MarMamSci @ NCF @marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Professor Peter Cook publishes groundbreaking new research on how pinniped brains evolved to unlock vocal plasticity in the publication Science. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 001
MarMamSci @ NCF @marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Marine Mammal Science graduate student Carson Hood presented at the Acoustical Society of America's annual conference in Hawaii on her and Professor Peter Cook's grant funded research in rhythmic perception and performance in sea lions. 000
MarMamSci @ NCF @marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Graduate students Vivian Cargille and Helena Wood-Barron presented at the 8th Manatee Research Symposium on detecting African manatee vocalizations using deep learning and comparing vocal structures across countries. 020
MarMamSci @ NCF @marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Dr. Athena Rycyk awarded federal Sea Grant for offshore marine species research! www.ncf.edu/news/new-col...ncf.eduNew College of Florida Professor Awarded Federal Sea Grant for Offshore Marine Species Research - New College of Florida 000
MarMamSci @ NCF @marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Dr. Athena Rycyk and student Vivian Cargille have released an open-source manatee vocalization library containing over 18,000 recordings. This international collaboration (U.S., Nigeria, Cameroon) aims to support AI applications in conservation science. doi.org/10.6073/past... 000
MarMamSci @ NCF @marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Student Sophie Flem publishes as first author for peer reviewed article in Plos One - congratulations! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...journals.plos.orgLateralized cerebellar connectivity differentiates auditory pathways in echolocating and non-echolocating whalesWe report the first application of diffusion tractography to a mysticete, which was analyzed alongside three odontocete brains, allowing the first direct comparison of strength and laterality of audit... 000
MarMamSci @ NCF @marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social · 05/06/2025ABC interview with student Carson Hood on her recently published peer reviewed article: abcnews.go.com/US/video/sea...abcnews.go.com 000
MarMamSci @ NCF @marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Master's student Carson Hood publishes first peer reviewed article!nature.comSensorimotor synchronization to rhythm in an experienced sea lion rivals that of humans - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Sensorimotor synchronization to rhythm in an experienced sea lion rivals that of humans 021
MarMamSci @ NCF @marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Field trip to Zoo Tampa where our students had behind the scenes access! 020
MarMamSci @ NCF @marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Manatees spotted off our campus research dock this morning in Sarasota Bay! 030