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President Steve Currall to Lead His First ԹϱCommencement Ceremonies

New Թϱ System President Steve Currall will lead his first commencement exercises during summer ceremonies held Aug. 3-4. Currall officially became USF’s seventh president on July 1. More than 3,200 ԹϱSystem degrees will be conferred during a total of three ceremonies at the Yuengling Center in Tampa and the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, including graduates from 48 states and 79 nations.

July 30, 2019University News

Pasco County Middle School teachers learning to identify mental health issues

ԹϱResearch Team Trains Middle School Educators in Identifying, Improving Student Mental Health Problems

To address the growing mental health needs of middle school students, Թϱresearchers are partnering with Pasco County Schools to train teachers in how to identify and improve student mental health problems.

July 30, 2019Research and Innovation

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Men’s Health: Better Sleep, Less Swelling and Reduced Risk of Inflammation

Soomi Lee, PhD, assistant professor in the School of Aging Studies, published a study which examined whether systemic inflammation often found in patients with OA or RA is explained by poorer sleep health in the journal for Arthritis Care & Research.

July 29, 2019Research and Innovation

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Light Pollution May Be Increasing West Nile Virus Spillover From Wild Birds

We’re in the midst of summertime mosquito bite season and cities across the country are reporting a heightened number of West Nile Virus (WNV) cases.

July 24, 2019Research and Innovation, ԹϱHealth

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Public Safety Exercise at Թϱon Friday, July 26

A public safety exercise is scheduled for 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Friday, July 26 at Pizzo Elementary School located on the ԹϱTampa campus. During this drill, expect an increased police presence near the elementary school, and several road or parking lot closures nearby.

July 24, 2019University News

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ԹϱResearchers Find No Human Remains in First Phase of Investigation at Dozier Site

The Florida Department of State (DOS) and the Թϱ (USF) announced that the Թϱresearch team led by Erin Kimmerle, PhD, concluded the first phase of its investigation of the 27 anomalies reported near the Dozier School for Boys and found no evidence of human remains.

July 23, 2019Research and Innovation

Թϱresearcher Tim Dixon in Greenland

“Hold the Door”: ԹϱGeoscientists Discover Mechanisms Controlling Greenland Ice Sheet Collapse

Greenland’s more than 860,000 square miles are largely covered with ice and glaciers, and its melting fuels as much as one-third of the sea level rise in Florida. That’s why a team of Թϱ geoscientists’ new discovery of one of the mechanisms that allows Greenland’s glaciers to collapse into the sea has special significance for the Sunshine State.

July 19, 2019Research and Innovation

As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, National Public Radio’s Science Friday is highlighting imperiled space heritage and the research being done to save these significant sites. USF's Lori Collins, PhD, is featured for her team's work digitally preserving NASA's Launch Complex 34.

July 18, 2019University News

A Թϱresearcher excavating land near the former Dozier School for Boys

Թϱresearchers begin new investigation at Dozier site

A research team from the Թϱ is beginning to examine portions of land near the former Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Fla. this week, after a contractor recently discovered 27 anomalies during routine cleanup work.

July 18, 2019Research and Innovation

A TEDDY progress report, led by USF’s Jeffrey Krischer, shows for first time that combining genetic and environmental factors substantially increases prediction.

July 17, 2019Research and Innovation, ԹϱHealth

The Թϱ’s College of Nursing launched a new community outreach initiative this summer that pairs pediatric nursing students with at-risk youth in neighborhood community centers.

July 17, 2019ԹϱHealth, University News

Everyone deserves an education. That’s the principle DeVara Sims lives by. For more than 20 years, Sims has taught students in public schools how to be better readers. Many of those students have learning disabilities. Some of them spend their days behind bars.

July 15, 2019Research and Innovation

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