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USF and defense agencies headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base sign landmark agreement
The University of South Florida has signed two of its largest defense contracts with U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Central Command – both headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base.
October 24, 2024Featured News
NASA’s permanent presence on the moon could begin with USF-invented mapping technology
As NASA continues exploring the moon’s southern polar region to find ice, USF engineers are developing technology to make landing on the moon safer and less expensive.
August 13, 2024Featured News, IAE In the News
Brain injuries in U.S. Special Operations Forces aren’t easy to detect, USF helping develop a solution
Through its partnership with U.S. Special Operations Command, the USF Institute of Applied Engineering has co-led an illuminating study that found repeated exposure to low-level blasts is associated with signs of brain injury in Special Operations Forces.
April 22, 2024Featured News, IAE In the News
USF's new Rapid Experimentation Lab helps US military
ABC Action News got an inside look at the fully functioning lab ahead of its grand opening. The lab has everything from welding to laser manufacturing, and several 3D printers are set up.
March 22, 2024Featured News, IAE In the News
USF opens cutting-edge lab aimed at rapidly providing military solutions
The University of South Florida today opened a cutting-edge lab aimed at providing quick, innovative solutions to the different challenges facing the U.S. Department of Defense.
March 22, 2024Featured News
Rapid Experimentation Lab (REL) Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
Establishing the REL is a great achievement and vital step toward our continued success and commitment in serving the American warfighter in the field and at home. It will provide IAE customers, USF staff and others the opportunity to work and collaborate in a shared space. The REL will also offer partners and colleagues the necessary tools to encourage creativity, support projects, brainstorm with peers, and spark innovative ideas that will support defense personnel in the future.
March 22, 2024Events, Featured News
Mindfulness may combat stress to improve decision-making and performance outcomes
Lisa Penney received support from the University of South Florida Institute of Applied Engineering to investigate whether mindfulness — a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment and acknowledging and accepting feelings, thoughts and physical sensations without judgment — might be an effective intervention for improving decision-making under stressful conditions.
November 1, 2023Featured News, IAE In the News
USF helping the U.S. Department of Defense strengthen its communication, leadership skills
As part of its ongoing partnership, the USF Institute of Applied Engineering is working with U.S. Central Command to enhance the leadership, communication and decision-making techniques of multiple Combatant Commands.
September 11, 2023Featured News, IAE In the News
Hundreds of USF students land internships, secure employment through the university’s partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense
Since its launch in 2018, the USF Institute of Applied Engineering’s (IAE) internship program has grown from four students to more than 700 placed with agencies that support the U.S. Department of Defense, especially U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.
August 23, 2023Featured News, IAE In the News
New USF lab will help develop military technologies
A new lab at the University of South Florida will help speed up the development of technologies for the U.S. military.
September 13, 2022Featured News, IAE In the News