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Tampa startup believes USF partnership is the ticket to turning the region into the 'next Silicon Valley'
A Tampa startup is once again teaming up with the University of South Florida in an effort to boost research — and elevate the region overall (Tampa Bay Inno).
August 31, 2021Entrepreneurship, Innovation
The Power of Partnerships: $3.5 million federal grant will advance automated driving innovation in rural America
A partnership between USF’s Center for Urban Transportation and Orlando startup Connected Wise is the basis for a multi-year effort, nationwide research effort.
August 26, 2021Innovation
USF study makes operating rooms come to life in virtual reality to potentially improve medical training
A local medical technology startup is working with USF Health to make operating rooms more accessible through virtual reality. A study is now underway to examine the effectiveness of this technology in medical training (Fox 13).
August 26, 2021Health, Innovation
Team selected to estimate abundance of Greater Amberjack in South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico
Dr. Steve Murawski is leading a team of scientists that will conduct an independent study to estimate the number of Greater Amberjack in the U.S. waters of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico regions. The research team, made up of 18 scientists from 13 institutions, was awarded $9 million in federal funds for the two-year project. With matching funds from the institutions, the project will total $11.7 million (USF College of Marine Science).
August 25, 2021Research
USF Health set to start COVID-19 vaccine trial on children in fall
The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has been selected by Moderna as one of the approximately 80 sites in the U.S. to hold clinical trials testing the effects of the Moderna vaccine on children (USF Oracle).
USF researchers launch social media campaign to identify risk of mosquito-borne diseases in Tampa Bay
USF researchers have launched a social media campaign inviting citizen scientists to upload images of mosquitoes found in the Tampa Bay region to the iNaturalist platform, a smartphone app. The app will automatically identify disease-carrying species such as Aedes aegypti, a known transmitter of Zika, dengue and yellow fever (USF Newsroom).
August 20, 2021Research
Epidemiologists worked behind the scenes until COVID pulled them into the spotlight
Jason Salemi is an associate professor at the University of South Florida’s College of Public Health. He's also been an epidemiologist for nearly two decades (Bay News 9).
August 19, 2021Research
New Study Finds Plastics Are a Tad Rubbery, Paving the Way for Better Products
This breakthrough could help find the “sweet spot” for important properties such as adhesion and scratch resistance (Lab Manager).
August 19, 2021Innovation, Research
USF researchers: Florida to reach COVID-19 peak surge next week, herd immunity Sept. 11
Computer modeling shows rapid move toward 90% of Floridians resistant to virus (ABC - 25 WPBF News).
Plastics aren’t what we think. New study finds they’re a tad rubbery, paving the way for better products
A breakthrough by researchers at the University of South Florida and collaborating institutions around the world could pave the way for better products, such as improved batteries, automobile paint and cellphone screens (USF Newsroom).
August 18, 2021Innovation, Research
22 USF Faculty Members Recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards
The pandemic could not divert USF’s top faculty researchers from making big discoveries that shape our understanding of the past, present and future.
August 16, 2021Honors and Awards, Research
USF Health a clinical trial testing site for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for younger children
The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has been selected as a site for a clinical trial testing the Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to less than 11 years.
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