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University of South Florida rises to its highest position ever in U.S. News & World Report rankings
The University of South Florida has hit an all-time high on U.S. News & World Report’s (U.S. News) annual ranking of the best colleges in America. In the new rankings released today, USF sits at No. 42 among all public universities and No. 97 among all universities public or private.
September 12, 2022Research
USF St. Pete wins $15 million to move forward on flood hub building
The funding was part of $175 million grant initiative from projects pitched by local legislators.
September 12, 2022Research
Lawmakers approve USF's Florida Flood Hub among $175 million in local projects across the state
A legislative panel Friday approved money for more than 230 local projects and programs across the state. Among the approved spending items was $15 million to build a facility to house the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation program at USF St. Petersburg.
September 10, 2022Innovation, Research
State-of-the-art USF Research Center hopes to open opportunities for students
A recently completed building on the campus of the University of South Florida is another piece to the Uptown vision. The goal is for the building to be used for academic and federal research and for corporations to collaborate.
September 9, 2022Innovation, Research
New global patent ranking places USF among world’s top institutions
USF ranks 11th among American public universities in ranking of U.S. utility patents.
September 7, 2022Innovation
USF awarded $20 million federal grant to protect coral reef and mangrove ecosystems
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $20 million grant to a USF-lead team of researchers to develop a standardized approach to the protection and replenishment of coral reef and mangrove ecosystems, which serve as a barrier in protecting our coasts.
September 7, 2022Research
CMS labs join forces to solve the mysteries of Florida’s red tides
In a serendipitous research cruise this summer, three labs within the USF College of Marine Science, plus its glider fleet team, joined forces to improve our understanding of a decades-old question: what causes red tides to form in the Gulf of Mexico?
September 7, 2022Research
'Doomsday glacier,' which could raise sea level by several feet, is holding on 'by its fingernails,' scientists say
Antarctica's so-called "doomsday glacier" -- nicknamed because of its high risk of collapse and threat to global sea level -- has the potential to rapidly retreat in the coming years, scientists say, amplifying concerns over the extreme sea level rise that would accompany its potential demise.
September 6, 2022Global Research
Scientists make major breakthrough in race to save Caribbean coral
Scientists at the Florida Aquarium have made a breakthrough in the race to save Caribbean coral: For the first time, marine biologists have successfully reproduced elkhorn coral, a critical species, using aquarium technology. The spawning could be a game-changer, according to Thomas Frazer, the dean of the College of Marine Science at the University of South Florida.
September 5, 2022Research
Faster in the Past: New seafloor images – the highest resolution of any taken off the West Antarctic Ice Sheet – upend understanding of Thwaites Glacier retreat
The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica has been an elephant in the room for scientists trying to make global sea level rise predictions. A new study in Nature Geoscience led by marine geophysicist Alastair Graham at the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science (USF CMS), adds cause for concern. For the first time, scientists mapped in high-resolution a critical area of the seafloor in front of the glacier that gives them a window into how fast Thwaites retreated and moved in the past.
September 5, 2022Global Research
Microbiome’s connection to heart failure key to new NIH study for USF Health’s Dr. Hariom Yadav
USF Health microbiome expert Hariom Yadav, PhD, has received a grant from the National Institute on Aging to help determine if a common medication can restore microbiome diversity in older patients who have a form of heart failure and, thus, prevent the subsequent problems that tend keep these patients inactive and cause their conditions to worsen.
New study by USF researchers looks to link gut health to Alzheimer's Disease
A new study by USF researchers aims to uncover how gut health affects brain function, and potentially show that improvements in diet could lower chances of getting Alzheimer’s Disease.