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USF researchers to begin searching for possible lost graves in Robles Park
Archeologists continued the search for forgotten graves in Tampa Monday, using ground-penetrating radar to search part of an old cemetery on Sligh Avenue. Dr. Thomas Pluckhahn, a USF archeologist, has been overseeing much of the ground-penetrating radar searches (Fox 13 News).
February 3, 2020Research
New medication may reverse hearing loss
Millions of people suffer from age-related hearing loss. While there are options for those who are struggling to hear, a new medicine to treat hearing loss may be on the way. Dr. Robert D. Frisina, director of the Global Center for Hearing and Speech Research at the University of South Florida has found that combining the hormone aldosterone with anti-inflammatory medication can slow hearing loss (WNDU).
Doing Research in the Harshest Place on Earth - Antarctica
When it comes to learning how tiny sea creatures move through water, there is no place on Earth that David Murphy won’t travel to. That sense of purpose led the mechanical engineering assistant professor to the National Science Foundation’s Palmer Station on Antarctica’s Anvers Island for a week at the end of 2019 (USF College of Engineering).
January 29, 2020Global Research
Who Cleans The Air Best: Molekule Air Or Dyson Cryptomic?
Dr. Yogi Goswami is a distinguished professor at the University of South Florida. His idea was to use his photo-voltaic technology concepts to remove pollutants from the air and then make that system small enough to use in his son’s room at night to help with his allergies. Fast forward a few decades and Dr. Goswami founded Molekule to bring this air purifying tech to everyone (Forbes).
January 28, 2020Innovation
Turning to the gut to better understand depression
Can microbes in our digestive track influence our mental state and, if so, how? That's a focus of study by Monica Uddin, Ph.D., a professor in USF's College of Public Health. As part of USF's Initiative on Microbiomes, Uddin wants to better understand how gut microbiota is linked to the symptoms of depression (Medical Xpress).
Annual Student Research Symposium
The 17th Annual Student Research Symposium will be held on April 16th, 2020. The purpose of the Research Symposium is to showcase the innovative research and creative work that USF St. Petersburg students have produced during the year under the tutelage and with the support of the university’s faculty.
January 20, 2020Student Research
Three Engineering Faculty Members Receive USF Excellence in Innovation Awards
USF's Excellence in Innovation Awards recognize some of the university's top innovators for their research achievements across industry and academia (USF College of Engineering).
January 19, 2020Honors and Awards
Five USF Faculty Members Recognized with Excellence in Innovation Awards
From chemistry to computer science and clean water, these faculty members are some of USF’s top innovators (USFRI Newsroom).
January 15, 2020Honors and Awards, Innovation
A Decade After Deepwater Horizon, the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference Explores Future Directions of Marine Oil Spill Research
Experts Discuss How Fundamental Science Has Advanced Our Knowledge of Marine Oil Spills, Gulf Ecosystems, and the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Spill (PR Newswire).
January 15, 2020Research
Innovations Magazine - Volume 1, 2020 - A publication of USF St. Petersburg Campus
Groundbreaking research and innovative education at USF St. Petersburg.
January 15, 2020Innovation
Landfill Partners for First in Florida Innovative Research
T2C-Energy began back in 2012 as a University of South Florida spin-off company by the technology developers. Through the support of private (USCleantech), Federal (Department of Energy), and State (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) agencies, the company has scaled the technology out of the lab and to the pilot/demonstration level (Citrus County Chronicle).
January 14, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation
Celebrating a new home: The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute officially opens in downtown Tampa
The new USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute officially opened Jan. 8, 2020, when USF friends, supporters, faculty, staff and students cut through a long white ribbon, signifying the culmination of nearly five years of design and construction on the 13-story building that will help attract the best in education and research (USF Health).
January 9, 2020Health
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