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Federal data undercounts Hurricane Irma’s impact on mortality of nursing home residents

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one-in-four people who died from COVID-19 in the U.S. had been living in a long-term care facility. The sobering statistic is even more alarming when you consider the compounding threats of a hurricane. The elderly population is at a greater risk of death than younger individuals, as many are reliant on others to keep them safe.

October 6, 2020Research and Innovation

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Keeping the performing arts performing during a pandemic

As theaters and performance halls remain shuttered due to COVID-19, a University of South Florida dance professor is exploring new ways to connect the public to the art of movement.

October 6, 2020University News

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Method used to track Ebola’s trajectory being applied to COVID-19

What exactly happened in Asia that caused SARS-CoV-2 to rapidly spread across the region and then essentially came to a halt there? That’s what researchers from the University of South Florida are trying to determine in a new study funded by an NSF Rapid Response grant.

October 5, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

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A record 19 USF faculty recognized with Outstanding Research Achievements Awards

From innovators on the frontiers of engineering, physics and health, to a biologist who studies giant squid, to the author of an award-winning children’s graphic novels, meet USF’s top faculty researchers.

October 5, 2020Honors and Awards, University News

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Helping community college students take the road to a four-year degree

A new and inspiring project to help rural, non-traditional Polk State College students attain an Associate of Arts degree at PSC and a bachelor’s degree in Engineering at USF's Tampa campus recently received a $3 million National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics grant.

October 1, 2020Research and Innovation

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

USF's supplier diversity, community engagement initiatives win statewide recognition

The University of South Florida has earned statewide recognition for its supplier diversity and community engagement efforts.

September 30, 2020Honors and Awards

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

The University of South Florida ranks #2 nationally for undergraduate students earning the Peace Corps Prep certificate

In collaboration with the U.S. Peace Corps, the University of South Florida awarded 49 Prep certificates to the graduating class of 2020. Currently more than 200 students are enrolled in the USF Peace Corps Prep program across the university’s three campuses.

September 30, 2020University News

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USF researchers win $1 million EPA grant to prevent and treat harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded a team of engineers and geoscientists at USF a $1 million grant to research new methods for preventing and controlling harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Okeechobee.

September 30, 2020Research and Innovation

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Dinosaur feather study debunked

A new study provides substantial evidence that the first fossil feather ever to be discovered does belong to the iconic Archaeopteryx, a bird-like dinosaur named in Germany on this day in 1861.

September 30, 2020Research and Innovation

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USF-developed technology named semi-finalist for XPRIZE in COVID-19 testing

A USF interdisciplinary team is working to develop an inexpensive and non-invasive “electronic nose” that can detect virus in an infected person.

September 28, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

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USF researchers find death counts fail to capture full mortality effects of COVID-19

More than 200,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19. Some argue that statistic is inaccurate due to inconsistencies in how deaths are being reported. But researchers from the University of South Florida claim that even if those deaths have been correctly measured, the number doesn’t fully convey the true mortality effects of COVID-19.

September 23, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

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Study investigates hurricane evacuations in the era of COVID-19

The 2020 hurricane season is breaking records with 23 named storms, and more are projected to develop over the next few weeks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts there will be as many as 25 by the time the season ends. Researchers say this extremely active forecast is especially troublesome due to the compounding risks of COVID-19.

September 21, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

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