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USF engineer and biologist unite to fight coronavirus with corona discharge
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from the University of South Florida has advanced efforts to establish a novel technology that can rapidly sterilize and electrostatically recharge N95 respiratory masks to restore their original filtration efficiency (USF Newsroom).
May 26, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
Largo company turns diabetes screening into 3-minute coronavirus saliva test
Largo-based Kaligia Biosciences is partnering with University South Florida, Tampa General Hospital and AdventHealth to conduct clinical trials for a saliva test that can detect COVID-19 in three minutes (Tampa Bay Times) (paywall).
May 22, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF-patented 3D nasal swab is being used the world over to help in COVID-19 testing
The USF Health-designed 3D printed nasal swab that broke into national news in late March is now being used by several hundred hospitals and academic medical centers around the country (Florida Trend).
May 22, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF engineers get National Science Foundation grant to study coronavirus
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of South Florida College of Engineering $200,000 to build a digital tool that will allow health professionals, researchers and government agencies to delve further in the coronavirus pandemic (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
USF engineers create ‘ear savers,’ providing relief to health professionals treating coronavirus patients
Medical professionals are required to wear face masks, often continuously during 14-hour shifts. The elastic bands can be painful, and cause sores and headaches. In order to improve their comfort, engineers at the USF College of Engineering have manufactured a special plastic strip that’s lined with hooks, making the straps adjustable (USF Newsroom).
May 18, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
Truist establishes USF Libraries COVID-19 Research and Information Fund with $25,000 grant
The University of South Florida Libraries received a $25,000 grant from Truist Financial Corp. to establish the USF Libraries COVID-19 Research and Information Fund (USF Foundation).
Innovation and research at USF take center stage during pandemic, with increased patent production and funding
The University of South Florida may have steered its students away during the coronavirus pandemic, but innovation is still happening on and off campus (Tampa Bay Business Journal) (paywall).
May 13, 2020Innovation, Research
New online portal forecasts coronavirus transmission to aid officials in management, planning
In collaboration with USF, Notre Dame researchers have initially modeled impacts in the Tampa Bay area. The researchers showed how the area could be affected if government officials relaxed various restrictions, including when a second wave and peak of the COVID-19 pandemic would occur (Notre Dame News).
May 12, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF doctor hoping antibodies will help answer coronavirus questions
A University of South Florida research project is starting to reveal more about COVID-19 in the Tampa Bay area (WFLA).
May 12, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF professor: How well are you working from home during COVID-19?
Professor Tammy Allen recently received a research grant to study how people are managing remote work after having little time to prepare for it (WTSP).
May 12, 2020Research
USF Researchers Find Human Driven-Pollution Alters the Environment Even Underground
Newly published research in prominent journal PLoS One shows seasonal impact on a Sicilian cave system (USFRI Newsroom).
May 7, 2020Research
USF researchers helping fight coronavirus with projects from contact tracing to sterilizing masks
Researchers are moving to quickly help fight the coronavirus and future pandemics. The University of South Florida created a COVID-19 Rapid Response Research grants program. It identified 14 projects for initial funding, with an interdisciplinary range from technology to treatment and social mitigation (ABC Action News).
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