USC Dornsife News

If not for largely invisible microorganisms there wouldn’t be sharks at all, making them an intriguing subject for USC Dornsife scientists.

Gathering information on the sea’s reaction to climate change, marine biology research at the San Pedro Ocean Timeseries (SPOT) station receives nearly $3 million in new funding.

A study funded by the Moore Foundation explores how a species of marine organisms acquires nutrition, which could lead to better understanding of harmful algal blooms.

The USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies is creating new pathways for a sustainable world through research, education and outreach.

Once the robotic gliders scour the ocean, the data is sent to David Caron, professor of biological sciences in USC Dornsife, and other marine biologists. They use the information to spot dangers such as toxic algal blooms.

USC Dornsife scientists are combining marine and evolutionary biology to thwart the effects of climate change in the ocean. How climate change affects ocean life and human health will be discussed during a March 12 Dornsife 2020 conference at the Doheny Library.

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.

Harmful algal blooms that affect seafood on the rise in California