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Gene profile in blood predicts risk of poor outcomes, death for patients with COVID-19

A blood gene profile associated with a high risk of dying from a severe lung disease can also predict poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19, according to a multicenter retrospective study led by the University of South Florida Health. (USF Health).

June 22, 2021Health, Research

Investigating Whales, Penguins, and Seals on the Bottom of the World

It’s tough to study interactions between predators and their prey no matter where you are in the world’s oceans, but it’s especially challenging in the ice-covered Ross Sea (College of Marine Science).

June 22, 2021Global Research, Research

USF researchers release findings from statewide opinion survey regarding hurricane preparedness

Researchers with the University of South Florida School of Public Affairs have released results from a statewide survey that measures the preparedness of Floridians for disasters and the impact of COVID-19 on their household readiness (USF Newsroom).

June 22, 2021Research

USF researchers announce findings on hurricane preparedness

Researchers at the University of South Florida measure Floridian readiness for disasters and the impact of COVID-19 on home readiness. (Florida News Times).

June 22, 2021Research

Projections of US high-tide flooding show rapid increases and extreme months

Continued sea-level rise will exacerbate the issue where present, and many more locations will begin to experience recurrent high-tide flooding in the coming decades (College of Marine Science).

June 21, 2021Research

USF, UCF researchers team up on tech to monitor bridge defects

University of South Florida and University of Central Florida researchers have teamed up with Transtek International Group, hosted at the UCF business incubator. The entities will use their technology to monitor and collect data about the health of U.S. bridges. The eventual goal is to get a vehicle system that allows detection while driving, to avoid significant lane closures (TBBJ).

June 21, 2021Research

Researchers discuss findings with monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19

Researchers with TGH and USF published a paper with what they’re learning about the treatment in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases (ABC Action News).

June 17, 2021Health, Research

Local university among top in the world in developing patents

University of South Florida secured nearly 130 patents last year, making it one of the top in the country and world (Business Observer).

June 17, 2021Innovation, Research

USF researchers release findings from statewide COVID-19 opinion survey regarding vaccine hesitancy and policy

Researchers with the University of South Florida School of Public Affairs have released results from a statewide survey that helps to better understand the factors associated with vaccine hesitancy and measures policy attitudes related to COVID-19 vaccines (USF Newsroom).

June 16, 2021Health, Research

USF, four other Florida schools earn high worldwide rankings for patents

USF was awarded 123 patents in 2020, a school record. The University of Florida and the University of South Florida ranked among the top 15 schools in the world to be granted U.S. utility patents last year, according to a new report (Tampa Bay Times).

June 16, 2021Innovation, Research

USF inventors post record patent numbers, ranking in the nation’s top 10 university producers

Annual ranking from the National Academy of Inventors and International Property Owners Association is a key measure of global innovation.

June 15, 2021Innovation

Could caves on other planets yield the secrets of the universe? USF Geoscientist Bogdan Onac and his international colleagues want to find out

USF School of Geosciences Professor Bogdan P. Onac documents millions of years of Earth’s natural history by exploring caves and lava tubes around the world. But now Onac along with dozens of fellow geoscientists, astronomers, astrobiologists, and robotics and artificial intelligence engineers are urging a new focus on caves on other planets as sites of untold discovery.

June 15, 2021Global Research

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