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'Secret shopper' survey finds women in Florida have difficulty accessing prenatal care, opioid treatment
Researchers found that only 25 percent of prescribers who offer opioid treatment and 64 percent of opioid treatment programs offer appointments to women, regardless of insurance or pregnancy status.
Natasha Jonoska is First USF Faculty Member Selected as a Simons Fellow
A distinguished university professor of mathematics, Dr. Jonoska is among just over three dozen scholars nationwide selected for the 2022 Simons Fellows in Mathematics program. This distinguished fellowship allows researchers to devote up to a year to focus solely on research for the long periods often necessary for significant advances.
March 17, 2022Honors and Awards
USF researchers pivot projects after scammers spoil study
Scammers find a way to dupe people in new ways all the time, and now they’re targeting online research surveys that pay you to participate.
March 17, 2022Research
USF researchers, students study Selah Freedom court program to aid sex-trafficking victims
Researchers at the University of South Florida are playing a role in helping sex-trafficking victims turn their lives around through a court program that offers housing, job training, counseling and other services. The research could become a model for similar programs around the country.
March 14, 2022Research
Social marketers catch cheating on online surveys, casting doubt on compensated internet research
A warning from researchers at the University of South Florida: Scam artists are taking advantage of online surveys that pay for participation — a method of market research that has become more common practice since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 11, 2022Research
Energy Harvesting Finds New Source: RF Waves
Energy harvesting from radiofrequency waves is being investigated by scientists from the University of South Florida, using metamaterials designed to capture low-intensity RF waves similar in intensity to those emitted from cell phone towers.
March 10, 2022Research
$75 million proposed to fund the new Environmental & Oceanographic Sciences Research and Teaching facility at the St. Petersburg campus
This investment will position St. Petersburg as a world-class center of marine and environmental science, education and community engagement.
March 10, 2022Innovation
Students uncover Florida's past at archaeological site
Students gather at Weedon Island Preserve to excavate one of Florida's most significant archaeological sites. The field school—where students learn the proper methods to conduct digs and identify artifacts—is held every two years and is part of a course at USF called Florida Archaeology.
March 9, 2022Student Research
NOAA Administrator visits the USF College of Marine Science, inspires crowd at Hub ribbon-cutting
On March 2, 2022, a group from the USF College of Marine Science led by dean Tom Frazer welcomed the Honorable Dr. Richard Spinrad, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere and the 11th NOAA Administrator, to St. Petersburg for a visit.
March 9, 2022Research
Psilera and USF Collaborators at Morsani College of Medicine Receive Additional Funding to Support Preclinical Studies on New Chemical Entities
The Florida High Tech Corridor matched Psilera's contribution for research focused on developing novel derivatives of DMT with non-hallucinogenic properties for mental health and addiction disorders.
Four St. Petersburg professors rate among top two percent of researchers worldwide
A recent study ranked four University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus faculty members among the world’s best. Hossam Arshour, Barnali Dixon, James McHale and Joan Reid were recognized among a global database of over 100,000 researchers across all fields of study.
March 7, 2022Honors and Awards, Research
USF doctor's national study of asthma treatments for Black and Latino patients a first of its kind
In the first study to look at asthma treatments for Black and Latino patients, researchers at the University of South Florida and around the nation spent more than three years developing solutions to historic inequities in care.
March 7, 2022Health
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