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Fjords, small in size and number, are significant carbon reservoirs
New study shows fjords are small-but-mighty planetary ‘thermostats’ that play an important role in the global carbon cycle
December 8, 2022Global Research
USF Health leads research in using the human voice to diagnose and treat diseases
A new study being led by the University of South Florida and Weill Cornell Medicine called "Voice as a Biomarker of Health," is "collecting human voices to link them to medical information to diagnose a certain disease or to screen for certain diseases with voice," said Dr. Yael Bensoussan, director of the USF Health Voice Center and assistant professor of Laryngology.
December 7, 2022Health
Bots with feelings: Study explores deploying AI chatbots with emotions in customer service
As online retailers increasingly use artificial intelligence chatbots to streamline customer service tasks and replace their human counterparts, new research from the University of South Florida examines how emotion-expressing AI chatbots can impact customer service.
December 6, 2022Innovation, Research
USF faculty develops augmented reality platform
Education and physics professors from the St. Petersburg campus are working with developers from the Advanced Visualization Center in Tampa to help students better comprehend complicated theories on subjects like gravity and electromagnetism. A recent $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) is funding the creation of augmented reality (AR) simulations to propel understanding and educational results.
December 6, 2022Innovation
USF Health, Tampa General Hospital Join FSR Sarcoidosis Clinic Alliance
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and the collaborative pulmonology program of USF Health have joined the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) Global Sarcoidosis Clinic Alliance to advance care and research in sarcoidosis.
December 2, 2022Health
USF students use AI to detect Alzheimer’s
USF Health Taneja College of Pharmacy students Siegrid Pregartner and Laura Borgerding, launched a startup, Janus AI, and designed an AI tool that aids in the early detection of Alzheimer’s. Their focus is to provide patients suffering from the disease more time to make healthcare decisions before the disease hijacks their mental acuity and motor skills.
December 2, 2022Health, Innovation
How the College of Marine Science responded to Hurricane Ian
In the wake of the hurricane, researchers at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science (CMS) have been hard at work studying the storm’s impacts on the state.
November 30, 2022Research
Too many – or too few – job demands can spoil a good night’s sleep
A new study by researchers at the University of South Florida reveals the nuanced relationship between work demands and a good night’s rest. Their results show that moderately demanding jobs predict the most optimal sleep health.
November 29, 2022Research
USF Morsani College of Medicine thrives with Water Street location, Tampa General partnership
Through their partnership, USF Health and Tampa General are working together to expand the Tampa Medical and Research District. What they’re trying to portray, Dr. Charles Lockwood says, is the idea that as they keep growing medical services in the area where the medical school, Tampa General and their operations on Kennedy Boulevard are, “we’re building more and more components of world-class health care.’’
November 29, 2022Health
Pulmonology Program Led by Tampa General Hospital and USF Health Joins Two Global Organizations with a Shared Purpose to Empower Patients
The USF Health and Tampa General Hospital pulmonary and critical care medicine program earned two national designations: as a founding member of the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research Global Sarcoidosis Clinic Alliance and selection as a Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Care Center Network.
November 29, 2022Health
USF patenting new voice-enabled tech to better track location and identity
The University of South Florida is working on securing a patent for technology to better help users confirm their location and identity, all through the sound of their voice. The tech, dubbed “Here I am,” began as a brainchild of USF professors Sriram Chellappan and Balaji Padmanabhan in 2018.
November 28, 2022Innovation
"This is not an isolated story": Forgotten Black cemeteries uncovered in Florida
Anthropologist Antoinette Jackson leads the African American Burial Ground Project at the University of South Florida. She's building a database of desecrated cemeteries (60 Minutes).
November 27, 2022Research
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