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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 ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµ shares her success story.
October 6, 2025Research

Society of Wetland Scientists Professional Certification Program streamlines certification for ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµgrads
The ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµ is the first university to make an arrangement with the Society of Wetland Scientists Professional Certification Program (SWSPCP), allowing for students that complete specific coursework to receive the Wetland Professional in Training (WPIT) certification.
September 29, 2025¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµ News, Research
Dr. Jennifer Collins spoke with Forbes about a new hurricane scale to categorize the different intensities of hurricanes.
September 13, 2025Research

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµprofessor 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 ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµstudent 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

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµscientists deploy tsunami-sensing buoy, aiding future warning system
¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµScientists deploy a buoy that can sense tsunamis. Helping predict these hazardous events to protect the community.
January 23, 2025Research

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµresearch explores volcanic caves, advancing the search for life on Mars
An international research team led by ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµ 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 ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµ are searching for clues to rebuild stronger.
October 31, 2024Research

How new ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµfaculty research is expanding our understanding of hurricane impacts
¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµresearchers 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 ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓÆµFlorida Studies Program, chronicles the unique geology, centuries of history and the current state of springs in the sunshine state.
October 22, 2024Research