ed ▁the ▁Florida ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁Marine ▁Labor atory ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁U M ▁lab . ▁It ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Conserv ation , ▁which ▁had ▁no ▁marine ▁research ▁facility ▁and ▁little ▁budget ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁relationship ▁last ed ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁until ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Florida ▁built ▁the ▁board ▁a ▁lab ▁in ▁St . ▁Petersburg . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁School ' s ▁class rooms ▁and ▁labor ator ies ▁were ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁current ▁Virginia ▁Key ▁location . ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Marine ▁Science ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁it ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Environment al ▁and ▁Planet ary ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁institution ▁was ▁made ▁into ▁an ▁independent ▁school ▁and ▁named ▁to ▁honor ▁Lewis ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁Ros enst iel ▁after ▁a ▁major ▁contribution ▁from ▁the ▁Ros enst iel ' s ▁foundation ▁to ▁support ▁progress ▁in ▁atmos pher ic ▁and ▁marine ▁sciences . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁school ▁began ▁a ▁joint ▁under grad uate ▁program ▁with ▁Miami ' s ▁College ▁of ▁Arts ▁& ▁Sciences . ▁The ▁school ▁bought ▁Research ▁vessels ▁and ▁built ▁more ▁facilities ▁to ▁further ▁research ▁projects . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁school ▁operated ▁the ▁P ew ▁Institute ▁for ▁Ocean ▁Science ▁as ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure