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Truist establishes USF Libraries COVID-19 Research and Information Fund with $25,000 grant
The University of South Florida Libraries received a $25,000 grant from Truist Financial Corp. to establish the USF Libraries COVID-19 Research and Information Fund (USF Foundation).
Innovation and research at USF take center stage during pandemic, with increased patent production and funding
The University of South Florida may have steered its students away during the coronavirus pandemic, but innovation is still happening on and off campus (Tampa Bay Business Journal) (paywall).
May 13, 2020Innovation, Research
New online portal forecasts coronavirus transmission to aid officials in management, planning
In collaboration with USF, Notre Dame researchers have initially modeled impacts in the Tampa Bay area. The researchers showed how the area could be affected if government officials relaxed various restrictions, including when a second wave and peak of the COVID-19 pandemic would occur (Notre Dame News).
May 12, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF doctor hoping antibodies will help answer coronavirus questions
A University of South Florida research project is starting to reveal more about COVID-19 in the Tampa Bay area (WFLA).
May 12, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF professor: How well are you working from home during COVID-19?
Professor Tammy Allen recently received a research grant to study how people are managing remote work after having little time to prepare for it (WTSP).
May 12, 2020Research
USF Researchers Find Human Driven-Pollution Alters the Environment Even Underground
Newly published research in prominent journal PLoS One shows seasonal impact on a Sicilian cave system (USFRI Newsroom).
May 7, 2020Research
USF researchers helping fight coronavirus with projects from contact tracing to sterilizing masks
Researchers are moving to quickly help fight the coronavirus and future pandemics. The University of South Florida created a COVID-19 Rapid Response Research grants program. It identified 14 projects for initial funding, with an interdisciplinary range from technology to treatment and social mitigation (ABC Action News).
USF professor's newest Molekule filter gets FDA clearance for medical use
Decades of development and years of research, led by University of South Florida distinguished professor Yogi Goswami, are now culminating at the perfect moment in history (Fox 13 News).
April 30, 2020Innovation
USF psychology professor wins NSF grant to study remote work in response to COVID-19
The National Science Foundation has awarded a USF psychology professor grant funding to study the rapid transition to remote work, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Distinguished University Professor Tammy Allen is gathering data to examine adjustment to remote work with the intention of developing guidelines for future telecommuting in normal and in emergency situations. (USF Newsroom).
April 29, 2020Research
Tell Me About Your Thesis. You Have 3 Minutes. Go!
Meet the graduate student winners of USF's 3MT® Skills competition (USF Newsroom).
April 28, 2020Innovation, Student Research
USF Researchers Study Possible Privacy Issues of Using Bluetooth for Contact Tracing
Bluetooth technology is expected to play a role in efforts to track down people who may have come in contact with those diagnosed with COVID-19. Researchers with the University of South Florida are looking into how efficient those strategies are and how well they protect users' privacy. This project is funded as part of USF's newly created COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grants program (Bay News 9).
April 27, 2020Innovation, Research
U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Environmentalists, Scientists in Clean Water Act Ruling
USF School of Geosciences Chair Mark Rains was part of a group of scientists whose arguments swayed the U.S. Supreme Court in a crucial challenge to the Clean Water Act (USFRI Newsroom).
April 24, 2020Research
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