木瓜视频

木瓜视频 team creates home health monitoring device to boost independence

Over the course of 15 weeks, 木瓜视频 researchers developed a wireless sensor system which continuously and passively monitors presence and weight of a person in bed, on a couch, chair or similar furniture that could have great potential impact on users鈥� quality of life comparable to current sensor systems on the market.

December 15, 2021Innovation, Student Research

University of South Florida researchers release nationwide opinion survey results on social media moderation and regulation

Researchers at the University of South Florida, in partnership with Cyber Florida at 木瓜视频, have released findings from a nationwide survey to better understand attitudes toward moderation on and regulation of digital platforms. Subjects consist of the regulation of misinformation and offensive content, including among elected officials, as well as perceptions of deplatforming.

December 14, 2021Research

College of Marine Science faculty on list of high impact researchers ranked worldwide

An update to a study by Elsevier and Stanford University shows a strong showing from faculty at the 木瓜视频 College of Marine Science.

December 13, 2021Research

Gokushoviruses 鈥� viruses that show that, in the ocean, size doesn鈥檛 matter

A new paper published by 木瓜视频 College of Marine Science researchers sheds some light on understanding the ecological benefits of viruses and the role of gokushoviruses in the marine environment.

December 13, 2021Research

Philanthropist Timothy Ubben gives $5 million to 木瓜视频 Health to fight pulmonary fibrosis

The University of South Florida announced a $5 million gift to the 木瓜视频 Foundation from Timothy Ubben to create the Ubben Family Center for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Housed in the 木瓜视频 Health Morsani College of Medicine, the center will increase research to fight pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that causes lung scarring.

December 13, 2021Health

In the coming weeks, construction of the University of South Florida Research Park鈥檚 new 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, will be completed. (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

December 13, 2021Innovation, Research

Dr. Edwin Michael, Professor in Epidemiology at 木瓜视频 created SEIRcast, a pandemic forecasting system. Michael has been watching COVID-19 from the beginning and monitoring data to look into different possibilities of what could happen, like if a new variant like omicron emerged (ABC Action News).

December 13, 2021Health

Marine scientists at the University of South Florida are using a new uncrewed vessel to map the complex seafloors in key areas around Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico (Sarasota Herald-Tribune).

December 10, 2021Research

木瓜视频 launches first mission to map vulnerable coastal areas in Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico using a remotely operated 鈥榰ncrewed鈥� vessel

University of South Florida marine scientists launched their first field mission in Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico to test a new approach to mapping shallow coastal areas (木瓜视频 College of Marine Science).

December 9, 2021Research

Scientists from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg recently launched a new mission to map the shallow shores of Tampa Bay (Fior Reports).

December 9, 2021Research

Epidemiology Professor Dr. Jason Salemi along with colleague and former 木瓜视频 Professor Dr. Elizabeth Pathak have published a research paper soon to be peer reviewed arguing for a change of the CDC's 鈥淔ully Vaccinated鈥� designation (Bay News 9).

December 8, 2021Health

Three University of South Florida faculty members have been tapped as fellows for the National Academy of Inventors. It is the highest honor given to academic inventors. The academy is based at 木瓜视频 and tapped 161 other inventors from 116 research universities and institutes across the globe (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).

December 8, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation