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Who’s hunting the black widow spider? Their brown widow relatives, research shows
Researchers at the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus found that in a container habitat, brown widows were 6.6 times more likely to attack black widows than other related species. The behavior is likely a driver of the black widow spider’s population decline.
March 13, 2023Research, Student Research
USF CMS joins NOAA’s Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network
The USF College of Marine Science is one of nine institutions in a five-year NOAA-funded program that will work directly with communities in the Caribbean region to work on how best to prepare for and “adapt” to higher risks of disasters that come with a changing climate. CMS Professor Frank Muller-Karger leads the USF CMS effort as a co-principal investigator on the team, called the Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network (CCAN).
March 13, 2023Global Research, Research
Dr. Karen Liller named AAHB Fellow
Dr. Karen Liller, a Distinguished University Health Professor in the USF College of Public Health, was recently named a fellow of the American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB).
Dr. Sarath Witanachchi elected Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors
Dr. Sarath Witanachchi, USF College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics chair and professor, is one of five USF faculty members who have been named by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) to its new class of 2023 Senior Members.
March 10, 2023Honors and Awards, Innovation
USF researchers focus on the ‘Achilles heel’ of drug-resistant bacteria: Cell division
The World Health Organization (WHO) labels antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections as one of the biggest threats to human health in the world today.
USF researchers asked to evaluate a new police program
The University of South Florida’s Center for Justice Research and Policy (CJRP) has been funded to evaluate a new community police program in St. Petersburg, Fla. where case workers are sent to respond to emergency, non-crime 911 calls instead of law enforcement.
March 10, 2023Research
Tempestt Neal of Computer Science Receives NSF CAREER Award
Tempestt Neal, assistant computer science and engineering professor, received a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. The CAREER program is an initiative from the National Science Foundation to support early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.
March 9, 2023Honors and Awards, Research
U.S. Air Force selects USF physicist to identify new methods to improve efficiency and eco-friendliness of computers
With funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research’s Young Investigator Program, Assistant Professor Jacob Gayles aims to improve technology efficiency by using materials that reduce cost and waste.
March 8, 2023Research
A USF researcher attempts to break a world record by living underwater for 100 days
A researcher from the University of South Florida is searching for ways to revive marine environments and test medical technology that could prevent a myriad of diseases in people. But there’s one catch: he’s doing it all 30 feet underwater — and he's trying to do it for 100 days.
March 2, 2023Research
USF researcher attempts to set world record by living underwater for 100 days – hopes to emerge ‘super-human’
Following his military career as a diving saturation officer, Joseph Dituri will examine how exposure to increased pressure will impact the human body and break the world record for days spent in an underwater habitat.
March 1, 2023Research
Partners Fund Early-Stage Innovation Awards in Florida
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. It’s part of the Early-Stage Innovation Fund, a pilot program launched in fall 2022.
February 28, 2023Honors and Awards, Research
Tampa Bay Wave celebrates 10 years of nurturing tech startups and a promising future
With the help of the University of South Florida and a $1 million federal grant, Tampa Bay Wave launched its first accelerator program in early 2013. Ten years later, Tampa Bay Wave is celebrating its anniversary.
February 28, 2023Entrepreneurship, Research
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