullThu, 08 Nov 2018 00:00:00 Turning Trash into FuelScientists at the University of South Florida are taking the lab to the landfill, refining a groundbreaking process that uses trash to make liquid fuel.USF graduate students testing catalysts designed to convert biogas into diesel fuel./news/2018/turning-trash-into-fuel.aspxResearch and InnovationEnvironmentScientists Piece Together Ancient Sea Level Record Via Mallorcan Cave Formations/news/2018/scientists-piece-together-ancient-sea-level-record.aspxUSF Geosciences Professor Bogdan Onac says findings provide new insight into how high and how fast sea levels can rise.scienRocky D. BullThu, 01 Nov 2018 00:00:00 Scientists Piece Together Ancient Sea Level Record Via Mallorcan Cave FormationsUSF Geosciences Professor Bogdan Onac says findings provide new insight into how high and how fast sea levels can rise.scienOvergrowths on Speleothems exactly at sea level, pictured here above the diver and submerged stalagmites in the Galeria de les Delicies in Coves del Drac, Mallorca, Spain./news/2018/scientists-piece-together-ancient-sea-level-record.aspxResearch and InnovationEnvironment