April 2012

• Oil from Deepwater Horizon spill still causing damage in gulf 2 years later, scientists find (Tampa Bay Times) Apr 15

October 2011

• Researcher: Northern Gulf fish show signs of disease, but link to spill uncertain (BayouBuzz) Oct 09, 2011

August 2011

• Expert: BP spill likely cause of sick Gulf fish (CBS News) Aug 15, 2011

July 2011

• BP Oil Still Ashore One Year After End of Gulf Spill (BusinessWeek) July 15, 2011
• Oil Spill Scientists Made National Headlines (WUSF) July 12, 2011
• USF scientists and commercial fishermen team up to study sick fish (KTSP 10 Connects) July 12, 2011
• Survey explores health of fish in Gulf of Mexico (St Petersburg Times) July 11, 2011
• Budget cuts a step back for marine research (Herald-Tribune) July 4, 2011

June 2011

• Nature puts Florida back in the loop (St. Pete Times - Opinion) June 5, 2011

May 2011

• Dirty blizzard' troubles scientists studying Gulf oil spill (Palm Beach Post) May 31, 2011
• At UCF, scientists look for lingering damage from BP oil spill (Orlando Sentinel) May 25, 2011

April 2011

• BP-Sponsored Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Announces Availability of Research Funding (PR Newswire) Apr 25, 2011
• USF research into oil spill continues one year later (BayNews 9) Apr 20, 2011
  View BayNew 9 Video Report
• Fish ear bones help USF scientists pinpoint oil spill casualties (ABC Action News) Apr 20, 2011
• One year later: A nation remembers (MyFox Tampa Bay) Apr 19, 2011
• BP Oil Spill: One year later (10 Connects‎) Apr 19, 2011
• Gulf oil spill has been a long struggle for humans and a coastline (Journal and Courier‎) Apr 19, 2011
• Spill's effect may take five years to see (MyFox Tampa Bay‎) Apr 19, 2011
• Measuring full damage from BP oil spill is still hard (USA Today), Apr 17, 2011
• More questions than answers (St. Petersburg Times), Apr 17, 2011
• Goo is gone, but worries about oil's effects aren't (Tampa Tribune), Apr 17, 2011
• BP Spill's Next Major Phase: Wrangling Over Toll on Gulf (Wall Street Journal), Apr 13, 2011
• Oil spill: Deep wounds (Nature), Apr 13, 2011

January 2011

• After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (rabble.ca), Jan 14, 2011
• Filmmaker returns to premiere BP oil spill documentary (The Union), Jan 14, 2011
• Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Damage From BP Spill (Wall Street Journal), Jan 13, 2011

December 2010

• Scientists find massive damage from BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico (examiner.com), Dec 21
• Little seafloor oil found in Gulf spill - scientists (Manila Bulletin), Dec 21
• Where has all the oil gone? Even more updates on the BP spill from USF’s Marine Science department (Daily Loaf Blog), Dec 15
• Strong Evidence Emerges of BP Oil on Seafloor (Wall Street Journal), Dec 9

November 2010

• Oil disaster requires overall view, new USF prof says (Tampa Tribune), Nov 26
• BP oil damage is heavy, deep under water (St. Louis Today), Nov 25
• Castor: Most of BP's $5 billion in fines should go to Gulf states (Tampa Tribune), Nov 22
• Scientists start to piece together damage puzzle of BP spill (physorg), Nov 22
• Where Is the Oil? -- Gulf Oil Spill Forum in St. Petersburg (WUSF), Nov 16
  "A panel of scientists from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg’s College of Marine Science will share their findings with the public at a public forum sponsored by local environmental and tourism organizations and businesses."
• Call for more Gulf damage study at Mote gathering (Sarasota Herald-Tribune), Nov 10
• Scientists wary of BP oil spill's long-term effects on species (Times-Picayune), Nov 10
• Scientists think BP oil is already having toxic effects on Gulf food chain (Yahoo News), Nov 8
• Will oil bring death to Gulf's rich web of life? (Sarasota Herald-Tribune), Nov 6

October 2010

• Scientists Find New Oil Plume In Gulf (WFOR - CBS 4), Oct 28
• Scientists Lower Gulf Health Grade (Time Magazine/AP), Oct 19
• ResearchOne at USF Focuses on Oil Spill (WUSF), Oct 10
• USF's research week kicks off with oil spill panel (Tampa Tribune), Oct 8
• Panel: Gov't blocked worst-case oil spill figures (AP), Oct 7
• Deepwater Horizon oil spill brings highly competitive researchers together as one (St. Pete Times), Oct 6
• "The Amount and Fate of the Oil" Commission Report (PDF), Oct 6

