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Centuries-old teeth could indicate the effectiveness of pandemic quarantines
Through DNA analysis, USF researchers will trace the evolution of genetics in individuals who died from the Black Death during quarantine, helping determine the effectiveness of containment measures, such as isolation and masks.
July 11, 2023Global Research, Research
Innovation District officials look to the future
Alison Barlow, executive director of the St. Petersburg Innovation District, said she wants the Innovation District’s master plan to envision what the area, and its organizations, could look like decades into the future.
July 11, 2023Innovation
The huge blob of seaweed headed for Florida has shrunk by 75%
The record-breaking mass of stinky seaweed that began appearing on Florida’s iconic beaches this spring, known as the Great Atlantic Sargassum Seaweed Belt, shrunk in the Gulf of Mexico by 75% last month, according to scientists from the University of South Florida’s Optical Oceanography Lab.
July 10, 2023Research
‘Arts have the power to heal.’ Women will use dance, other arts to share their breast cancer journeys at Sarasota-Manatee campus retreat
Women will use dance and other visual arts to explore and share their experiences with breast cancer, during a retreat hosted by University of South Florida faculty members on the Sarasota-Manatee campus.
July 6, 2023Research
USF scientists introduce mosquito tracking dashboard to help keep tabs on insects in Tampa Bay area
Tampa Bay residents with a smartphone can help scientists at the University of South Florida with tracking mosquitoes through an online dashboard, especially now that malaria cases were in Florida this summer.
July 5, 2023Research
Mosquito watch: USF researchers urge use of global dashboard in light of recent malaria cases
People are encouraged to be “citizen scientists” and upload photos of any mosquitoes that they find. By identifying the species of mosquito, the team can determine its potential for carrying diseases and alert local authorities to its location.
June 29, 2023Research
USF awarded more than $8.5 million to train public health leaders in national collaborative leadership program
In an effort to strengthen the U.S. public health system, three national philanthropic nonprofits joined to award USF grants to lead the PHEARLESS initiative designed to rebuild collaboration and leadership skills among public health leaders.
USF St. Pete prepares to begin construction on new environmental research and teaching facility
The USF St. Pete campus will soon undergo construction for the addition of a new science facility to be used to further investigate the marine life and coastal climate struggles that the St. Pete community faces.
June 28, 2023Research
USF College of Arts and Sciences teams join forces to digitally preserve a historically Black cemetery in Pasco County
The USF College of Arts and Sciences’ (CAS) Dr. Antoinette Jackson, anthropology chair and director of the Living Heritage Institute and Story Studio (LHI) and Black Cemetery Network (BCN), has joined forces with Dr. Davide Tanasi, history professor and director of the Institute for Digital Exploration (IDEx), to preserve Mt. Carmel Cemetery, a historically Black cemetery in Pasco County, via 3D digitization techniques.
June 27, 2023Research
USF, Corridor collaboration supports sustainable manufacturing, defense technology and Alzheimer’s research
USF Research & Innovation and the Florida High Tech Corridor are partnering to provide $75,000 to support the advancement of technologies developed by USF researchers.
June 27, 2023Honors and Awards, Research
USF CSE Prof. Katkoori and students granted a US patent for a novel PUF Design
USF Computer Science and Engineering Professor Katkoori and Alumni Rohith Challa and Dr. Arif Islam, have been granted a US patent for an SR Flip-Flop based Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) for Hardware Security. These systems can create randomness for use in applications with high-security requirements.
June 26, 2023Innovation, Research
A collaboration between CSE, Anthropology, and Rapid7 receive $1.5M+ in grants from ONR and NSF
The $1.5M grants over three years, equally split from ONR and NSF, followed the announcement of $1.5M gift from Rapid7 to USF to establish the Rapid7 Cyber Threat Intelligence Lab earlier this year. Together, they made a combined $3M infusion of funds to jump-start the initiative.
June 26, 2023Research