Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Ocean http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/179/ocean/ Wed, 2 May 2012 15:20:00 -0500 Researchers with the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, housed in USC Dornsife, have received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the composition and complexity of marine microbial...]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:12:00 -0500 USC Dornsife geologists contribute to a recent study that examines the rock record to find evidence that mass extinction events may have been caused by ocean acidification.]]> Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:02:00 -0500 The University of Southern California Sea Grant Program has awarded $727,700 to support seven new research projects led by researchers at universities throughout California. The studies look at issues such fish contamination,...]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:47:00 -0500 Scientists at USC have uncovered evidence that even when hydrothermal sea vents go dormant and their blistering warmth turns to frigid cold, life goes on. Or rather, it is replaced. A team led by USC Dornsife microbiologist...]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:38:00 -0500 USC Dornsife's David Caron and Burt Jones of biological sciences are part of a team to receive a $4 million grant to research early detection of red tides that produce a toxin that when eaten in the form of seafood can result in death. The first installment in the five-year grant has been awarded.]]> Thu, 8 Dec 2011 10:58:00 -0500 This week a USC scientist who spent 65 days at sea in search of life hidden beneath the seafloor returns from a successful expedition, which she chronicled in regular blog posts from her ship. Katrina Edwards of USC Dornsife and...]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:34:00 -0500 Harmful algal blooms that affect seafood on the rise in California]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:56:00 -0500 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:16:00 -0500 USC Dornsife researcher has opened a new window to understanding how the ocean impacts climate change.]]> Tue, 9 Aug 2011 12:05:00 -0500 Steward of an island wilderness, Ann Muscat strives to find a balance between people and nature.]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:42:00 -0500 Follow the explorations of USC Dornsife students and instructors studying the underwater ecosystems of Guam and Palau on Scientific American's "Expeditions" blog.]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 16:07:00 -0500 Algal bloom specialist David Caron knows exactly what caused the death of 2.5 million sardines at King Harbor and is producing a paper on his research. The city of Redondo Beach gave him and his team a coin medallion for their guidance on the recent die-off.]]> Mon, 4 Apr 2011 12:54:00 -0500 USC College scientists are working with staff and volunteers at informal education centers across Southern California to bring the results of their ocean research to education programs aimed at the general public. Funded by...]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:35:00 -0500 Faculty and graduate students from the USC College Department of Earth Sciences explore the cliffs of England to search for evidence of an ancient ocean crisis.]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:57:00 -0500 Two USC College biologists have received support from the National Science Foundation to examine the conditions that lead to the synthesis of B vitamins in the marine environment and the influence of those vitamins on marine...]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:03:00 -0500 The functioning of marine ecosystems depends on the size and flavor of microbes at the base of the food chain. Changes to the Earth's atmosphere might rearrange that microscopic menu. Microbes that currently are the main course...]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:20:00 -0500 He’s been to the bottom of the ocean on the Alvin submarine and spent nearly three years of accumulated time on cruise expeditions. Yet, Dave Caron still has a visit to the Space Station to tick off on his life check-list....]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:05:00 -0500 Do you know what lies deep, deep below the ocean floor? With the support of a $25 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Katrina Edwards and her team are determined to find out.]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:46:00 -0500 The director of the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies is senior author of a study on oyster genetics and metabolic taxation.]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:17:00 -0500 Katrina J. Edwards, professor of biological sciences and Earth sciences in the University of Southern California's College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, has been recommended for an award of a $25 million NSF grant to establish a...]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:51:00 -0500 USC College researchers Douglas Capone and William Berelson will examine plume’s effects on climate.]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:09:00 -0500 Katrina Edwards' study published in Nature Geoscience reveals a new way for iron from the sea floor to reach life at the surface.]]> Mon, 9 Feb 2009 11:26:00 -0500 USC team to study some of Earth’s smallest organisms in some of the ocean’s darkest depths.]]> Sat, 1 Nov 2008 22:29:00 -0500 By 2100, warmer oceans with more CO2 may no longer sustain one of the world’s most productive fisheries, says USC College biologist David Hutchins.]]> Tue, 1 Jan 2008 13:39:00 -0500