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USF Medical Engineers to Mass Produce Face Shields for Protection Against Coronavirus
The USF College of Engineering has delivered 100 face shields to Tampa General Hospital—one of several ongoing initiatives at USF to address the nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment. Medical staff wear the shields over face masks while interacting with patients to protect against the spread of coronavirus (USF News).
March 30, 2020Health, Innovation
USF may have an answer to coronavirus testing shortage: 3-D printed nasal swabs
Over the course of two weeks, USF researchers developed an effective nasal swab which can be used in coronavirus collection kits (Tampa Bay Times).
March 29, 2020Health, Innovation
Coral Reef Changes Documented in New USF Libraries Digital Collection
Forty years of coral reef research is now available to USF students and scientists worldwide (USF Newsroom).
March 23, 2020Research
USF Libraries Offering GIS Data, Resources and Tools to Track COVID-19
A resource guide to GIS data, mapping tools, news and related information concerning Florida's response to the COVID-19 pandemic (USF Libraries).
March 23, 2020Innovation, Research
Faculty Experts Available for Coronavirus-related Stories
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to dominate headlines and news coverage, the University of South Florida offers a variety of faculty experts for stories related to the virus. Our hope is that by participating in interviews with the press, our faculty can help educate and inform the public about many aspects of the rapidly evolving situation (USF News).
March 17, 2020Research
USF CAMLS teams up with local startup to bring virtual reality to student training
USF Health's CAMLS is partnering with Tampa-based medical technology startup Immertec, on a research agreement that will test the efficacy of Immertec's virtual reality technology while also bringing that same technology to students. (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).
March 17, 2020Health
USF starts work on $42 million innovation center
The building, the first at the USF Research Park since 2005, is expected to be completed by fall 2021 (Tampa Bay Times).
March 12, 2020Innovation
BIN1 deficit impairs brain cell communication, memory consolidation
A new preclinical study has discovered that a lack of BIN1 leads to a defect in the transmission of neurotransmitters that activate the brain cell communication allowing us to think, remember and behave. Led by Gopal Thinakaran, Ph.D., of USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and colleagues at the University of Chicago, the study was published March 10 in Cell Reports (Medical Xpress).
March 11, 2020Health
Proper Handwashing: Why Every Second Counts
Professor of Molecular Medicine, Burt Anderson, demonstrates how bacteria grows on our hands, even when washed. With help from Student Body President Britney Deas, he conducts three experiments that illustrate the importance of taking preventative measures against the spread of coronavirus (USF News).
March 10, 2020Health
USF Breaks Ground on New Research Park Innovation Building
A new, state-of-the-art facility in the University of South Florida Research Park will bring together researchers, patent officers, entrepreneurs, financial investors and corporations to enhance technology commercialization and the Tampa Bay region’s growing innovation and knowledge economy (USF Newsroom).
March 10, 2020Innovation
USF breaks ground on new $42 million glass research building
University of South Florida's new research building is ready to go up along Fowler Avenue, a street that gets roughly 50,000 cars driving past every day. The new building is slated to host companies — both startups and established — along with offices, laboratories, meeting spaces, retail and dining options and a rooftop overlooking the research park (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
March 10, 2020Innovation
USF Research Park Breaks Ground on New Innovation Building
The University of South Florida Research Park will begin construction on a three-story, 120,000 square foot building to house state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, office and meeting space for innovators and both established and startup companies, as well as retail and dining options (USF Research).
March 10, 2020Innovation
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