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USF Wearable Devices Study Aims To Predict When COVID-19 Symptoms Will Worsen
The study examines how a percentage of otherwise healthy adults are having an "allergic reaction" to the virus. Researchers in several University of South Florida departments—including medicine, nursing and business—are recruiting volunteers from Tampa General Hospital's COVID-19 clinic for a new wearable devices study to predict when symptoms will worsen (WUSF).
September 17, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF Student Innovators Bring Fresh Ideas to Florida Blue Challenge
Entrepreneurial students, from undergrad to doctoral level, join with statewide peers to present new healthcare solutions in upcoming pitch competition (USFRI Newsroom).
September 14, 2020Entrepreneurship, Health, Innovation
USF tackles 14 more research projects to study coronavirus impacts
Pregnancy, restaurants and first responders are among the topics in a research effort topping $1 million (Tampa Bay Times).
September 2, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF Supports COVID-19 Research Partnerships in New Round of Seed Grants
Newly funded projects from the third round of USF's Rapid Response Research Grant program (USFRI Newsroom).
September 2, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF researchers study the effectiveness of innovative pooled testing method for COVID-19
More than 300 University of South Florida student-athletes and USF Athletics staff members are participating in a feasibility study of the effectiveness of pooled testing for COVID-19, led by researchers from USF Health (USF Newsroom).
August 31, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
A Patent for Humanity
Created by a team of USF engineers led by Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Daniel Yeh, human wastewater converter NEWgenerator will be recognized as a winner of the 2020 Patents for Humanity award by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (College of Engineering).
August 28, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation
USPTO announces 2020 Patents for Humanity winners
The NEWgenerator team is one of the 2020 winners of the Patents for Humanity program, a USPTO initiative promoting game-changing innovations that address long-standing development challenges (USPTO).
August 26, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation
Molekule, the USF-patented clean tech startup, adds 'Game of Thrones' star to investor lineup
Maisie Williams, an actor most known for her role on "Game of Thrones," has invested an undisclosed amount into Molekule. The company's co-founder Yogi Goswami is the director of USF's Clean Energy Research Center and Molekule itself was patented at the university and has research facilities in the school (Tampa Bay Inno).
August 24, 2020Entrepreneurship, Health, Innovation
USF College of Marine Science’s Clifford Merz Named Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors has named USF College of Marine Science Senior Research Ocean Engineer Clifford R. Merz as one of its new senior members in recognition of his achievements in inventing marine-based renewable energy technology (USFRI Newsroom).
August 11, 2020Honors and Awards, Innovation
USF researchers aim to predict when coronavirus cases go bad
Using data from wearable devices, they hope to learn if the body sends clues before symptoms get worse (Tampa Bay Times).
August 11, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
NASA testing USF technology for possible use on moon
A technology created at USF could help enable the establishment of a permanent presence on the moon. Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Daniel Yeh has been collaborating with NASA to develop a system that converts human waste into fertilizer and water, which would allow astronauts to grow fresh vegetables in space in a more sustainable way (Mirage News).
August 10, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation
Tampa Bay hospital admissions directly correlated with mobility data, USF research finds
Data scientists from the University of South Florida have developed a new model to predict the spread of COVID-19 throughout Tampa Bay using mobile data (WFLA).
July 22, 2020Health, Innovation
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