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Study investigates hurricane evacuations in the era of COVID-19

The 2020 hurricane season is breaking records with 23 named storms, and more are projected to develop over the next few weeks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts there will be as many as 25 by the time the season ends. Researchers say this extremely active forecast is especially troublesome due to the compounding risks of COVID-19.

September 21, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

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Ten ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ students selected as Millennium Fellows

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ among only 26 American universities and 80 campuses worldwide to host 2020 Millennium Fellow cohorts.

September 18, 2020Honors and Awards, University News

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International companies to manufacture ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ technology that addresses global sanitation concerns

Agreements coincide with ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ civil and environmental engineering Professor Daniel Yeh’s team being named a winner of the 2020 Patents for Humanity Award from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

September 17, 2020Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

The concentration of mercury in fish in Alaska’s Yukon River may exceed EPA mercury criterion by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions are not constrained, according to a new scientific research paper co-authored by a professor at the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus.

September 17, 2020Research and Innovation

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National TV commercial highlights ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµâ€™s thriving research

A new national TV commercial produced by the University of South Florida is now airing during American Athletic Conference football games. The ad features researchers involved in two high-profile projects and a ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ student as the voiceover talent.

September 15, 2020University News

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University of South Florida is America’s fastest-rising university, according to U.S. News and World Report

For the second consecutive year, U.S. News ranks ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ among nation’s top 50 public universities.

September 14, 2020Honors and Awards, University News

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ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ recognized in top 50 for several prestigious national and international rankings

Newly released rankings place the University of South Florida among the nation’s top 50 public universities, further solidifying ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµâ€™s position as a leader in academic excellence and world-class research.

September 8, 2020Honors and Awards, University News

Despite two approved medications and at least 100 clinical trials later, an urgent need for new treatments to improve the lives of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a relentlessly progressive and fatal disease, continues to exist.

September 3, 2020Research and Innovation, ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Criminology Professor Bryanna Fox with Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan speaking at a press conference

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ criminology professor to provide oversight of implementation of new Tampa Police policies designed to improve community relations

The University of South Florida is assisting the Tampa Police Department’s efforts to build strong relationships between officers and the community. The city of Tampa and ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Criminology Professor Bryanna Fox have agreed to a formal 18-month partnership following her leadership on Mayor Jane Castor’s Community Task Force on Policing.

September 2, 2020Research and Innovation, University News

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ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ supports COVID-19 research partnerships with new seed grants

The University of South Florida will provide seed funding to 14 new research projects designed to address the medical, technological and societal issues of COVID-19. This brings the total of institutional resources invested into pandemic research to more than $1 million.

September 2, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met with ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ President Steve Currall and members of his leadership team for a panel discussion on the impact COVID-19 has had on the reopening of Florida schools.

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ hosts Gov. DeSantis for a panel discussion about COVID-19’s impact on education

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met with ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ President Steve Currall and members of his leadership team for a panel discussion on the impact COVID-19 has had on the reopening of Florida schools.

September 1, 2020COVID-19, University News

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Football players lineup to be tested for COVID-19

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ researchers study the effectiveness of innovative pooled testing method for COVID-19

More than 300 University of South Florida student-athletes and ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Athletics staff members are participating in a feasibility study of the effectiveness of pooled testing for COVID-19, led by researchers from ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health.

August 31, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

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