September 2010

• USF research has a role in TV oil specials (Tampa Tribune), Sept 28
• National Geographic oil spill special features USF Scientist (ABC Action News), Sept 28
• Florida institutions to host Gulf of Mexico oil spill conference (First Science), Sept 21
• The Well Is Dead, But Gulf Challenges Live On (AP/CBS News), Sept 19
• Scientists seek insight on BP oil disaster's toll (Sarasota Herald-Tribune), Sept 17
• The Oil Spill’s Money Squeeze (New York Times), Sept 12
• Where's the oil? On the Gulf floor, scientists say (AP)
• The Oil Spill Endgame: 'A Work in Progress' (Time Magazine), Sept 11
• Scientists Find Thick Layer Of Oil On Seafloor (NPR), Sept 10
• Gulf oil spill imperils deep-water organisms (St. Pete Times), Sept 8
  Torres Ocean Oil - Images of organisms cited in the article.
• No signs of 'dead zone' in Gulf, feds say (CNN), Sept 7
• Marine Scientists Seek Standards For Spill Research (Vermont Public Radio), Sept 7
• USF to look for spill's effects on food chain (WFLA), Sept 5
• USF Marine Scientists to Kick Off ResearchOne 2010 (USF), Sept 3
• R/V Weatherbird II To Return Friday (USF), Sept 2
• USF researchers heading back into Gulf Saturday (Tampa Tribune), Sept 2
• Officials pledge to work more closely on oil spill research (St. Pete Times), Sept 1
• Scientific 'family' tries to mend fences over Gulf research (Tampa Tribune), Sept 1

August 2010

• A lot more underwater, or not? (Boston Globe), Aug 27
• Oil-Gobbling Bug Raises Gulf Hopes ... for Now (Reuters)
• Researchers say they saw 22-mile hydrocarbon plume in Gulf (CNN), Aug 20
• Major study says oil plume in Gulf of Mexico not going away (St. Pete Times), Aug 20
• Giant Underwater Plume Confirmed—Gulf Oil Not Degrading (National Geographic News), Aug 19
• Shifting data on the Gulf spill: USF research shows the need for more study and environmental review (Sarasota Herald-Tribune), Aug 19
• USF scientists find oil spill damage to critical marine life (St. Pete Times), Aug 18
• Allen: 'Our first goal is to do no harm' in Gulf (CNN), Aug 18
• USF Scientists Detect Oil on Gulf Floor (USF), Aug 17
• Scientists: Toxic oil settling on Gulf floor (CNN), Aug 17
• Oil droplets imperil Gulf food chain, USF studies show (Tampa Tribune), Aug 17
• Groups warn oil spill may be worse than claimed (AP/WRAL), Aug 17
• Council OKs $9M in spill research grants (Bradenton Herald), Aug 14
• Scientists to explore possible link between large fish movement, oil spill (Star-Telegram), Aug 13
• Navy Secretary hears oil spill concerns in Florida (AP), Aug 4
• Bay area business owners grill Navy secretary on oil spill (Tampa Tribute), Aug 4
• USF research ship heading back to oil gusher site (WFLA), Aug 4
• WUSF Chronicles First 100 Days Of Gulf Coast Oil Spill (WUSF), Aug 3
• U.S. Secretary of Navy Hosts Town Hall Meeting (USF), Aug 2
• In Oil Spill, University Scientists' Expertise Was Dumped (The Chronicle of Higher Education), Aug 1

July 2010

• As loop current splits, South Florida catches a break (St. Pete Times), July 22
• New leaks could rupture sea floor (WTVT MyFox Tampa Bay), July 19
• Testimony of David Westerholm at a hearing on "Our Natural Resources at Risk: The Short and Long Term Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill from June 10, 2010
  "Cutting-edge technology developed by University of South Florida scientists, called the 'SIPPER,' will be deployed to allow scientists a view of zooplankton, fish eggs, and larvae, as well as miniscule droplets of oil."
• USF experts guardedly optimistic area beaches will escape oil threat (Tampa Tribune), July 16
• USF scientist on oil (WFLA - Video), July 16
• Fish's love songs may aid understanding oil spill's impact on marine life (Vancouver Sun), July 15
• Oil not gushing from well for first time in three-months (WFTS ABC Action News), July 15
• Even if well stays capped, researchers' work only beginning (WTSP 10 Connects), July 15
• Assessing the spill's profound impacts (WTVT MyFox Tampa Bay), July 15
• Two panels to discuss oil spill's impact tonight at St. Petersburg College (St. Pete Times), July 14
• Oil Spill: BP Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) (Suite101), July 14
• Oil-crisis research casts USF into political waters (Tampa Tribune), July 9
• Nelson wants better monitoring of undersea plumes (CNBC), July 8
• USF research vessel has new mission in Gulf (WFTS ABC Action News), July 8
• USF's R/V Bellows Departs Friday for Gulf Research (USF), July 7

June 2010

• June 30, 2010
  • Scientists Probe the Ocean Depths to Gauge Gulf Oil Spill Damage (PBS)
• June 28, 2010
  • Research never sleeps on USF ship tracking oil gusher (WFLA Ch 8 News)
    "It also has thrust their work and the Weatherbird II into the frontlines of marine science and the front pages of newspapers around the world"     Also posted in the India Times
  • NOAA, IOOS® Partners Employing Underwater Gliders and Surface Radar to Assist In Gulf Water Sampling (NOAA)
  • The Deepwater Horizon oil spill puts ocean-current modelling to the test (Nature)
    Ruoying He at NCSU collaborates with Robert Weisberg's group at USF.
• June 26, 2010
  • USF model projects oil spill will expand further southward toward loop current (10 Connects)
• June 25, 2010
  • Scientists track oil in Gulf during 4-day trip (10 Connects)
    Link to Photos
  • BP oil spill money filters down to researchers (Tampa Bay Business Journal)
  • Print preview: Spill research monies serve to elevate St. Petersburg's marine science cluster (Tampa Bay Business Journal Blog)
• June 24, 2010
  • Florida Institute of Oceanography Receives $10M (USF)
• June 23, 2010
  • USF scientists head out the Weatherbird II to determine whether oil will make it to Bay area (ABC Action News)
  • USF researchers continue to study loop current (Fox Tampa Bay)
• June 22, 2010
  • USF's Weatherbird to Track Oil Spill (WUSF)
  • USF scientists to track oil in gulf this week (St. Pete Times)
  • Weatherbird II leaves tonight for more oil spill research (Tampa Tribune)
  • Florida Keys dodging threat from oil spill (Miami Herald)
  • Aquatic aberrations tied to spill? (Herald Tribune)
  • Florida Keys In The Clear From Oil Spill For Now (CBS 4)
• June 21, 2010
  • Gulf Oil Spill: Undersea oil masses confirmed in tests (LA Times)
• June 18, 2010
  • Support for science helps provide answers in gulf disaster (St. Pete Times)
  • Little-known scientists dare to challenge BP (Palm Beach Post)
  • Oil slicks won't trash South Carolina coast, expert says (Greenville News, SC)
• June 17, 2010
  • USF model projects oil spill will expand further southward toward loop current (10 Connects)
  • BP lacks sense of urgency, scientist says (Palm Beach Post)
• June 16, 2010
  • FIO To Receive $10 Million Grant From BP (USF News)
• June 15, 2010
  • USF Ocean Expert Weisberg Testifies In Washington (USF News)
  • USF prof: Local scientists critical to oil spill cleanup (Tampa Tribune)
  • More than 900 pack Palladium in St. Pete for oil spill forum (St. Pete Times)
  • Hundreds gather for oil spill forum in St. Pete (10 Connects)
• June 14, 2010
  • USF scientists try to tie oil cloud to BP spill (St. Pete Times)
  • How USF researchers look for oil plumes (St. Pete Times)
  • University researchers say Keys, Tortugas are oil free (St. Pete Times)
  • Student Oceanographers Find Clear Waters South of Spill (WUSF)
  • Weatherbird II research cruise returns from the Gulf with good news (10 Connects)
    Video Report
    Photos from the Weatherbird II Expedition
  • University researchers: Keys, Dry Tortugas are oil free (Bay News 9)
  • Water Wise: Where will the oil spilled in the Gulf go? (Earth Magazine)
  • Oil spill affecting scalloping season despite earlier start (Tampa Tribune)
• June 11, 2010
  • For USF scientists, BP oil spill research is 'an obligation' (St. Pete Times)
  • No time to lose in researching the oil spill (St. Pete Times Editorial)
  • BP gives $10 million to state university system to study oil spill (Tampa Tribune)
  • New oil numbers may do more harm to fish, wildlife (Fox 8/AP)
  • USF to get $10 million research grant from BP (Fox 8/AP)
  • BP oil spill update: map of Gulf of Mexico 6-11-10 & audio of Thad Allen interview (Examiner)
    Weatherbird II Sampling: Research part of larger effort to study spill impacts sub surface
• June 10, 2010
  • Florida universities push for $100 million research grant from BP (St. Pete Times)
• June 9, 2010
  • Officials chastise BP for refusing to give oil sample to USF researchers (St. Pete Times)
  • BP exec: No large concentrations of underwater oil (ABC Action News)
  • Middle School Girls Learn About Oil Spill At USF Sarasota-Manatee (Maddux Newswire)
  • The Strange Case of Station 01 (New York Times)
  • Subsurface Oil from Deepwater Horizon Spill in Gulf of Mexico, Say Researchers (Science Daily)
• Has Oil Entered Gulf Stream, Reached Fort Lauderdale? (Broward-Palm Beach Times)
• NOAA confirms USF oil plume research at USF News Conference June 8, 2010
  • USF's College of Marine Science: Summary of Oil Spill Findings
  • USF: Subsurface Oil Exists Says USF Researchers
  • New York Times: Evidence of Underwater Oil
  • New York Times: Plumes of Oil Below Surface Raise New Concerns
  • St. Pete Times: USF, NOAA confirm presence of oil beneath surface near 'Deepwater Horizon' site
  • Tampa Bay Business Journal: NOAA confirms USF oil plume research
  • MyFox Tampa Bay: Plumes of microscopic oil confirmed in Gulf
  
