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Molekule, the USF-patented clean tech startup, adds 'Game of Thrones' star to investor lineup
Maisie Williams, an actor most known for her role on "Game of Thrones," has invested an undisclosed amount into Molekule. The company's co-founder Yogi Goswami is the director of USF's Clean Energy Research Center and Molekule itself was patented at the university and has research facilities in the school (Tampa Bay Inno).
August 24, 2020Entrepreneurship, Health, Innovation
Environmental Scientists: New Federal Rule is a Watershed Moment for U.S. Water Quality
USF School of Geosciences Director Mark Rains is among group of leading water scientists who decry a new federal rule removing protection of some vital streams and wetlands (Science).
August 13, 2020Research
USF researchers release findings from statewide COVID-19 survey
Researchers with the University of South Florida School of Public Affairs have released the first set of results from a statewide survey that measures general opinions regarding the COVID-19 public health crisis and related policy issues, as well as emergency preparedness (USF Newsroom).
August 13, 2020Research
USF College of Marine Science’s Clifford Merz Named Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors has named USF College of Marine Science Senior Research Ocean Engineer Clifford R. Merz as one of its new senior members in recognition of his achievements in inventing marine-based renewable energy technology (USFRI Newsroom).
August 11, 2020Honors and Awards, Innovation
USF researchers aim to predict when coronavirus cases go bad
Using data from wearable devices, they hope to learn if the body sends clues before symptoms get worse (Tampa Bay Times).
August 11, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
NASA testing USF technology for possible use on moon
A technology created at USF could help enable the establishment of a permanent presence on the moon. Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Daniel Yeh has been collaborating with NASA to develop a system that converts human waste into fertilizer and water, which would allow astronauts to grow fresh vegetables in space in a more sustainable way (Mirage News).
August 10, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation
USF Senior VP Paul Sanberg Selected to Inaugural Class of Sigma Xi Fellows
Sigma Xi, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and engineering honor societies, has selected USF Senior Vice President Paul Sanberg for its inaugural class of Fellows (USFRI Newsroom).
August 5, 2020Honors and Awards
Five USF Faculty Elected 2020 Members of the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida
The Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida have selected five University of South Florida professors as new members in recognition of their accomplishments, exceptional research achievements, and high-impact contributions to advancing science, engineering and medicine.
August 4, 2020Honors and Awards
USF Partner in Costa Rica Launches the Country’s First Program to Detect Coronavirus in Wastewater
With more than 5,000 beach surveys, 500 behavioral observations, and 80 interviews to digest, and water quality data to crunch, it was time to celebrate this phase of their NSF-funded coastal health study called MERA, which included several trainings by the USF team to help their colleagues get up to speed on a suite of environmental monitoring techniques (USF College of Marine Science).
July 29, 2020Global Research, Research, Student Research
Tampa Bay hospital admissions directly correlated with mobility data, USF research finds
Data scientists from the University of South Florida have developed a new model to predict the spread of COVID-19 throughout Tampa Bay using mobile data (WFLA).
July 22, 2020Health, Innovation
USF Health researcher wins $6.25 million NHLBI Outstanding Investigator Award
Physician-scientist Dr. Sarah Yuan will expand her nationally prominent microvascular research program to include COVID-19.
July 22, 2020Health
USF Health researchers use firefly glow enzyme to better understand COVID-19, risk groups
Rather than handling the live virus in the study, researchers are using a safer, COVID-19 pseudotype, which also holds the same enzyme that gives fireflies their glow (WFTS).
July 22, 2020Health, Innovation
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