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Florida Blue supports ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ epidemiologist’s innovative efforts to track COVID-19

University of South Florida College of Public Health Professor Edwin Michael’s arrival on campus coincided with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, giving an innovative system he’d built to track and predict disease outbreaks its debut amid a global crisis with severe statewide implications.

November 9, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

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Preschool for Creative Learning receives $1.3 million grant to support ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ student parents

The University of South Florida’s Preschool for Creative Learning received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to provide financial assistance and other resources to ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ students who are parents of preschool-aged children.

November 9, 2020University News

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Virtual characters created at ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ to teach emergent bilingual students English

A new research-based app developed at ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ will soon be accessible to K-12 students and teachers in an effort to bolster a more multilingual society.

November 9, 2020Research and Innovation

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ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ students adapt to produce television news broadcasts from home

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ students enrolled in the Florida Focus broadcast news class hoped to spend this fall producing daily news segments in the university’s on-campus studio, but COVID-19 changed those plans. Instead, they’ve been reporting from makeshift mini studios in their homes as they prepare to enter the workforce.

November 6, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ associate professor Davide Tanasi excavating remains from a Roman cemetery in Syracuse, Sicily.

New research traces the origins of trench fever

First observed among British Expeditionary Forces in 1915, trench fever sickened an estimated 500,000 soldiers during World War I. Since then, the disease has become synonymous with the battlefield. But now, new research from an international team of scientists has uncovered evidence challenging this long-held belief.

November 4, 2020Research and Innovation

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New Florida Institute of Oceanography director selected

The University of South Florida announced today the appointment of William Montrose Graham as the new director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography. Hosted by ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ, FIO serves as the state of Florida's hub of oceanographic research and coastal stewardship and as an education and research resource for schools across the State University System.

November 2, 2020University News

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ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ researchers release social media findings from statewide 2020 presidential election survey

Researchers with the University of South Florida have released the results from a statewide survey that measures Floridians’ use of Facebook to engage with the presidential election, as well as their attitudes regarding the political information they encounter online.

October 27, 2020Research and Innovation

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Advanced Visualization Center Manager Howard Kaplan

High-profile homicide trial showcases evidence recreated at ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ

The digital reconstructions of three human skulls created at the University of South Florida are being used as evidence in a high-profile murder trial in California.

October 26, 2020Research and Innovation

The University of South Florida welcomed Lisa Carlton, Diana Michel and Ernie Withers to the Sarasota-Manatee Campus Advisory Board during its fall meeting on Wednesday. Board member Dr. Anila Jain, a distinguished alumna and longtime ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ supporter, also began a new four-year term.

October 23, 2020University News

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Successful ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ guaranteed admissions program renewed with eight state and community colleges

Program supports access to higher education in the Tampa Bay region by providing students with another pathway into ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ.

October 23, 2020University News

Christian Wells, director of the ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Center for Brownfields Research & Redevelopment and professor of anthropology, speaks at an event in Tampa, FL.

EPA administrator announces launch of ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ-led project to address local revitalization efforts through workforce development

The ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Center for Brownfields Research & Redevelopment is launching a program designed to clean up contaminated neighborhoods while creating jobs for residents.

October 22, 2020Research and Innovation

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ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ researchers release findings from statewide 2020 presidential election survey

Researchers with the University of South Florida have released results from a statewide survey that measures attitudes and opinions regarding the 2020 presidential election and the current political climate.

October 20, 2020Research and Innovation

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