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House recommends $60 million for USF Oceanographic Center; leadership seeks community help with balance
University of South Florida leadership led a presentation for the Pinellas Board of County Commissioners, announcing the Florida House has included $60 million of state funding in its latest budget proposal and asking for partnerships to help with the remaining balance for the university’s Interdisciplinary Center of Excellence and Environmental and Oceanographic Science (EOS)
February 8, 2022Research
Poor sleep can triple risk for heart disease
Individual aspects of poor sleep can be detrimental to heart health. But if you combine them, the risk of heart disease can increase by as much as 141 percent. That’s the finding of a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports.
USF joins competitive military network to address key cybersecurity challenges
The U.S. military is enlisting the University of South Florida to help address complex cybersecurity challenges. USF is among 84 universities and colleges nationwide selected to partner with U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) through its new Academic Engagement Network. The goal is to enhance efforts in applied cyber research, applied analytics, strategic issues and future workforce development.
February 4, 2022Research
USF awarded five-year, $1.35 million NIH institutional grant to train scientists in vascular inflammation and injury research
The University of South Florida recently received a highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Training Grant, boosting the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine’s (MCOM) capacity to prepare the next generation of scientists in an emerging area of research applicable to many major diseases.
Digital preservation efforts continue for The Jackson House and all of Tampa
Researchers at USF Libraries have been on a mission to digitally preserve The Jackson House, using 3D laser scanning technology and modeling.
February 2, 2022Research
Research project recovers, remembers lost history of Black cemeteries
After decades of neglect, abandonment and new construction, a project funded by the University of South Florida anti-racism initiative hopes to recover and remember the history of those hallowed grounds through research and art.
February 2, 2022Research
Making St. Petersburg a Flood Hub for sea level rise, resiliency
A rising swell of support from the Florida legislature, Board of Governors, and public and private partners in St. Petersburg indicates that the University of South Florida is poised to make bold strides in addressing climate change, sea level rise, and other environmental challenges Floridians face at present and into the future (83 Degrees).
February 1, 2022Research
Florida researchers show InSAR can detect sinkhole activity
New research by a team of Florida-based academics has revealed that special radar satellite technology makes it possible to identify where unknown sinkhole activity is happening. The findings are based on investigations carried out in a densely populated area of West-Central Florida known as “Sinkhole Alley” by researchers from Florida International University and the University of South Florida.
January 31, 2022Innovation, Research
With seas rising, let’s invest in USF’s resiliency and sustainability research center
USF deserves the Legislature’s help in funding a new Environmental & Oceanographic Sciences Research & Teaching Facility (Tampa Bay Times).
January 28, 2022Research
Ten USF faculty members receive national recognition as AAAS Fellows for academic research
The list includes USF's first Black honoree.
January 26, 2022Honors and Awards, Research
Institute on Black Life conference to delve into historic and contemporary issues impacting local African American communities
Kicking off Black Heritage Month, USF’s Institute on Black Life (IBL) will bring together academics, community leaders, students and residents to highlight community projects and facilitate ongoing research into the history and culture of the Black experience.
January 26, 2022Research
Physicians, anthropologists and marine biologists start at the soil in launch of program to address nature’s impact on human health
Linking human health to the environment, a growing team of scientists is working together to enhance the impact of microbiomes in a new multifaceted venture called the USF Metropolitan Food Project (MFP). The goal of the project is to address how environmental changes impact food nutrition, and in turn, human health and the risk of viral pandemics.
January 26, 2022Research
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