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USF community demonstrates critical leadership in year-long response to COVID-19
The leadership demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by the University of South Florida has become a true testament to the spirit of faculty, staff and students—a spirit of perseverance, collaboration and community partnership, despite the emotional and often taxing circumstances that have become part of many daily lives (USF Newsroom).
March 12, 2021Health, Innovation, Research
Synapse Summit 2021 highlights USF’s boundary-breaking collaboration with Jabil
USF President Steve Currall hosted an engaging virtual conversation with Jabil CEO and USF alum Mark Mondello during the session titled, “Business Success and Innovation through Boundary-Breaking Collaboration.” (Mirage News).
March 10, 2021Innovation, Research
Red Snapper in the Gulf show signs of stress
Nearly all of the Red Snapper sampled in the Gulf of Mexico over a six-year period by University of South Florida marine scientists showed evidence of liver damage, according to a study reported in Aquatic Toxicology (USF College of Marine Science).
March 10, 2021Research
USF Professor Toru Shimizu Chosen Association for Psychological Science Fellow
Prestigious designation recognizes career discoveries on the function of brains and behavior (USFRI Newsroom).
March 10, 2021Honors and Awards, Research
USF to host Spanish-language virtual sessions on COVID-19, vaccines
The University of South Florida’s College of Public Health will host a series of Zoom discussions with Spanish-speaking faculty to discuss COVID-19 and share information about the vaccine (Tampa Bay Times / paywall).
Million-dollar gift funds research seeking to save lives from lung scarring
As lung damage becomes a more frequent long-term effect among coronavirus survivors, USF Health has received a $1 million gift to conduct a research study that could lead to the development of therapies and treatments to prevent detrimental lung scarring (USF Oracle).
Study reveals process to explain how maternal stress triggers idiopathic preterm birth
A University of South Florida Health preclinical study indicates that FKBP51-progesterone receptor binding plays a critical role in stress-induced preterm birth (USF Health).
Synapse Summit 2021 highlights USF’s boundary-breaking collaboration with Jabil
Synapse Summit, the premier event that unites Florida’s brightest leaders within the innovation economy, is underway and presents some of the University of South Florida’s greatest minds and collaborators (USF Newsroom).
March 9, 2021Innovation, Research
USF engineering department launches satellites on SpaceX rocket, plans to continue investing in technologies
USF’s Institute of Applied Engineering launched three satellites equipped with “revolutionary” communication technology into space Jan 24, leading the way for new collaboration among universities on future projects (USF Oracle).
March 9, 2021Innovation, Research, Student Research
USF researchers use neuromarketing tools to assist Baycare Health System, national public health agencies to assess the impact of COVID-19 messaging
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of South Florida has pooled its expertise and resources in order to help influence the effectiveness of public health messaging related to COVID-19 (USF Newsroom).
March 2, 2021Health, Innovation, Research
10 things you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines
Local medical experts discussed their current understanding of COVID-19 vaccinations and answered audience questions at a recent webinar sponsored by USF Health (83 Degrees).
USF-based archaeologists help uncover lost African American cemetery in Clearwater
More than two dozen grave shafts have been discovered at a lost, but not forgotten African American cemetery in Clearwater. Among the team of researchers who took part in the effort are USF-based archaeologists helping to give a community the chance to memorialize those still at rest under layers of dirt, time and development (USF Newsroom).
February 25, 2021Research
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