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PROJECT ON HURRICANE EVACUATIONS IN THE AGE OF COVID-19 MOVES FORWARD
The 2020 hurricane season was initially forecasted to be “an extremely active hurricane season” by numerous forecasting groups – and has since turned out to be an accurate estimation. This expected activity is compounded by the fact that we are in the midst of a global pandemic.
December 9, 2020Research
PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH IN LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES
The University of South Florida’s School of Information Responsive Librarianship Lab (RLL) recently received a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant for the 2020-2021 academic year. Members of the RLL working on this grant include Faculty, staff, and students from the School of Information.
December 9, 2020Community Engagement
PROSTATE CANCER: THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN MEN
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the United States. If caught early, prostate cancer is curable, but mortality results when the cancer starts to spread (metastasis) beyond the prostate.
December 9, 2020Supporting
RECOVERING AN ANCIENT BATTLE FROM THE SEA FLOOR
William Murray, Stathis Professor of Ancient Historyat the University of South Florida (USF) and a team of international researchers from the United States and Europe are working with the Sicilian Superintendency of the Sea to explore and map a rare debris field from a famous ancient naval battle between Rome and Carthage.
December 9, 2020Featured
RESEARCH PROJECTS AT THE ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND CLIMATE LABORATORY
The Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Laboratory (ACCL) lead by USF Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate, Dr. Yasin Elshorbany is currently engaged in several interdisciplinary projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Pandemic Response Research Network (PRRN).
December 9, 2020Accomplishments, Research
SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH SHOWS THAW OF PERMAFROST DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE CAN LEAD TO THE RELEASE OF MERCURY, ENDANGERING MARINE LIFE
University of South Florida Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate, Dr. Yasin Elshorbany, is a co-author on a recent Nature Communications paper entitled “Potential Impacts of Mercury Released from Thawing Permafrost”.
December 9, 2020Accomplishments, Research
USF UNDERGRADUATES PUBLISH BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH ON PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION
Psychology students typically learn about research methods and statistics through their coursework, but in Dr. Jay Michaels’ Social Dynamics Lab at the University of South Florida’s (USF) Sarasota-Manatee campus, undergraduate research assistants apply what they know about these topics to contribute to cutting-edge research.
December 9, 2020Supporting
A PALEOHISTORY OF CLIMATE, VEGETATION, AND HUMAN LAND USE IN COASTAL PERU
The Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture in the Environment (IASCE) at the University of South Florida (USF) recently received a Collaborative Research grant from the National Science Foundation titled “The Ecological Context of Early Settlement in a Southern Peruvian Coastal Valley Circa 5000-1000 BP”.
ART OF FORENSICS DRAWINGS HELP IDENTIFY MAN MISSING FOR 36 YEARS
Forensic examination of the skeleton revealed violent trauma, and the death was determined to be a homicide. The victim was unable to be identified, and the case went cold... until a social media post started circulating, containing an illustration that helped close the case.
June 19, 2020Research
BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE THROUGH A PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LIBRARY
Researchers from the School of Information at the University of South Florida (USF) have established a pediatric library at the Morton Plant North Bay Hospital Recovery Center, a 72-bed, co-ed facility and the only freestanding psychiatric hospital in Pasco County, FL.
June 19, 2020Community Engagement
COLLEGE STUDENTS STRUGGLE WITH FOOD INSECURITY
USF researchers have examined food insecurity, health, and wellness in Tampa Bay and elsewhere, but there remains a need to look within the university at the students, staff, and even faculty. This effort is now compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 19, 2020Community Engagement
DRONES AS AN INFORMATION TOOL
University of South Florida (USF) School of Information Professor Kim Lersch has long been fascinated with locational aspect of social events, looking for answers to the questions of where and why. For the past two decades, her research has examined the locations of incidents of domestic violence, carjackings, suicides, and mentalhealth related calls for service to the police.
June 19, 2020Supporting