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Research experience program provides insider’s look at what it takes to measure a hurricane’s strength
The College of Arts and Sciences played a pivotal role in an interdisciplinary research mentoring program, the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, in July.
October 8, 2025Research

Delián Colón-Burgos Shares REU Success Story
A student apart of the Research Experience (REU) at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ shares her success story.
October 6, 2025Research

Society of Wetland Scientists Professional Certification Program streamlines certification for ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏgrads
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is the first university to reach an agreement with the Society of Wetland Scientists Professional Certification Program (SWSPCP), guaranteeing students who complete coursework included in the requirements to earn a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and policy will also have satisfied the coursework required to receive the Wetland Professional in Training (WPIT) certification — the first step to becoming a Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS).
September 29, 2025Alumni News, Research
Dr. Jennifer Collins spoke with Forbes about a new hurricane scale to categorize the different intensities of hurricanes.
September 13, 2025Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏprofessor leads push for hurricane scale to include storm surge, flood risk
Dr. Jennifer Collins shares her research about evacuation patterns when it comes to categorizing hazards.
August 26, 2025Department News, Research

What sparked ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudent Libby Royer’s passion for storm-proofing coastlines
Geosciences doctoral student shares bold story about their passion for coastal geology.
March 7, 2025Department News, Research
FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains how Tampa Bay area researchers are working on a future warning system for potentially catastrophic tsunamis.
January 28, 2025Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏscientists deploy tsunami-sensing buoy, aiding future warning system
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏScientists deploy a buoy that can sense tsunamis. Helping predict these hazardous events to protect the community.
January 23, 2025Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearch explores volcanic caves, advancing the search for life on Mars
An international research team led by ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ professor Bogdan P. Onac has uncovered preserved biosignatures in Spain’s lava tubes, providing insights into Earth’s ancient environments that could guide the search for past microbial life on Mars.
November 14, 2024Research
Hurricanes Helene and Milton were both record-breaking storms — hundred-year events that happened a few weeks apart. Amid the destruction, devastation and loss of life, graduate students at the Coastal Research Lab at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ are searching for clues to rebuild stronger.
October 31, 2024Research

How new ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏfaculty research is expanding our understanding of hurricane impacts
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers are stepping up, launching critical initiatives to strengthen hurricane preparedness and insights following historical Milton and Helene.
October 23, 2024Research
Florida is home to one of the largest concentrations of freshwater springs on the planet. A new book from Chris Meindl, director of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFlorida Studies Program, chronicles the unique geology, centuries of history and the current state of springs in the sunshine state.
October 22, 2024Research