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Florida military veteran improves mobility, comfort with medical device invented by ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ engineering students

A group of ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ engineering students turned their class project into something truly life-changing: a custom-designed mobility device for a Marine Corps veteran with a spinal cord injury. Their innovative solution not only transformed her quality of life – it shows how hands-on learning and compassion can shape the future of health care.

Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Health clinical trial reveals how hearing aids improve brain health and quality of life

The clinical trial shows that even mild hearing loss, when treated with hearing aids and expert support, can boost mood, increase activity and reduce the risk of falling. The findings support growing evidence that better hearing promotes healthier aging.

July 15, 2025Research and Innovation, ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Health

A first-of-its-kind report commissioned by the state of Florida shines a light on the high risk and occurrences of human trafficking in the state as well as the growing, coordinated response to combat the crime and aid victims.

July 9, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ awarded NSF grant to build platform for hands-on cybersecurity education

The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $268,000 to the University of South Florida for a collaborative research project led by Robert Karam, an associate professor in ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ’s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.

July 8, 2025Research and Innovation

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ, TGH successfully perform world’s first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant surgery

Transplant surgeons at ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Health and Tampa General Hospital have successfully performed the world’s first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant surgery.

July 7, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

Crying isn’t the only clue: ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ researchers using AI to detect silent pain in newborns

Newborns in the NICU can’t tell us when they’re in pain, so a team of ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ researchers is developing AI technology that can find out. The collaboration between medicine and engineering could change the future of neonatal care.

July 7, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

A team of professors, musicians and students at ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ is transforming complicated environmental data into powerful music compositions. After tackling critical issues like harmful algae blooms and red tide, the group has now composed music that highlights the environmental stressors affecting oysters in Florida.

July 2, 2025Research and Innovation

New ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Health study recognizes the burden of tremor for Parkinson’s disease patients

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Health's Dr. Robert Hauser surveyed hundreds of patients with Parkinson's disease and found that tremors pose a greater burden on their quality of life than previously reported.

June 30, 2025Research and Innovation

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ-developed technology analyzes facial expressions to identify childhood PTSD

Technology developed at the University of South Florida offers a promising, privacy-preserving tool to help clinicians diagnose and track trauma in kids, especially those too young to express it.

June 30, 2025Research and Innovation

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ building pipeline of researchers to develop technologies for aging adults in new summer program

Students at the University of South Florida are spending their summer developing tech-driven solutions to improve the lives of older adults and their caregivers through a hands-on program hosted by ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ’s Center for Innovation, Technology and Aging.

June 24, 2025Research and Innovation

Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards advance breakthrough technologies in healthcare, education and security at ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ

Reflecting the breadth of innovation emerging across the university, these projects address critical global challenges — from advancing healthcare training and personalized education to revolutionizing diagnostic technologies, wearable rehabilitation, environmental monitoring and next-generation security solutions.

June 20, 2025Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Health brings critical emergency medicine training to rural communities

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Health faculty and simulation experts brought immersive simulation training directly to health providers in rural areas in Florida and Georgia as part of the CAMLS Without Walls initiative, addressing barriers to continuing medical education.

June 17, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Health