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National network to connect researchers and concerned citizens working to preserve historical Black cemeteries
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers have launched the Black Cemetery Network, an interactive website that tracks African American burial grounds and cemeteries across the country, helping raise awareness about their history and to ensure what remains is preserved.
June 24, 2021Research and Innovation

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏplaces second in the state’s 2021 performance-based funding standings, leads all universities in several key metrics
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is once again among the leaders in the State University System’s performance-based funding scores for 2021, according to data released today during a meeting of the Florida Board of Governors (BOG).
June 23, 2021University News

Florida High Tech Corridor Program Matches Emerging ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏTalent, Startups & Industry
From autonomous vehicles to drug development to cybersecurity, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers exploring new frontiers in these rapidly expanding fields are part of a larger mosaic of innovation that extends across the state through the Florida High Tech Corridor.
June 22, 2021Research and Innovation, Student Success
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 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Health.
June 22, 2021Research and Innovation, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers release findings from statewide opinion survey regarding hurricane preparedness
Researchers with the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ 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.
June 22, 2021COVID-19, Research and Innovation
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Nursing has partnered with Port Tampa Bay to create the first-of-its-kind on-site nurse-managed clinical outreach to provide direct care for the thousands of seafarers whose global maritime routes bring them to Port Tampa Bay each year.
June 17, 2021ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers release findings from statewide COVID-19 opinion survey regarding vaccine hesitancy and policy
Researchers with the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ 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.
June 16, 2021Research and Innovation

Could caves on other planets yield the secrets of the universe? ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏGeoscientist Bogdan Onac and his international colleagues want to find out
Joining with scientists around the world and NASA researchers, the team calls for a new focus on exploration of caves on the moon, Mars and beyond.
June 15, 2021Research and Innovation

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏinventors 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, 2021Research and Innovation
Community volunteer and ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth patient Bruce Mackey has made a $1.8 million estate gift to ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth to fund a women’s heart health professorship, dermatology research endowment and caregiver education programs at the Byrd Alzheimer’s Center.
June 14, 2021ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏlibrarians are working with ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers and the Tampa Bay community to identify living next-of-kin for those forgotten while bringing historical injustices to light.
June 11, 2021Research and Innovation

New wellness center builds on the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s commitment to student success
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ broke ground on a three-story, 47,000-square-foot Student Wellness Center on the Tampa campus, a reflection of the university’s deep commitment to health and wellness as a foundation for student success.
June 8, 2021University News