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Providing real-world experience of being a scientist
The environmental field methods course at USF St. Petersburg is designed to give aspiring scientists real-world experience collecting samples in the field and analyzing data in the lab.
April 21, 2023Research, Student Research
USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy honors two Sarasota-Manatee campus faculty members
USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy has named two faculty members on the Sarasota-Manatee campus — Lindsay Persohn and Helene Robinson — as recipients of Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Awards, which recognize female faculty at USF for their research, instructional excellence, mentorship and student engagement.
April 21, 2023Honors and Awards, Research
USF and EPA collaborate to improve nationwide water quality and management
Researchers developed a new classification system that will help improve methods for targeting wetland restoration and protection.
April 20, 2023Research
Scientists identify sea urchin killer
The search for the 2022 killer that decimated long-spined sea urchins in the Caribbean and along Florida’s east coast is over. A team of scientists-turned-sleuthhounds identified the small-but-mighty offender: a single-celled organism called a ciliate.
April 19, 2023Global Research, Research
A USF professor discovered what was killing sea urchins in Florida, Caribbean. Here’s how.
Mya Breitbart was part of a team that made the groundbreaking discovery in just four months — uncovering a microscopic pathogen.
April 19, 2023Global Research, Research
USF Humanities Institute sponsors undergrads for national research symposium
The USF Humanities Institute (HI) at the USF College of Arts and Sciences sponsored 23 undergraduate students to present original research at the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium held at Johns Hopkins University in March.
April 18, 2023Research, Student Research
Humans will break the longevity record and live past 122, study says - Popular Mechanics
A new study from Po-Lin Wang, an assistant professor in the Baldwin Risk Partners School of Risk Management and Insurance, proposes that not only will we soon be seeing longer lifespans, but humans will also surpass all age records in the near future. Apparently, the longest-living generations are soon to come.
USF geoscientist discovers new phosphorus material after New Port Richey lightning strike
Due to a chemical reaction caused by a lightning strike, a new phosphorus material developed for the first time in solid form on Earth.
April 11, 2023Research
Registration open for USF Summer Grant Writing Workshop
Registration is open for the Summer Grant Writing Workshops, a certificate program designed to help early career faculty and doctoral students craft compelling funding proposals for their research goals.
April 11, 2023Research
The Stinky Seaweed Blob Approaching Florida Is Absolutely Humongous
In moderation, the brown algae is a key Atlantic Ocean ecosystem component, but this year's bloom is the largest ever recorded.
April 4, 2023Global Research, Research
Local professor helps U.N. create ‘milestone’ water plan
Dr. Heather O’Leary, a University of South Florida St. Petersburg anthropology professor, recently shared her expertise at the first United Nations conference on water in 46 years.
April 4, 2023Global Research, Research
Faculty researchers in USF’s School of Information Systems and Management secure over $17 million in competitive grants
From nurturing the pipeline of high school students interested in technology careers to training health experts on leadership skills, school faculty are leading the charge to improve practice through research, with support from highly selective external grants.
April 3, 2023Research
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