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USF partners with MacDill Air Force Base to grow and strengthen educational opportunities
The University of South Florida is officially joining forces with MacDill Air Force Base to increase opportunities for collaboration that will benefit both entities. With education at the forefront, the overall goal is to encourage and enhance the study of a variety of fields, including science, technology, engineering and math.
September 19, 2022Innovation, Research
USF Health, Weill Cornell Medicine earn inaugural funding in NIH’s newly launched Bridge2AI initiative, will create artificial intelligence platform for using voice to diagnose disease
As one of four data generation projects funded by NIH’s Bridge2AI, this multi-institution project – co-led by the University of South Florida and Weill Cornell Medicine – will bring together medical, voice, AI, engineering, and ethics experts to create a human voice database using privacy-preserving AI, giving doctors a new tool for diagnosing conditions known to have associations with voice alterations.
September 13, 2022Health, Innovation
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
New online portal to streamline process for licensing USF inventions
A new portal at the University of South Florida Technology Transfer Office is improving accessibility for USF inventors and the general public, including companies interested in licensing inventions.
September 1, 2022Innovation
USF doctoral student invents wood alternative to combat inflated lumber prices
With the help of a National Science Foundation grant, a USF Ph.D. candidate, John Cotter, has developed a new product using recycled plastic materials.
August 8, 2022Innovation, Student Research
USF Student Invents Lumber Alternative Using Recycled Plastic
With funding from the National Science Foundation, a University of South Florida mechanical engineering student has developed a recycled plastic building material to be used as a cost-effective alternative to structural lumber.
August 5, 2022Innovation, Research, Student Research
USF student invents lumber alternative using recycled plastic
The material will be used as a replacement for wood to create fence posts that can last 30 to 50 years, about three times longer than a traditional wood fence.
August 4, 2022Innovation, Student Research
University Researchers Create New Method to Print Copper on Fabric for Wearable Electronics
Department of Electrical Engineering Associate Professor Arash Takshi and USF Research & Innovation Interim Vice President and Professor Sylvia Thomas have developed a new method called hydrogen evolution assisted (HEA) electroplating that makes it possible to print copper directly on fabrics, opening the door to an abundance of technological innovations.
July 25, 2022Innovation, Research
Can ‘brain painting’ help ADHD patients? USF seeks answers
USF computer science and engineering professor Marvin Andujar is studying whether college students diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, can use this futuristic technology to improve attention spans and reduce the need for prescription drugs, which can have side effects.
July 23, 2022Health, Innovation, Research
Innovative cybersecurity programs poised for major expansion
Boosted by millions of dollars in new state funding, USF cybersecurity programs are preparing graduates for high-paying jobs in a field with soaring demand.
July 21, 2022Innovation
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