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ABC News: Baby Dies After Being Left in Hot South Carolina Car All Day
David Diamond, professor of psychology, molecular pharmacology and physiology at the University of South Florida, says scientific studies of the brain prove that Forgotten Baby Syndrome does exist.
April 5, 2018USF in the News
Nature: Huge Trove of Unknown Viruses Found in fish, Frogs and Reptiles
Analysis of more than 200 newly discovered RNA viruses confirms that they co-evolved with their vertebrate hosts over millions of years.
April 4, 2018USF in the News
Tampa Bay Business Journal: University of South Florida is on the Map and on the Rise
The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine ranked USF’s Center for Entrepreneurship in the top 15 nationally. USF was the only Florida university to make that list.
March 30, 2018USF in the News
The Conversation: 5 Charts Show How Expensive It is to Have Kids in the US Today
Based on trends in costs, it’s evident why many families are choosing to have fewer children – or in some cases, no children at all.
March 28, 2018USF in the News
Washington Post: Falling Transit Ridership Poses an ‘Emergency’ for Cities, Experts Fear
“The thing that’s perhaps a little bit more scary about this downturn [is] the prospect of technology will continue to nibble away [riders],” said Steven Polzin, program director for mobility policy research at USF’s Center for Urban Transportation Research.
March 24, 2018USF in the News
CNN: Live Bee Sting Acupuncture is Deadly for Madrid Woman
Dr. Thomas B Casale, a professor of medicine at the University of South Florida, said it is "common" to develop a severe reaction to a bee sting after previously being non-allergic.
March 22, 2018USF in the News
Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Technology Among ACE Meeting Topics
Dr. Paul Dosal continued the push for using predictive analytics in his session focused on using data to reach the right students and unlock performance-based funding.
March 12, 2018USF in the News
National Geographic: Why Do We See So Many Things as ‘Us vs. Them’?
We are wired at birth to favor our own group over others. But science might be able to help us move past what divides us.
March 12, 2018USF in the News
83 Degrees Media: Career Readiness – USF Pilots Program to Digitally Demonstrate Skills
USF is helping students compete in an increasingly automated job market through its new Career Readiness Badging program, now in pilot mode on the main campus.
March 1, 2018USF in the News
The Telegraph: Photograph of Lost Giant 100ft Picasso Sculpture Discovered
'Bust of Woman' was to stand alongside an architectural art center designed by world famous architect Paul Rudolph, in the grounds of the University of South Florida, in Tampa.
February 28, 2018USF in the News
The Conversation: How Your Brain is Wired to Just Say ‘Yes’ to Opioids
In 2014, federal officials estimated nearly 2 million people in the United States suffer from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain medicines.
February 27, 2018USF in the News
NBC News: Sheriff in Florida Calls for Power to Detain over Social Media
Christy said that there was currently no language in the law regarding disturbing social media posts or images and that specific situations that can lead to a Baker Act exam "out in the real world can vary quite a bit."
February 22, 2018USF in the News