  
  
• NOAA Confirms USF Research - National News Conference June 8, 2010
  by Jane Lubchenco, administrator of NOAA
  • NPR: NOAA Confirms Underwater Oil Plumes
  • Time Magazine: Scientists Confirm Underwater Oil Plume Came from BP
  • CBS News: Underwater Oil "Clouds" 42 Miles from BP Well
  • Reuters: NOAA says confirms undersea oil near BP well
  • New York Times: Plumes of Oil Deep in Gulf Are Spreading Far, Tests Find
  • BBC: Gulf spill: US tests confirm big underwater oil plumes
  • Australia: Oil from BP spill found 74km away
• USF News Conference Scheduled Tuesday, June 8, 2010
  • MSNBC Nightly News: USF scientists to announce source of underwater oil pools
  • WTSP - 10 Connects: USF says undersea oil plume test results will be ready tomorrow
  • WFOR, CBS Miami: USF Scientists To Talk About Underwater Oil Plumes (WFOR Ch 8)
  • Boston Herald: USF scientists to talk about underwater oil plumes
• Killer Undersea Oil Plumes From BP Spill Lurk in Gulf of Mexico (Bloomberg News)
• Undersea Oil Adrift in Gulf May Create Oxygen 'Dead Zones' (Bloomberg Business Week)
• USF scientists track oil spill in the spotlight (Miami Herald)
• Federal Funding Cuts Leave Oceanographers, Spill Responders in Dark (New York Times)
• USF Confirms Underwater Oil
  • CNN: New oil plume evidence uncovered (report & video)
  • UPI: Scientists find evidence of 2nd oil plume
  • St. Pete Times: USF scientists confirm underwater gulf oil; source still unclear
  • WFOR, CBS Miami: USF Tests Confirm Underwater Plumes Of Gulf Oil
• USF Marine Scientist With NOAA
• Weatherbird's Return May 28, 2010 - Media Greet R/V Weatherbird II Friday Morning
  • Tampa Bay Online: Layers of oil found by USF researchers could pose 'insidious threat'
  • ABC Action News: USF team brings backs suspect samples from Gulf for testing
  • CBS National News: Undersea Oil Plume May Poison Sealife Food Chain
  • AP Press Wire: 22-mile oil plume under Gulf nears rich waters

May 2010

• Waiting for the Weatherbird's Return, Video report by Bay News 9 (No longer available)
• USF’s R/V Weatherbird II Detects Invisible Hydrocarbons in Gulf Waters
  • CBS News: Undersea Oil Plume May Poison Sealife Food Chain
  • Fox News: New 22-Mile-Long Oil Plume Found in Gulf
  • St. Pete Times: USF researchers find new underwater plume from gulf oil spill
  • Bay News 9 : USF team discovers massive new oil plume
  • Tampa Bay Online: USF researchers find more oil
  • Herald-Tribune: Miles-long oil plume raises alarms far beneath the surface
  • Washington Post: Scientists find evidence of large underwater oil plume in gulf
  • National Public Radio (NPR): New, Giant Sea Oil Plume Seen In Gulf
• Weisberg on Capitol Hill/Chancellor Brogan, Academic Task Force to Brief Congress Oil Spill Research, May 27
• USF’s R/V Weatherbird II Exploring Gulf's Deep Water for Oil Contamination, May 24
• USF Scientists Track Spill, May 25
• R/V Bellows Returns from Loop Current, May 24
• St. Pete Times: Change in loop current could give Florida a break from oil spill
  • The Gulf of Mexico loop current
• USF Oceanographer Testifies on Capitol Hill, May 20
• Loop Current Threat Prompts Second Venture, May 20
• Critical Mission, May 13
• U.S. Sen. Nelson Meets with USF Marine Circulation Expert on Spill, May 7
• Statement from USF College of Marine Science Dean Bill Hogarth on the Gulf Oil Spill Efforts, May 7