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ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ becomes first university to join Embarc Collective’s groundbreaking Partnership Program, strengthening Florida’s innovation and talent pipeline

Through its partnership, ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ is taking a bold step to bridge academic innovation with real-world startup application, helping redefine how higher education institutions can power workforce development and regional economic growth.

July 16, 2025Community Partnerships

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ faculty members Andreas Muller, Bo Pei, Nathan Schilaty, Mauricio Segundo, Jamie Toghranegar and Hariom Yadav

Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards advance breakthrough technologies in healthcare, education and security at ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ

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

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ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ awards funding for early stroke detection device, skin diagnostic tool and silicon atomic clock innovations

The University of South Florida Foundation and the ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Research Foundation have awarded Foundation Bull Ring Accelerator Grants to three early-stage start-ups affiliated with the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator.

June 9, 2025Research and Innovation

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Three distinguished ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ faculty innovators selected for the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

Their innovations have led to important advancements in health care, dental technology and cancer treatment.

May 19, 2025Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

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Eleven ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ faculty recognized with research achievement and innovation excellence awards

Contributions made by the ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ researchers span a variety of fields in artificial intelligence, disease prevention, family-school partnerships, oceanographic disturbances and semiconductor production.

April 15, 2025Research and Innovation

Students walking to the conference in front of the Florida inventors hall of fame

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ hosts hundreds of young inventors from across the state

The University of South Florida is building a powerful pipeline of young talent and empowering the next generation of innovators through Invention Convention Florida, a statewide competition where K–12 students turn real-world problems into impactful solutions.

April 15, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

Grid of headshots of 11 ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ faculty members who were named AAAS Fellows

Eleven ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ faculty among 2024 class of Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

This is the third largest cohort from any university in the nation. Recognition as an AAAS Fellow is a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community.

March 27, 2025Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

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ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ ranks among top 20 public universities for new patents

Based on the 82 new patents secured in 2024, ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ is 16th among U.S. public research universities, 26th among all American public or private universities and 38th among universities worldwide.

March 11, 2025Research and Innovation

Dr. Arash Takshi

Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards advance technologies in healthcare, environmental sustainability and disaster preparedness

This initiative supports pioneering research projects with significant commercial potential, providing each selected faculty-led team with seed funding to advance their innovations toward market readiness.

February 6, 2025Research and Innovation

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ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Future of Education Think Tank aims to ‘shift the paradigm'

The think tank is part of an organic, faculty-driven effort to bring together dynamic, interdisciplinary teams to address key areas of emphasis.

February 5, 2025Research and Innovation

Graphic with JIanfeng Chi and Ashok Kumar congratulated for being named 2024 NAI Fellow

Two University of South Florida faculty members named NAI fellows

The ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ researchers are being recognized for their groundbreaking discoveries and innovations in chemical engineering to treat cancer and other challenging diseases and nanomaterials engineering for multifunctional manufacturing applications.

December 11, 2024Honors and Awards

Neda Latifi and Russel Kramer in a research lab

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ sets new record with $738 million in research funding

The milestone comes during ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµâ€™s first full fiscal year as a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and helps demonstrate its impact as one of the nation’s most research-intensive institutions. The new record brings the university closer to reaching its goal of securing $1 billion in annual research funding.

December 10, 2024Research and Innovation

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