Researchers work on the Florida coastline.

Natural defenses: UF researchers use living infrastructure to protect Florida’s shores

June 18, 2025

Armed with a $7 million grant from the Army Corp of Engineers, University of Florida researchers are working to bolster shoreline resilience and restore troubled wetlands in St. Augustine through nature-based solutions.

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A water sample from the river.

AI and Water Quality at UF AI Days

November 7, 2023

During UF AI Days from October 16-20, CCS researchers shared success stories in using artificial intelligence to enhance the speed and accuracy of water quality monitoring and coastal modeling. Associate Research Scientist Ron Fick, Ph.D. who co-led a panel on AI-driven advances in diverse fields, described the development of a new algorithm that fuses satellite […]

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