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Congratulations to iCoast Team Members Dr. Angelini and Dr. Olabarrieta for Recent Awards

Congratulations to iCoast team members Dr. Christine Angelini for recently receiving the 2019 Water Institute Faculty Fellows Early Career Award and Dr. Maitane Olabarrieta for being only one of four UF faculty members to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Read More

Whitney's Todd Osborne Promoted to University of Florida Associate Professor of Biogeochemistry with Tenure

We are pleased to announce that Whitney Faculty and iCoast Team Member Dr. Todd Osborne was granted promotion and tenure by the University of Florida Board of Trustees to Associate Professor of Biogeochemistry. Read More

iCoast Initiative collaboration to help coastal communities featured in Explore Magazine

The UF Office of Research recently featured the iCoast Initiative in their magazine Explore. Explore Magazine engages readers in the journey of scientific discovery, scholarship and creativity at the University of Florida. Read More

iCoast Transdisciplinary Team Holds Quarterly Meeting

The iCoast team held its quarterly meeting and review of progress in April 2019. The transdisciplinary team discussed study site capabilities and reviewed presentations of progress from both the modeling teams and sensing teams. Read More

First private funding received for iCoast Initiative

An anonymous foundation has launched the first philanthropic support for the iCoast initiative with funding for Dr. James Liao's component of biological migration monitoring of fishes for conservation and equipment assistance for water quality measurement sondes for Dr. Todd Osborne's component. Read More

iCoast Workshop Held at Whitney Laboratory

After several iCoast Planning meetings, in January the full group convened at Whitney Laboratory to plan out work teams and assignments and goals for the first phase of the project. Faculty and staff attended the planning day at the laboratory and visited study sites on the Matanzas River Basin. Read More

UF launches bold initiative to tackle society’s biggest problems

The University of Florida is committing more than $17 million to an ambitious new initiative aimed at solving some of society’s most urgent problems while redefining the role of a land-grant university for the 21st century. From restoring trust in the media and technology to putting Americans back on track toward living longer and healthier lives, the overarching goal is to improve life today on multiple fronts, said Joe Glover, UF provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. Read More