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2022
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U.S. Secretary of Energy meets with USF researchers, community partners
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm was joined by U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor for a meeting with leaders of the USF Center for Urban Transportation Research to learn more about efforts of the Tampa Bay Clean Cities Coalition, which is housed at USF.
June 2, 2022Research
USF researcher harnesses brain power to create art
Dr. Marvin Andujar, director of the Neuro-Machine Interaction Lab at USF, is now combining the power of concentration and art with a technology that allows people to create abstract images by intensely concentrating on colors and shapes.
June 2, 2022Research
USF develops 'brain painting' method for ADHD treatment
The technology can monitor how long a student focuses without a wandering mind all while painting on a virtual canvas.
June 1, 2022Research
USF’s state-of-the-art facility continues to foster Tampa’s innovation ecosystem
The University of South Florida recently opened a new state-of-the-art research center that will provide a link between innovative companies, the university and Tampa Bay’s business community.
June 1, 2022Research
COVID-19 mortality rate five times higher among labor, retail and service workers, study reveals
A USF College of Public Health study shows correlations between COVID-19 mortality rates and the socioeconomic position, gender, ethnicity and race of working adults.
May 31, 2022Research
USF Muma College of Business to host international conference DESRIST 2022
International experts on the design of cutting-edge machine learning, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, blockchain, the Internet of Things, and smart cities will converge on the USF Muma College of Business at the International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST2022).
May 26, 2022Research
New York Times: It’s Not a Bird or a Plane. It’s a Skydiving Salamander
A species called the wandering salamander lives in the tallest trees on earth, and can do a very convincing imitation of flight, parachuting from great heights on its way down to another branch, another tree or the ground.
May 26, 2022Research
USF biologist discovers ‘skydiving’ salamander
After closely studying wandering salamanders for four years, a doctoral candidate at the University of South Florida discovered the amphibians have mastered “parachuting” down the world’s tallest trees. Christian Brown’s study, published in Current Biology, is the first to reveal aerial behaviors in the species.
May 26, 2022Research, Student Research
USF researchers think there is a direct correlation between access to guns & gun violence in America
Mass shootings have become all too common in the U.S. and access to guns is something researchers at USF think is directly correlated.
May 25, 2022Research
USF Health, TGH partner on 3D printing tech for heart surgery
Tampa General Hospital and University of South Florida are working together on a 3D printing technique that whittles a surgery down to less than a third of its time.
May 24, 2022Health, Innovation, Research
Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida Announces Selection of 15 New Members for 2022
Dr. Mya Breitbart, a professor and microbiologist at the USF College of Marine Science, is among 15 prominent scholars from throughout the state of Florida who were selected for membership to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL).
May 23, 2022Honors and Awards
Medical 3D printing at Tampa General Hospital and USF Health Morsani College of Medicine provides clearer map for surgery
Teaming up with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine's Department of Radiology, Tampa General has used 3D printing for planning aortic valve replacements, trauma surgery, cancer surgery and other reconstructions, as well as creating replicas of major organs. This potentially revolutionary technique uses 3D-printed facsimiles to better understand treatment and even reduce risk in invasive and complex surgeries.
May 23, 2022Health, Innovation, Research