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COVID-19 adds urgency to USF researchers’ high-tech solution to nursing home care crisis
Nursing home staffing is a perennial issue, even absent disasters such as hurricanes and pandemics that strike the most vulnerable residents and health care workers with particular ferocity (USF Newsroom).
June 16, 2020Health, Innovation
Developing a wearable device to detect COVID-19 progression in at-risk patients
A new study from researchers at the University of South Florida is shedding light on the human body’s physiological response to COVID-19, insight scientists say could help them develop an early warning system for those most at risk of severe infection. (Irish Tech News).
June 15, 2020Health, Innovation
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
USF invests almost $350K for 14 new coronavirus research projects
The University of South Florida has invested over $680,000 with its latest commitment to funding coronavirus research projects. The university announced it is investing nearly $350,000 into 14 research projects focused on detecting and stopping infections, and innovations in personal protective equipment (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
June 1, 2020Health, Innovation
Federal grant helps USF researchers develop technology to fight coronavirus
A team of USF scientists is working to create a technology that can sterilize and electrostatically recharge N95 respiratory masks (WTSP-TV).
USF COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Effort Delivers Funding in Second Round of Pandemic Projects
Fourteen new projects will address global issues from infection detection to public perception of virus danger (USFRI Newsroom).
May 29, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF engineer and biologist unite to fight coronavirus with corona discharge
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from the University of South Florida has advanced efforts to establish a novel technology that can rapidly sterilize and electrostatically recharge N95 respiratory masks to restore their original filtration efficiency (USF Newsroom).
May 26, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
Largo company turns diabetes screening into 3-minute coronavirus saliva test
Largo-based Kaligia Biosciences is partnering with University South Florida, Tampa General Hospital and AdventHealth to conduct clinical trials for a saliva test that can detect COVID-19 in three minutes (Tampa Bay Times) (paywall).
May 22, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF-patented 3D nasal swab is being used the world over to help in COVID-19 testing
The USF Health-designed 3D printed nasal swab that broke into national news in late March is now being used by several hundred hospitals and academic medical centers around the country (Florida Trend).
May 22, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF engineers get National Science Foundation grant to study coronavirus
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of South Florida College of Engineering $200,000 to build a digital tool that will allow health professionals, researchers and government agencies to delve further in the coronavirus pandemic (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
USF engineers create ‘ear savers,’ providing relief to health professionals treating coronavirus patients
Medical professionals are required to wear face masks, often continuously during 14-hour shifts. The elastic bands can be painful, and cause sores and headaches. In order to improve their comfort, engineers at the USF College of Engineering have manufactured a special plastic strip that’s lined with hooks, making the straps adjustable (USF Newsroom).
May 18, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
Truist establishes USF Libraries COVID-19 Research and Information Fund with $25,000 grant
The University of South Florida Libraries received a $25,000 grant from Truist Financial Corp. to establish the USF Libraries COVID-19 Research and Information Fund (USF Foundation).
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