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USF researchers: Florida to reach COVID-19 peak surge next week, herd immunity Sept. 11
Computer modeling shows rapid move toward 90% of Floridians resistant to virus (ABC - 25 WPBF News).
Plastics aren’t what we think. New study finds they’re a tad rubbery, paving the way for better products
A breakthrough by researchers at the University of South Florida and collaborating institutions around the world could pave the way for better products, such as improved batteries, automobile paint and cellphone screens (USF Newsroom).
August 18, 2021Innovation, Research
22 USF Faculty Members Recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards
The pandemic could not divert USF’s top faculty researchers from making big discoveries that shape our understanding of the past, present and future.
August 16, 2021Honors and Awards, Research
USF Health a clinical trial testing site for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for younger children
The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has been selected as a site for a clinical trial testing the Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to less than 11 years.
USF enrolling Bay Area children as part of Moderna vaccine study
The University of South Florida says Moderna is testing efficacy, side effects and dosage; 12,000 children will be enrolled nationwide. One-quarter of them will get a placebo of saline and have their results compared with those who got the real thing (Fox 13).
New book combines current research with classic studies to highlight reptiles' secret social lives
The cold-blooded, scaly creatures are often thought of as solitary, uncaring or asocial. In reality, experts believe they communicate extensively with one another and hunt, feed, court, mate, nest and hatch in groups (USF St. Petersburg Campus).
August 9, 2021Research
Expressive writing reduces relationship conflict and aggression during pandemic, study finds
Individuals who wrote about their relationship troubles during the pandemic from the point of view of a neutral observer had less conflict and aggression with their partner, according to new research from USF’s St. Petersburg campus.
August 5, 2021Research
USF Health joins national study testing how well COVID-19 vaccine prevents spread of SARS-CoV-2 in young adults
The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has begun enrolling university students and other young adults, including those not planning to be vaccinated, for an expanded nationwide study evaluating coronavirus infection and transmission in people ages 18 through 29.
USF researchers release findings from statewide environmental opinion survey, topics include red tide and carbon taxes
Researchers with the University of South Florida have released the results from a statewide survey that measures public opinion and attitudes regarding conservation and environmental policy issues (USF Newsroom).
August 3, 2021Research
How do researchers know it's the delta variant?
The COVID-19 delta variant is by far the most dominant variant circulating right now in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Scientists determine the prevalence of a particular variant through genomics testing and DNA sequencing but according to Dr. Jill Roberts, a molecular epidemiologist at the University of South Florida, the U.S. is only running genomics on about 10 percent of positive cases (WTSP-TV).
Florida may face its worst wave ever as the Delta variant spreads
The state is about a month away from its peak, according to an epidemiologist who tracks the virus there. “Short term and long term, the cases are going to explode,” Edwin Michael, a professor of epidemiology at the University of South Florida, in Tampa, said in an interview. “We are predicting that the cases will be peaking the first week of September” (New York Times).
Thinking big by focusing small: USF establishes Institute of Microbiomes
Microbiomes impact everything from metabolism to immunity. Now, the University of South Florida's new Institute of Microbiomes is looking into how these tiny organisms can be used to improve our health and the environment (Bay News 9).