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2022
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The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame 7th Annual Induction Ceremony and Gala
Florida USF alum Israel Morejon (2020), Dr. Jean-François Rossignol (2020), and Dr. Norma Alcantar (2021) were inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
February 11, 2022Honors and Awards, Innovation
Morsani College of Medicine Faculty Members Elected To NAI’s New Senior Members Class
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named two USF Health Morsani College of Medicine faculty members — Loree Heller, PhD, and Juan Sanchez-Ramos, PhD, MD — to its new class of Senior Members.
February 11, 2022Honors and Awards, Innovation
Scientists Can Spot Shrimp Eggs From Space
By analyzing the light it reflects, scientists can say whether that floating blob in a satellite image is made up of shrimp, seaweed or something else. University of South Florida optical oceanographer Chuanmin Hu and his colleagues have worked out ways of spotting aggregations of small floating objects, such as shrimp eggs, algae, and herring spawn, from space.
February 10, 2022Global Research, Research
USF Scientists Wrap Integrative Topographic and Bathymetric Survey of Lower Tampa Bay
The Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (COMIT), an element of the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science in St. Petersburg, recently completed a four-week field sampling campaign called the Tampa Bay Bathymetry Experiment or TBBEx, to collect data on seafloor bathymetry (water depths) as well as coastal land elevations in the western portion of Tampa Bay.
February 9, 2022Research
USF's new research lab could become statewide hub for human trafficking data
The University of South Florida's new human trafficking research lab is pulling together data to show where the crime is happening in Florida and how to end it.
February 8, 2022Research
House recommends $60 million for USF Oceanographic Center; leadership seeks community help with balance
University of South Florida leadership led a presentation for the Pinellas Board of County Commissioners, announcing the Florida House has included $60 million of state funding in its latest budget proposal and asking for partnerships to help with the remaining balance for the university’s Interdisciplinary Center of Excellence and Environmental and Oceanographic Science (EOS)
February 8, 2022Research
Poor sleep can triple risk for heart disease
Individual aspects of poor sleep can be detrimental to heart health. But if you combine them, the risk of heart disease can increase by as much as 141 percent. That’s the finding of a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports.
USF joins competitive military network to address key cybersecurity challenges
The U.S. military is enlisting the University of South Florida to help address complex cybersecurity challenges. USF is among 84 universities and colleges nationwide selected to partner with U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) through its new Academic Engagement Network. The goal is to enhance efforts in applied cyber research, applied analytics, strategic issues and future workforce development.
February 4, 2022Research
USF awarded five-year, $1.35 million NIH institutional grant to train scientists in vascular inflammation and injury research
The University of South Florida recently received a highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Training Grant, boosting the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine’s (MCOM) capacity to prepare the next generation of scientists in an emerging area of research applicable to many major diseases.
Digital preservation efforts continue for The Jackson House and all of Tampa
Researchers at USF Libraries have been on a mission to digitally preserve The Jackson House, using 3D laser scanning technology and modeling.
February 2, 2022Research
Research project recovers, remembers lost history of Black cemeteries
After decades of neglect, abandonment and new construction, a project funded by the University of South Florida anti-racism initiative hopes to recover and remember the history of those hallowed grounds through research and art.
February 2, 2022Research
Making St. Petersburg a Flood Hub for sea level rise, resiliency
A rising swell of support from the Florida legislature, Board of Governors, and public and private partners in St. Petersburg indicates that the University of South Florida is poised to make bold strides in addressing climate change, sea level rise, and other environmental challenges Floridians face at present and into the future (83 Degrees).
February 1, 2022Research