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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-Patented Modular Dwelling Ablenook Officially Launches
A new kind of tiny home that can resist hurricanes is set to officially launch in Tampa. AbleNook was originally developed by USF students as a way to help with disaster relief (WFTS).
December 6, 2019Entrepreneurship, Innovation
Two USF Faculty Members Named New National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Honor recognizes career-long achievements in heart research and fiber optics (USFRI News).
December 3, 2019Honors and Awards, Innovation
USF combining science and marketing to revolutionize how items are sold to consumers
The MUMA College of Business opened a new lab with 20 stations, all equipped with the latest facial expression, eye tracking and skin response technology. Research subjects are asked to look at different restaurant menus on the computer and after only a few minutes sensors are able to document what items they focused on and what emotions the subjects were feeling regarding those items (WFTS).
December 3, 2019Innovation, Research
Saving Egmont Key: How 3-D technology could preserve the island’s history
A new effort through the University of South Florida is using 3-D technology to scan and preserve interactive images of the island of Egmont Key in case it vanishes into the sea (WTSP).
November 26, 2019Innovation
USF Geoscientists Develop Technology to Improve Forecasting of Earthquakes, Tsunamis
University of South Florida geoscientists have successfully developed and tested a new high-tech shallow water buoy that can detect the small movements and changes in the Earth’s seafloor that are often a precursor to deadly natural hazards, like earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis (USFRI News).
November 21, 2019Innovation
NASA Lands at USF
The keynote speeches from NASA officials talked about the commercialization of space and opportunities for entrepreneurship, the research going on in zero-gravity environments and what it’s like to spend extended periods of time circling the earth for days on end (USF Newsroom).
November 6, 2019Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Research
Entrepreneurship Student has Knack for Startups
Program cultivates students to forge new businesses, enhancing St. Petersburg’s culture of innovation (St. Pete campus).
November 5, 2019Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Student Research
Celebrating A Tampa Bay Innovation District
There was a very celebratory gathering recently in northern Tampa on the University of South Florida (USF) campus that deserves wider attention. The Innovation Gathering event held a few weeks ago was Tampa Innovation Partnership’s signature annual event created to call attention to innovation in the area and their accomplishments toward the growth of a concerted innovation district there (Financial Advisor).
October 30, 2019Innovation
USF College of Medicine teams up with Microsoft to create first-ever Medical School of Innovation
The University of South Florida has unveiled the nation's first-ever Medical School of Innovation, thanks to a partnership with Microsoft (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
October 30, 2019Health, Innovation
USF Jabil Innovation Institute Aims For Interdisciplinary Solutions
The origin of the University of South Florida Jabil Innovation Institute is like that of many great ideas throughout history – drawn up on a cocktail napkin by two people talking over drinks (WUSF).
October 30, 2019Innovation
Fueling Trucks and Jets with High Octane Waste
Turning trash into fuel could potentially be a big part of achieving energy sustainability, and a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will help researchers associated with the College of Engineering further develop a process that produces diesel and jet fuel from garbage (USF Newsroom).
October 28, 2019Entrepreneurship, Innovation
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