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Morsani College of Medicine researchers win state grants to combat Alzheimer’s, heart disease
Two researchers from the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine have received Florida Department of Health (FDOH) grants to help advance discoveries in Alzheimer’s disease and in tobacco-related heart disease.
Military looks to Cyber Florida for help tackling online attacks
The U.S. military is looking for help with cyber attacks, so defense commanders are tapping the best minds on the latest cybersecurity research at local universities, including Cyber Florida at the University of South Florida.
February 16, 2022Research
University of South Florida researchers discover 45 unmarked cemeteries throughout Tampa Bay
USF forensic anthropologists presented their findings of a two-year study commissioned by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners to identify the locations of unmarked cemeteries on county property.
February 16, 2022Research
Religious service participants faced less isolation-related anxiety during COVID-19
USF researchers have published a study that shows religiously observant people coped better with periods of isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic because of a sense of belonging derived from their religious belief.
February 15, 2022Research
USF leads the nation with six faculty elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors
Faculty from the College of Engineering, Morsani College of Medicine and College of The Arts are the new honorees from USF.
February 11, 2022Honors and Awards
The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame 7th Annual Induction Ceremony and Gala
Florida USF alum Israel Morejon (2020), Dr. Jean-François Rossignol (2020), and Dr. Norma Alcantar (2021) were inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
February 11, 2022Honors and Awards, Innovation
Morsani College of Medicine Faculty Members Elected To NAI’s New Senior Members Class
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named two USF Health Morsani College of Medicine faculty members — Loree Heller, PhD, and Juan Sanchez-Ramos, PhD, MD — to its new class of Senior Members.
February 11, 2022Honors and Awards, Innovation
Scientists Can Spot Shrimp Eggs From Space
By analyzing the light it reflects, scientists can say whether that floating blob in a satellite image is made up of shrimp, seaweed or something else. University of South Florida optical oceanographer Chuanmin Hu and his colleagues have worked out ways of spotting aggregations of small floating objects, such as shrimp eggs, algae, and herring spawn, from space.
February 10, 2022Global Research, Research
USF Scientists Wrap Integrative Topographic and Bathymetric Survey of Lower Tampa Bay
The Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (COMIT), an element of the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science in St. Petersburg, recently completed a four-week field sampling campaign called the Tampa Bay Bathymetry Experiment or TBBEx, to collect data on seafloor bathymetry (water depths) as well as coastal land elevations in the western portion of Tampa Bay.
February 9, 2022Research
USF's new research lab could become statewide hub for human trafficking data
The University of South Florida's new human trafficking research lab is pulling together data to show where the crime is happening in Florida and how to end it.
February 8, 2022Research
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.
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