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Nationwide protests highlight significance of continued research and education to prevent racism

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ researchers have spent decades studying the many facets of civil unrest. They’ve educated tens of thousands of students on significant moments of history and how such history tends to repeat itself. It’s a lesson playing out nationally in response to the death of George Floyd with protests erupting thousands of miles away from where he died in Minneapolis police custody (ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Newsroom).

June 3, 2020Research

Timothy H. Dixon, author of Curbing Catastrophe, is a Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and a former commercial pilot (Cambridge University Blog).

June 2, 2020Global Research, Health

For eighth consecutive year, ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ is in the Top 20 of innovative global universities; Top 10 of U.S. public university patent producers (ľ¹ÏÊÓƵRI Newsroom).

June 2, 2020Honors and Awards, Innovation

The University of South Florida has ranked among the top 10 in the nation for patent production, taking another step in securing its status as a top research university (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

June 2, 2020Honors and Awards, Innovation

The University of South Florida has invested over $680,000 with its latest commitment to funding coronavirus research projects. The university announced it is investing nearly $350,000 into 14 research projects focused on detecting and stopping infections, and innovations in personal protective equipment (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

June 1, 2020Health, Innovation

A team of ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ scientists is working to create a technology that can sterilize and electrostatically recharge N95 respiratory masks (WTSP-TV).

May 29, 2020Health, Research

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Effort Delivers Funding in Second Round of Pandemic Projects

Fourteen new projects will address global issues from infection detection to public perception of virus danger (ľ¹ÏÊÓƵRI Newsroom).

May 29, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ engineer and biologist unite to fight coronavirus with corona discharge

An interdisciplinary team of scientists from the University of South Florida has advanced efforts to establish a novel technology that can rapidly sterilize and electrostatically recharge N95 respiratory masks to restore their original filtration efficiency (ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Newsroom).

May 26, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

Largo-based Kaligia Biosciences is partnering with University South Florida, Tampa General Hospital and AdventHealth to conduct clinical trials for a saliva test that can detect COVID-19 in three minutes (Tampa Bay Times) (paywall).

May 22, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

The ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Health-designed 3D printed nasal swab that broke into national news in late March is now being used by several hundred hospitals and academic medical centers around the country (Florida Trend).

May 22, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

The National Science Foundation awarded the University of South Florida College of Engineering $200,000 to build a digital tool that will allow health professionals, researchers and government agencies to delve further in the coronavirus pandemic (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

May 21, 2020Health, Research

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ engineers create ‘ear savers,’ providing relief to health professionals treating coronavirus patients

Medical professionals are required to wear face masks, often continuously during 14-hour shifts. The elastic bands can be painful, and cause sores and headaches. In order to improve their comfort, engineers at the ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ College of Engineering have manufactured a special plastic strip that’s lined with hooks, making the straps adjustable (ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Newsroom).

May 18, 2020Health, Innovation, Research