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Marine Partnership
| USFSM
A partnership with Mote Marine Laboratory is set to bring together faculty and scientists for a new, marine science-based initiative focused on research and education.
Under the agreement, USFSM will complete the buildout of classrooms and teaching labs on Mote's Sarasota campus, including dry teaching labs, wet teaching labs, research labs and lab and academic support rooms. In addition, USFSM and Mote will create joint appointments for Mote researchers who will serve as faculty and allow USFSM faculty and students to work closely with Mote staff on research programs and initiatives currently under way at the renowned marine research laboratory.
SFSM Regional Chancellor Arthur Guilford calls the new partnership a "win-win-win" with a focus on student success.
"This partnership will provide students the ability to work with exceptional scientists who are engaged in exciting fields of research," he says.
"This is a unique, real-world model for undergraduate research."
Mote President and CEO Kumar Mahadevan adds, "We're very excited that this agreement will create new avenues for Mote staff to help educate the next generation of marine scientists, and for USFSM faculty to have the opportunity to work with us on our world-recognized research programs."