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Pathogens

New methodology predicts coronavirus and other infectious disease threats to wildlife

USF study successfully tests a tool that can be used to predict infection risk and disease transmission from wildlife.

September 1, 2022Research and Innovation

Robotic toy being tested by inventors

New online portal to streamline process for licensing USF inventions

The new USF Technology Transfer Office portal protects, manages and supports the commercialization of inventions and other intellectual property at USF.

September 1, 2022Research and Innovation

9/11 remembrance ceremony

USF Sarasota-Manatee campus will host 9/11 remembrance ceremony

The University of South Florida will host events leading up to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to pay tribute to survivors, first responders and members of the military.

September 1, 2022Campus Life

Field of solar panels

Tampa Electric to invest in visionary partnership with the University of South Florida

The $5 million gift will support the College of Engineering’s Clean Energy Research Center – the largest, single gift ever made to the college.

August 31, 2022Research and Innovation, USF Foundation

Rendering of Buddy Brew Coffee

Buddy Brew Coffee coming to new honors building

In addition to the café, the new home of the Judy Genshaft Honors College will feature interwoven spaces for classrooms, student collaboration areas, event areas and performance and creative spaces.

August 29, 2022Campus Life

Stephen Hesterberg researching oyster reefs

Changes to Florida's climate threaten oyster reefs, USF researchers warn

An interdisciplinary team of scientists documented abrupt changes in Tampa Bay’s estuarine ecosystem and forecasts similar landscape-wide changes in northern locations.

August 29, 2022Research and Innovation

Photo collage of award winners

Twenty-six USF faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards

Impressive discoveries and advancements include the development of novel COVID-19 therapeutics, NASA funding to improve human spaceflight conditions and new defenses for wireless network security systems.

August 26, 2022Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News

Graphic of the ear

New medical technique to target cause of age-related hearing loss

A well-known imaging test that radiologists use to monitor blood flow from the heart may soon be deployed to pinpoint what part of the ear is experiencing age-related hearing loss.

August 24, 2022Research and Innovation

Families walk with their belongings on move-in day 2021

Record number of USF students to live on campus this fall

Residence halls in Tampa and St. Petersburg expected to be at full capacity.

August 15, 2022Campus Life, University News

USF professor tackles Florida's water resource challenges

USF professor tackles Florida's water resource challenges

Mark Rains, professor of geology in the USF School of Geosciences and the state’s chief science officer, is using his expertise in hydrological sciences to understand how stakeholders use shared water resources and then as a team, how we might rebuild some of the original water flow paths into Florida's modern landscape.

August 11, 2022Community Partnerships

Drone photo of the IDEx team at work in the area of the Sanctuary of Asklepios, the Greek god of medicine.

USF researchers use 3D technology to explore an ancient Greek city in Sicily

Thanks to the interdisciplinary work of a team of USF scientists, the ancient Greek city of Heloros, in Sicily, is now being studied with the most advanced digital technologies. The team identified additional structural details of the city, which dates to the eighth century B.C., and is now able to reveal a fuller picture of its layout.

August 10, 2022Honors and Awards

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