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Dinosaur feather study debunked
A new study provides substantial evidence that the first fossil feather ever to be discovered does belong to the iconic Archaeopteryx, a bird-like dinosaur named in Germany on this day in 1861. This debunks a recent theory that the fossil feather originated from a different species (USF Newsroom).
September 30, 2020Global Research, Research
USF Partner in Costa Rica Launches the Country’s First Program to Detect Coronavirus in Wastewater
With more than 5,000 beach surveys, 500 behavioral observations, and 80 interviews to digest, and water quality data to crunch, it was time to celebrate this phase of their NSF-funded coastal health study called MERA, which included several trainings by the USF team to help their colleagues get up to speed on a suite of environmental monitoring techniques (USF College of Marine Science).
July 29, 2020Global Research, Research, Student Research
USF launches research initiative to better understand and address racism in local, national and international communities
The university will invest $500,000 to support interdisciplinary projects with a goal to foster anti-racism, build community partnerships (USF Newsroom).
July 20, 2020Global Research, Research
Pandemics and International Travel
Timothy H. Dixon, author of Curbing Catastrophe, is a Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and a former commercial pilot (Cambridge University Blog).
June 2, 2020Global Research, Health
A Message to the USF Faculty: Guidance on Disclosing Foreign Relationships
The University of South Florida values its research community and recognizes the significant public benefit that comes from your scientific advances and discoveries, many of which would not be possible without our international faculty, students and staff and global collaborations. Faculty are asked to review this recent message on disclosing foreign research relationships.
February 14, 2020Global Research
USF professor patent could help slow Coronavirus spread in China
A professor at the University of South Florida may hold the key to helping slow the spread of Coronavirus. Dr. Yogi Goswami is an inventor and distinguished professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at USF. He created a unique technology that doesn’t just filter air, it actually kills viruses and other pathogens in the air too small for filtration (WFLA).
February 10, 2020Global Research, Health, Innovation
Doing Research in the Harshest Place on Earth - Antarctica
When it comes to learning how tiny sea creatures move through water, there is no place on Earth that David Murphy won’t travel to. That sense of purpose led the mechanical engineering assistant professor to the National Science Foundation’s Palmer Station on Antarctica’s Anvers Island for a week at the end of 2019 (USF College of Engineering).
January 29, 2020Global Research
Research at the ends of the earth
From the heights of Mount Everest to the bottom of the ocean, some researchers go to extremes in their quest for scientific solutions (AAMC).
December 16, 2019Global Research
Creating A Digital Innovation Ecosystem
An interdisciplinary team from the University of South Florida’s (USF) Institute for Digital Exploration (IDEx), directed by Dr. Davide Tanasi, and USF’s Access 3D Lab, directed by Dr. Laura Harrison, embarked on a collaborative research project in Sicily and Malta. The project focused on the virtualization of ancient iconography in two prehistoric caves and two Roman imperial dwellings spanning 18,000 years (USF College of Arts & Sciences).
December 11, 2019Global Research, Innovation
USF-Botswana Collaborative Research Project to Develop a Portable Energy Source for Rural Africa
Eight undergraduate seniors and juniors from the University of South Florida (USF) have been selected for a challenging and rewarding research program funded by the National Science Foundation. The objective of the project is to develop a renewable energy source based on a novel scientific concept, with the goal of making basic commodities accessible to rural and tribal villages in Africa (USF College of Arts & Sciences).
December 11, 2019Global Research
University of South Florida Wins APLU's 2019 Institutional Award for Global Learning, Research & Engagement
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the national association for the leading 237 research universities in the United States, announced that the University of South Florida is the top winner of its 2019 Institutional Award for Global Learning, Research & Engagement (PR Newswire).
November 10, 2019Global Research, Honors and Awards
trumacro™ Nutrition and the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics Australia (FAST) Announce a Clinical Trial for Nutritional Intervention in Angelman Syndrome
Disruptive Nutrition, LLC the science-based leader in education and innovation for easy-to-access ketogenic products, and a subsidiary of Disruptive Enterprises, today announced its first clinical study in Australia to improve nutrition using ketogenic ingredients in children with Angelman syndrome. This is part of a broader clinical program using medical food formulations launched this past summer under the brand trumacro™ Nutrition.
November 5, 2019Global Research, Health
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