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USF research grant program selects proposals to study systemic racism
As part of a $500,000 research grant program, USF on Wednesday afternoon selected 23 research proposals focused on understanding and addressing the effects of systemic racism at local, national and international levels (USF Oracle).
September 9, 2020Research
USF selects 23 research projects for funding in anti-racism effort
From medicine to marketing to engineering, university researchers will work with community partners to address long-standing disparities and roadblocks to equity (USF Newsroom).
September 9, 2020Research
USF ‘body farm’ shares lessons from the dead
At USF forensics school, some of the best teachers are dead (Sarasota Herald-Tribune).
September 6, 2020Research
Latest round of funding brings USF's total coronavirus project commitment to $1 million
The University of South Florida has submitted a third round of funding for coronavirus-related research projects, bringing its total investment to over $1 million (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
USF tackles 14 more research projects to study coronavirus impacts
Pregnancy, restaurants and first responders are among the topics in a research effort topping $1 million (Tampa Bay Times).
September 2, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF Supports COVID-19 Research Partnerships in New Round of Seed Grants
Newly funded projects from the third round of USF's Rapid Response Research Grant program (USFRI Newsroom).
September 2, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF supports COVID-19 research partnerships with new seed grants
Projects link USF faculty researchers with community organizations, companies to implement discoveries and innovations (USFRI Newsroom).
USF Health was among top U.S. medical centers to test new ALS treatment shown to significantly benefit patients
This week’s New England Journal of Medicine reported results of the pivotal CENTAUR clinical trial; the USF Health ALS Clinic was one of only two sites in Florida for the study (USF Health).
September 2, 2020Health
USF researchers study the effectiveness of innovative pooled testing method for COVID-19
More than 300 University of South Florida student-athletes and USF Athletics staff members are participating in a feasibility study of the effectiveness of pooled testing for COVID-19, led by researchers from USF Health (USF Newsroom).
August 31, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
A Patent for Humanity
Created by a team of USF engineers led by Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Daniel Yeh, human wastewater converter NEWgenerator will be recognized as a winner of the 2020 Patents for Humanity award by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (College of Engineering).
August 28, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation
Research Lab at USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus Receives $30,000 Grant
The Laboratory for Advancement of Crossdisciplinary Innovation was founded by USF professors Giti Javidi and Ehsan Sheybani (Sarasota Magazine).
August 26, 2020Research
USPTO announces 2020 Patents for Humanity winners
The NEWgenerator team is one of the 2020 winners of the Patents for Humanity program, a USPTO initiative promoting game-changing innovations that address long-standing development challenges (USPTO).
August 26, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation
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