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USF Partner in Costa Rica Launches the Country’s First Program to Detect Coronavirus in Wastewater
With more than 5,000 beach surveys, 500 behavioral observations, and 80 interviews to digest, and water quality data to crunch, it was time to celebrate this phase of their NSF-funded coastal health study called MERA, which included several trainings by the USF team to help their colleagues get up to speed on a suite of environmental monitoring techniques (USF College of Marine Science).
July 29, 2020Global Research, Research, Student Research
Tampa Bay hospital admissions directly correlated with mobility data, USF research finds
Data scientists from the University of South Florida have developed a new model to predict the spread of COVID-19 throughout Tampa Bay using mobile data (WFLA).
July 22, 2020Health, Innovation
USF Health researcher wins $6.25 million NHLBI Outstanding Investigator Award
Physician-scientist Dr. Sarah Yuan will expand her nationally prominent microvascular research program to include COVID-19.
July 22, 2020Health
USF Health researchers use firefly glow enzyme to better understand COVID-19, risk groups
Rather than handling the live virus in the study, researchers are using a safer, COVID-19 pseudotype, which also holds the same enzyme that gives fireflies their glow (WFTS).
July 22, 2020Health, Innovation
A New Use for USF Tech that Predicts Falls for the Elderly: Social Distancing
A system designed and patented at USF to predict if an elderly person might fall has been adapted to help businesses enforce social distancing guidelines in the age of COVID-19.
July 21, 2020Health
USF launches half-million dollar program to fight racism in Tampa Bay
The university announced Monday a $500,000 fund was formed by the Office of the Provost and USF Research and Innovation. The fund will invest in yearlong projects from USF researchers, delving into the various factors that contribute to economic disparity, police violence, social injustices and more (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
July 21, 2020Research
USF launches research initiative to better understand and address racism in local, national and international communities
The university will invest $500,000 to support interdisciplinary projects with a goal to foster anti-racism, build community partnerships (USF Newsroom).
July 20, 2020Global Research, Research
USF audiology clinic helps remove barriers with clear masks for hearing-impaired patients
Faculty members from the USF Hearing Clinic started a project in April to create face-view masks that would help their patients see the facial expressions of people at the health center (USF Oracle).
July 16, 2020Innovation
USF is using wearable tech to study coronavirus effects
The University of South Florida is working on wearable technology that aims to detect the progression of coronavirus in people most at risk (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
July 10, 2020Health, Innovation
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A computer simulation shows how different strategies could stem coronavirus
USF researchers took data from Miami-Dade and modeled what masks and contact tracing, among other strategies, would do (Tampa Bay Times).
July 9, 2020Health, Innovation
Compounds halt SARS-CoV-2 replication by targeting key viral enzyme
Four promising antiviral drug candidates identified and analyzed in preclinical study (ScienceDaily).
July 6, 2020Health, Innovation
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