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Startup City: University of South Florida’s role in the innovation ecosystem
USF is already playing a major role in regional innovation, and the university is working toward closer connections with entrepreneurs, investors and others with a creative, can-do approach to business and social problems (St. Pete Catalyst).
July 13, 2021Innovation
Tampa startup treating illness with ‘shrooms receives $2.5 million
The Drug Enforcement Administration has granted a handful of universities permission to research psychedelics. The University of South Florida is one of them, and Psilera Bioscience is an early beneficiary (Tampa Bay Times / paywall).
July 12, 2021Innovation, Research
Florida High Tech Corridor Program Matches Emerging USF Talent, Startups & Industry
From autonomous vehicles to drug development to cybersecurity, USF researchers exploring new frontiers in these rapidly expanding fields are part of a larger mosaic of innovation that extends across the state through the Florida High Tech Corridor (Mirage News).
June 23, 2021Innovation, Research, Student Research
Florida High Tech Corridor Program Matches Emerging USF Talent, Startups & Industry
USF Research & Innovation asked students who are part of the Florida High Tech Corridor's Matching Research Grants Projects to share their experiences. Here are their stories.
June 22, 2021Innovation, Research, Student Research
Local university among top in the world in developing patents
University of South Florida secured nearly 130 patents last year, making it one of the top in the country and world (Business Observer).
June 17, 2021Innovation, Research
USF, four other Florida schools earn high worldwide rankings for patents
USF was awarded 123 patents in 2020, a school record. The University of Florida and the University of South Florida ranked among the top 15 schools in the world to be granted U.S. utility patents last year, according to a new report (Tampa Bay Times).
June 16, 2021Innovation, Research
USF inventors post record patent numbers, ranking in the nation’s top 10 university producers
Annual ranking from the National Academy of Inventors and International Property Owners Association is a key measure of global innovation.
June 15, 2021Innovation
USF professor inducted into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame for her work with cacti
USF College of Engineering professor Norma Alcantar has 12 patents for cactus mucilage, the gummy stuff inside the plant, used for everything from water purification to using it in the fight against Parkinson’s disease (Bay News 9).
June 14, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research
USF Distinguished University Professor Yogi Goswami Honored by American Society of Mechanical Engineers
USF College of Engineering Distinguished Professor Yogi Goswami has been named the 2021 recipient of the ASME Safety Codes and Standards Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for leading the development of new safety standards for thermal energy systems.
June 11, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research
The cactus, the ally of purification
A member of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame, Norma Alcantar is a chemical engineer who has made amazing discoveries with natural products to solve complex problems such as ocean decontamination. The correspondent of the Voice of America in Miami Alonso Castillo takes us into his world of traditions and innovation (VOA).
June 7, 2021Global Research, Innovation, Research
New method developed to improve durability of nano-electronic components, further semiconductor manufacturing
University of South Florida researchers recently developed a novel approach to mitigating electromigration in nanoscale electronic interconnects that are ubiquitous in state-of-the-art integrated circuits (Phys.org).
June 2, 2021Innovation, Research
Auto manufacturers test connected vehicle technology implemented in Tampa Bay, evaluated at USF
The USF Center for Urban Transportation Research has entered the fourth and final phase of a $22 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation to create and implement connected vehicle technology in downtown Tampa (USF Newsroom).
May 27, 2021Innovation, Research
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