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USF scientist discovers culprit behind massive sea urchin die-off
University of South Florida professor Mya Breitbart has used her work in microbiology to discover the organism responsible for a significant increase in long-spined sea urchin deaths last year.
May 10, 2023Global Research, Research
Southern Ocean Science – a different kind of SOS?
Antarctica might seem like another world away, but what happens on the icy continent has repercussions globally.
May 8, 2023Global Research, Research
Food, fertilizer, fuel? The hunt is on for solutions to the Caribbean’s exploding seaweed problem
The floating brown seaweed known as sargassum has exploded in record-setting mass throughout the region. There is increasing commercial and research interest in developing ways to put it to use.
May 7, 2023Global Research, Research
Associate professor develops motivational chatbot and digital Candyland-like maze to ensure student success
Sanghoon Park will be recognized by the State University System of Florida for his efforts to provide students with an engaging learning environment while teaching them how to develop creative ways to empower and prepare future students in their own digital courses.
May 2, 2023Innovation, Research
U.S. Department of Education awards USF researchers $8 million to enhance school-based mental health programs
Two separate projects led by faculty in the USF College of Education and College of Behavioral and Community Sciences are being funded by a combined $8 million from the U.S. Department of Education to address mental health in Tampa Bay K-12 students.
May 2, 2023Research
Scientists describe carbon cycle in a subglacial freshwater lake in Antarctica for first time
Surprising results from historic study suggest the shrinking West Antarctic Ice Sheet, a major threat to global sea level rise, was smaller and more dynamic in recent geologic past than previously thought.
May 1, 2023Global Research, Research
USF picks architects and construction company, hosts ideation sessions to shape vision for new Nursing/STEM building on Sarasota-Manatee campus
University of South Florida has selected architects and a general contractor for the planned Nursing / STEM building on the Sarasota-Manatee campus.
April 28, 2023Research
Providing real-world experience of being a scientist
The environmental field methods course at USF St. Petersburg is designed to give aspiring scientists real-world experience collecting samples in the field and analyzing data in the lab.
April 21, 2023Research, Student Research
USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy honors two Sarasota-Manatee campus faculty members
USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy has named two faculty members on the Sarasota-Manatee campus — Lindsay Persohn and Helene Robinson — as recipients of Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Awards, which recognize female faculty at USF for their research, instructional excellence, mentorship and student engagement.
April 21, 2023Honors and Awards, Research
USF and EPA collaborate to improve nationwide water quality and management
Researchers developed a new classification system that will help improve methods for targeting wetland restoration and protection.
April 20, 2023Research
Scientists identify sea urchin killer
The search for the 2022 killer that decimated long-spined sea urchins in the Caribbean and along Florida’s east coast is over. A team of scientists-turned-sleuthhounds identified the small-but-mighty offender: a single-celled organism called a ciliate.
April 19, 2023Global Research, Research
A USF professor discovered what was killing sea urchins in Florida, Caribbean. Here’s how.
Mya Breitbart was part of a team that made the groundbreaking discovery in just four months — uncovering a microscopic pathogen.
April 19, 2023Global Research, Research
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