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CMS scientists on the bottom (and top) of the world!

A group of USF CMS faculty and researchers who comprise ‘The Southern Ocean Science’ (SOS) group, carries out wide-ranging interdisciplinary research in Earth’s polar regions, providing new insights into how processes occurring thousands of miles away affect us here in Florida (USF College of Marine Science).

May 27, 2021Global Research, Research

Piney Point spill ‘diluted’ in Tampa Bay, but USF researchers point to unknown impacts

The harmful nutrients that entered Tampa Bay following the discharge of 215 million gallons of wastewater at Piney Point have mostly diluted, according to University of South Florida researchers (Bradenton Herald).

May 26, 2021Research

USF scientists announce initial findings from Piney Point research effort

University of South Florida College of Marine Science researchers today shared their initial findings of how the Tampa Bay ecosystem has responded to the controlled discharges of nutrient-rich wastewater released from the retired Piney Point fertilizer processing plant (Florida Trend).

May 26, 2021Research

Center for Justice Research and Policy to hold virtual launch event on Wednesday

The Center for Justice Research and Policy, focused on studying causes of crime, criminal justice systems and the community impact of crime, violence and incarceration, will have a virtual launch Wednesday afternoon to recognize its team’s efforts toward enhancing policing and court functions (USF Oracle).

May 25, 2021Research

Development of grant-funded educational research center underway in Caribbean

Assistant professor Patriann Smith was awarded a three-year $3.6 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on March 29 to develop the research center in the Caribbean as part of the Caribbean Educational Research Initiative (USF Oracle).

May 25, 2021Global Research, Research

USF Releases New Information About Water Quality Near Piney Point

Two months after the initial leak, researchers say water quality is improving (CBS Tampa Bay).

May 25, 2021Research

USF scientists announce initial findings from Piney Point research effort

USF College of Marine Science researchers today shared their initial findings of how the Tampa Bay ecosystem has responded to the controlled discharges of nutrient-rich wastewater released from the retired Piney Point fertilizer processing plant.

May 24, 2021Research

USF scientists announce initial findings from Piney Point research effort

University of South Florida College of Marine Science researchers have shared their initial findings of how the Tampa Bay ecosystem has responded to the controlled discharges of nutrient-rich wastewater released from the retired Piney Point fertilizer processing plant (USF Newsroom).

May 24, 2021Research

USF’s Tampa Bay Technology Incubator Wins National Award for Client Service

The International Business Innovation Association lauds USF’s program for supporting startup COI Energy’s trailblazing efforts.

May 18, 2021Entrepreneurship, Honors and Awards, Innovation

New method to improve durability of nano-electronic components to help further semiconductor manufacturing and resilience

USF Mechanical Engineering assistant professor Michael Cai Wang and his research team recently developed a novel approach to mitigating electromigration in nanoscale electronic interconnects that are ubiquitous in state-of-the-art integrated circuits (USF Newsroom).

May 18, 2021Innovation, Research, Student Research

USF biomedical engineers, psychiatrists use neuroimaging technology to more effectively treat depression

A current study initiated by a team of USF biomedical engineers and psychiatrists, including Glenn Currier, chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences as well as senior author of the study, indicates a sign of hope for those seeking effective depression treatment (USF Oracle).

May 18, 2021Health, Innovation

Professor receives National Endowment for Humanities grant for research into citizenship and identity

History Instructor Larissa Kopytoff has received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to continue research into the evolving ideas of citizenship and identity in colonial and post-colonial Africa (USF St. Petersburg Campus).

May 17, 2021Global Research, Research

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