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±«Óătv graduates celebrate unwavering support, resiliency during fall commencement
Nearly 4,000 degrees were conferred during this fallâs commencement. The group, which represented 93 countries, 42 states and 11 U.S. territories, included 47 undergraduate students earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average and 107 military veterans. All now share a common theme â they are ±«Óătv alumni.
December 16, 2024Student Success, University News
âThe perfect storm:â Idalia leaves Florida beaches vulnerable to future inclement weather
±«Óătv geoscientist uncovers desperate need for beach nourishment following Hurricane Idalia.
September 13, 2023Research and Innovation
Colossal Oysters Have Disappeared from Floridaâs Most âPristineâ Coastlines
Hundreds of years ago, colossal oysters were commonplace across much of Floridaâs northern Gulf Coast. Today, those oysters have disappeared, leaving behind a new generation roughly a third smaller â a massive decline that continues to have both economic and environmental impacts on a region considered by many to be the last remaining unspoiled coastlines in the Gulf.
February 5, 2020Research and Innovation
±«Óătv Geoscientists Develop Technology to Improve Forecasting of Earthquakes, Tsunamis
±«Óătv geoscientists have successfully developed and tested a new high-tech shallow water buoy that can detect the small movements and changes in the Earthâs seafloor that are often a precursor to deadly natural hazards, like earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.
November 21, 2019Research and Innovation
±«Óătv-Led Team Deciphers Sea Level Rise from the Last Time Earthâs CO2 Set Record Highs
Mallorcan cave yields 4-million-year-old geologic evidence giving scientists new insights into past sea levels.
August 30, 2019Research and Innovation
âHold the Doorâ: ±«Óătv Geoscientists Discover Mechanisms Controlling Greenland Ice Sheet Collapse
Greenlandâs more than 860,000 square miles are largely covered with ice and glaciers, and its melting fuels as much as one-third of the sea level rise in Florida. Thatâs why a team of ±«Óătv geoscientistsâ new discovery of one of the mechanisms that allows Greenlandâs glaciers to collapse into the sea has special significance for the Sunshine State.
July 19, 2019Research and Innovation
âSuture Zoneâ to Blame for Mysterious 2014 Earthquake Felt Across Florida
New research from ±«Óătv seismologists has uncovered the unexpected source of a 2014 earthquake felt across southern Florida â an anomaly for a state that historically has almost no seismic activity.
May 28, 2019Research and Innovation