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USF undergraduate research gets a boost with new investment and partnership
Research at the university can become high-grossing patents, new business ventures and high-tech employment opportunities.
November 23, 2022Innovation, Research
USF St. Petersburg gets a bigger boat
Thanks to the generosity of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, an $11.7 million research vessel will soon make the trek from California to its new home in St. Petersburg. The "Western Flyer" will join two other research vessels at USFSP.
November 22, 2022Research
USF anthropologists return Indigenous remains
The University of South Florida Department of Anthropology is increasing efforts to return Native American remains to their ancestors, highlighting that Indigenous people are more than just a part of America’s past.
November 21, 2022Research
USF Research & Innovation, Florida High Tech Corridor invest in undergraduate research across USF
Through the newly formed initiative, USF Research & Innovation and the Florida High Tech Corridor will support undergraduate research opportunities for 150 students across USF.
November 17, 2022Student Research
USF, Florida Inventors Hall of Fame launch IGNITE Program
The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame and museum on the campus of the University of South Florida is using the Great American Teach-In Thursday to launch its new program called IGNITE.
November 17, 2022Innovation
Researchers Create Toolkit to Address Disparities in Transportation and Mobility
Tia Boyd and her colleagues at the University of South Florida’s (USF) Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) created the Transportation Equity Toolkit, which helps communities, municipal governments, metropolitan planning organizations, transportation agencies, and other entities — such as higher education institutions — identify gaps in their transportation and mobility practices and infrastructure.
November 16, 2022Innovation
Three USF faculty named to the Clarivate 2022 Highly Cited Researchers list
These researchers achieved this distinction for the significant new knowledge they generated in their disciplines of tourism management, mathematics and transportation engineering.
November 15, 2022Global Research, Honors and Awards
USF-led team detects toxic “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, in Tampa Bay fish and sediments
For the first time, a team led by the USF College of Marine Science (USF CMS) assessed the distribution and concentration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or “forever chemicals,” in sediments and fishes in Tampa Bay. These initial results, reported in Frontiers in Marine Science, suggest cause for concern.
November 15, 2022Research
New USF patent creates digital alibis
Researchers at the University of South Florida are in the process of licensing a new, patented technology that can more accurately confirm an individual’s identity and location using their voice. The technology, dubbed “Here I am,” creates an unforgeable, encrypted digital certificate on a user’s cellular device.
November 14, 2022Innovation
Nursing college’s impact spans from Tampa Bay to Sicily
Officials with the USF Health College of Nursing recently signed agreements of understanding with two universities in Sicily that will provide opportunities for global exchanges among faculty and students. That includes training, internships, research efforts, professional development and sharing technological expertise.
November 11, 2022Health
USF researchers work to close gap in security to help prove it's you behind a device
Sriram Chellappan developed technology to use your voice to prove you are where you say you are and create a digital alibi, and his reasons sprung from the need for justice. He teamed up with USF business professor Balaji Padmanabhan to create the "Here I Am" app.
November 11, 2022Innovation
USF and St. Pete Innovation District eye $160 million ‘Blue Economy’ grant
In a collaboration, the University of South Florida and the burgeoning St. Petersburg Innovation District are pursuing a grant from the National Science Foundation that would funnel $160 million into marine science innovation in the city.
November 8, 2022Innovation
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