/world/news/Recent posts from Newsen-usMon, 07 Apr 2025 03:03:07 -04:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)/marine-science/news/2025/researchers-identify-tipping-point-that-caused-sargassum-inundations-in-the-caribbean.aspxThe Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A new model demonstrates that the alga was brought to the tropics by strong currents, and thrived in ideal growing conditions.External ArticleThu, 13 Mar 2025 09:56:58 Researchers identify ‘tipping point’ that caused Sargassum inundations in the CaribbeanThe Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A new model demonstrates that the alga was brought to the tropics by strong currents, and thrived in ideal growing conditions.The catalyst for the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt that has inundated the Caribbean since 2011 is being attributed to changes in currents and suitable growing conditions. Image Credit: Jean-Philippe Maréchal./marine-science/news/2025/researchers-identify-tipping-point-that-caused-sargassum-inundations-in-the-caribbean.aspxFaculty & StaffCaribbean,Research/education/blog/2024/rise-caribbean-2024.aspxThis initiative, which began in 2021 when Patriann Smith, a then assistant professor in Literacy Studies at the Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app College of Education, along with international partners, secured a $3.6 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), culminated in a RISE Caribbean Conference held at the Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app Patel Center for Global Solutions in 2023.External ArticleTue, 12 Nov 2024 00:20:46 Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app College of Education faculty make international impact participating in RISE CaribbeanThis initiative, which began in 2021 when Patriann Smith, a then assistant professor in Literacy Studies at the Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app College of Education, along with international partners, secured a $3.6 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), culminated in a RISE Caribbean Conference held at the Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app Patel Center for Global Solutions in 2023.Group photo at the RISE Caribbean Educational Research Conference/education/blog/2024/rise-caribbean-2024.aspxEvents,Faculty & StaffCaribbean,Partnerships,Research/marine-science/news/2024/estuaries-in-south-florida-are-warming-faster-than-the-gulf-of-mexico-and-global-ocean.aspxIn South Florida, estuaries have experienced rapid warming over the past two decades. These temperature changes have outpaced trends elsewhere in the ocean, according to a series of studies published by researchers at the Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app College of Marine Science (CMS) and National Park Service.External ArticleWed, 07 Aug 2024 16:54:08 Estuaries in South Florida are warming faster than the Gulf of Mexico and global oceanIn South Florida, estuaries have experienced rapid warming over the past two decades. These temperature changes have outpaced trends elsewhere in the ocean, according to a series of studies published by researchers at the Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app College of Marine Science (CMS) and National Park Service.rainbow colored temperature heat map of the southeastern coast of Florida/marine-science/news/2024/estuaries-in-south-florida-are-warming-faster-than-the-gulf-of-mexico-and-global-ocean.aspxFaculty & StaffCaribbean,Research/world/news/2024/union-island-caribbean-hurricane-beryl.aspxÔƶ¥¶Ä³¡app Professor of Instruction, Dr. Bégin, and her study abroad group return to Union Island after Hurricane Beryl to witness the startling transformation of the island and its waters. Read about the students' encounters and learn how to help the local community.Vickie ChachereFri, 12 Jul 2024 09:09:16 Living classroom for Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app students devastated by Hurricane BerylÔƶ¥¶Ä³¡app Professor of Instruction, Dr. Bégin, and her study abroad group return to Union Island after Hurricane Beryl to witness the startling transformation of the island and its waters. Read about the students' encounters and learn how to help the local community.Devastation rubble from hurricane Beryl at Union Island in the Caribbean/world/news/2024/union-island-caribbean-hurricane-beryl.aspxFaculty & Staff,Global Networks,StudentsCaribbean,Study Abroad/world/news/2024/usf-health-abroad-dominican-republic.aspxFounded by two Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app students, Project World Health is a non-profit organization that provides acute and preventative care for thousands of people in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. Learn more about the impact of this international organization.Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:26:25 Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app Health students forge longstanding relationship with Dominican Republic communityFounded by two Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app students, Project World Health is a non-profit organization that provides acute and preventative care for thousands of people in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. Learn more about the impact of this international organization.Smiling doctors and Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app health students from World Project Health stand together in a rural outdoor treatment area in the Dominican Republic/world/news/2024/usf-health-abroad-dominican-republic.aspxGlobal Networks,StudentsCaribbean,Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app Health/world/news/2024/global-network-virtual-meetings.aspxThis February, Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app World hosted online meetings for all seven networks and welcomed Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app students and alumni from countries all around the world. Learn about what our alumni are doing around the world!Katrina SandeferTue, 27 Feb 2024 13:54:08 Students and alumni meet through global network virtual meetingsThis February, Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app World hosted online meetings for all seven networks and welcomed Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app students and alumni from countries all around the world. Learn about what our alumni are doing around the world!Virtual meeting with Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app India Network/world/news/2024/global-network-virtual-meetings.aspxEvents,Global NetworksBrazil,Caribbean,France,India,Saudi Arabia,United Kingdom