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![COVID molecule](/images/news/2022/university-of-south-florida-researchers-release-national-public-opinion-survey-findings-on-omicron-concerns-vaccine-mandates-bidens-approval-ratings/survey-listing.jpg)
University of South Florida researchers release national public opinion survey findings on omicron concerns, vaccine mandates, Biden's approval ratings
Other topics surveyed include vaccine requirements for air travel, partisan views on COVID-19
January 12, 2022Research and Innovation
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Study finds Rwandan genocide chemically modified the DNA of victims and victims’ offspring
Scientists with the USF Genomics Program Center for Global Health and Infectious Disease Research have taken a significant step in providing the people of Rwanda the scientific tools they need to help address mental health issues that stemmed from the 1994 genocides of the Tutsi ethnic group.
January 10, 2022Research and Innovation
![Center of Excellence in Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences](/images/news/2022/usf-to-launch-new-center-of-excellence-in-environmental-and-oceanographic-sciences-on-the-stpetersburg-campus/eos-listing.jpg)
USF to launch new Center of Excellence in Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences on the St. Petersburg campus
The University of South Florida is seeking support from the Florida Legislature and the local community to advance a bold new plan for an interdisciplinary center of excellence that will harness the collective power of colleges and departments from throughout the university to address the existential challenges created by climate change, including sea level rise, high tide flooding events and other coastal hazards.
January 10, 2022Research and Innovation, University News
![Student holds phone with the USF symptom tracker on screen](/images/news/2021/usf-wins-prestigious-award-for-innovation-excellence-in-response-to-covid-19/it-award-listing.jpg)
USF wins prestigious award for innovative excellence in response to COVID-19
Throughout the pandemic, USF Information Technology rapidly deployed new solutions that aided in efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and created applications within weeks that provided financial, academic and emotional support to students. It was a tremendous lift that kept students on track in their studies – all made possible by IT’s pre-COVID technical strategy.
December 17, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation
![A prototype device of the home health monitoring system](/images/news/2021/home-health-monitoring/prototype-490-327.png)
USF team creates home health monitoring device to boost independence
Over the course of 15 weeks, USF 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’ quality of life comparable to current sensor systems on the market.
December 15, 2021Research and Innovation
![USF College of Marine Science Associate Professor, Amelia Shevenell, chief sedimentologist, and Victoria University (NZ) Associate Professor and Antarctic Research Center Director, Rob McKay, co-chief scientist, examine sediment recovered from the Ross Sea during International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 374 in 2018 (Credit: Mark Leckie)](/images/news/2021/study-of-antarctic-ices-deep-past-shows-it-could-be-more-vulnerable-to-warming/antarctic-490-327.jpg)
Study of Antarctic ice’s deep past shows it could be more vulnerable to warming
In a study published in Nature, an international team of scientists, including USF College of Marine Science Associate Professor Amelia Shevenell and graduate student Imogen Browne, documented the evolution of Antarctica’s ice sheets about 20 million years ago.
December 15, 2021Research and Innovation
![A stock image of people using their cell phones](/images/news/2021/survey-results-social-media-moderation-regulation/social-survey-490-327-2.jpg)
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 USF, 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 and Innovation
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USF launches first mission to map vulnerable coastal areas in Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico using a remotely operated ‘uncrewed’ vessel
Lessons learned from the innovative, “nested technology” approach will inform coastal resiliency efforts in Florida and beyond.
December 9, 2021Research and Innovation
![Portraits of Norma Alcantar, Sumita Mitra and Subhra Mohapatra, the 3 USF faculty members who have been selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows](/images/news/2021/nai-fellows-2021/nai-490-327.jpg)
Three USF faculty members selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Three University of South Florida faculty members whose inventions in engineering, molecular medicine and chemistry are shaping drug discovery, environmental sustainability and modern dental care have been selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows.
December 7, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News
![Transponders highlighted on the Selmon Expressway](/images/news/2021/swerving-prevention-method-prompts-new-patent-for-usf-engineers/selmon-listing.jpg)
Swerving prevention method prompts new patent for USF engineers
In the midst of reviewing data for the federally funded Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority Connected Vehicle Pilot, USF researchers have been awarded a U.S. patent for their algorithm that detects one of the greatest roadway hazards – swerving.
December 3, 2021Research and Innovation
![A stock image of people using their cell phones](/images/news/2021/researchers-release-findings-nationwide-social-media-opinion-survey/social-survey-490-327.jpg)
University of South Florida researchers release findings from nationwide social media opinion survey
Researchers at the University of South Florida, in partnership with Cyber Florida at USF, have released results from a nationwide survey to better understand patterns of social media usage. Subjects consist of common uses of social media – including e-commerce and political engagement – as well as some effects of usage on social and mental well-being.
November 22, 2021Research and Innovation
![Atomically resolved structure of shock-compressed billion-atom diamond sample displays the complex mechanism of inelastic deformations at extreme pressures and temperature. Credit: J. Willman, Materials Simulation Lab, Oleynik Group](/images/news/2021/physicists-selected-as-finalists-for-nobel-prize-of-supercomputing/bell-prize-490-327.png)
USF physicists selected as finalists for the ‘Nobel Prize of supercomputing’
A team of computational physicists and computer scientists led by researchers from the University of South Florida has reached a new milestone in supercomputing and was selected as a finalist for the field’s most prestigious award.
November 16, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation