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The power of protest
USF expert discusses the significance of past and present social movements and their impact on society (USF Newsroom).
June 25, 2020Research
USF researchers working to find early warnings for severe COVID-19 illness
Researchers at the University of South Florida are working to identify the physiological response to COVID-19, in hopes of developing an early warning system for patients who may be at risk for severe illness (WFTS).
June 24, 2020Health, Innovation
USF Distinguished Health Professor Shyam Mohapatra awarded Florida Academy of Science 2020 medal
Award recognizes pioneering career achievements in nanotechnology, drug development and personalized medicine (USF Newsroom).
June 22, 2020Health, Honors and Awards, Innovation
USF Students Recognized in National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
In the oldest fellowship of its kind, these students shine as future leaders in research, innovation and teaching (USFRI Newsroom).
June 19, 2020Honors and Awards, Research, Student Research
USF audiologists address COVID-19 challenges for the hearing impaired with new face masks
Face masks have dramatically changed the way many of us communicate in public. The CDC recommends we wear them to prevent against the spread of COVID-19. That extra layer of protection does have a few side effects, especially for the hearing impaired. Face masks can reduce sound by as much as 12 decibels and block one’s facial expressions from being seen (USF Newsroom).
June 18, 2020Health, Innovation
University of South Florida uses wearable tech to map progression of COVID-19 in patients
A team of Tampa-based University of South Florida researchers is using wearable technology to study the human body's physiological response to COVID-19 and develop a system to identify patients at risk of severe infection (Becker's Healthcare).
June 17, 2020Innovation
COVID-19 adds urgency to USF researchers’ high-tech solution to nursing home care crisis
Nursing home staffing is a perennial issue, even absent disasters such as hurricanes and pandemics that strike the most vulnerable residents and health care workers with particular ferocity (USF Newsroom).
June 16, 2020Health, Innovation
Developing a wearable device to detect COVID-19 progression in at-risk patients
A new study from researchers at the University of South Florida is shedding light on the human body’s physiological response to COVID-19, insight scientists say could help them develop an early warning system for those most at risk of severe infection. (Irish Tech News).
June 15, 2020Health, Innovation
USF researchers’ study reveals racial disparities in fear of police brutality
A recently published nationwide study by two University of South Florida professors indicates that blacks are five times more likely and Latinos four times more likely to fear police brutality than whites (USF Sarasota-Manatee).
June 15, 2020Research
Squalls out on the Gulf Stream
The USF College of Marine Science lies in a uniquely fantastic and dangerous position. With a beautiful waterfront campus, marine scientists have to go no further than the seawall to collect data.
June 9, 2020Research
Nationwide protests highlight significance of continued research and education to prevent racism
USF researchers have spent decades studying the many facets of civil unrest. They’ve educated tens of thousands of students on significant moments of history and how such history tends to repeat itself. It’s a lesson playing out nationally in response to the death of George Floyd with protests erupting thousands of miles away from where he died in Minneapolis police custody (USF Newsroom).
June 3, 2020Research
Pandemics and International Travel
Timothy H. Dixon, author of Curbing Catastrophe, is a Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and a former commercial pilot (Cambridge University Blog).
June 2, 2020Global Research, Health
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