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Warming oceans likely to shrink the viable habitat of many marine animals – but not all

The study, a culmination of 20 years of research by Brad Seibel, is the first to drill down into the relationship between oxygen, temperature and the metabolic requirements of vertical migrators, which include billions of marine animals from tiny crustaceans called krill to the six-foot-long jumbo squid.

October 14, 2022Research

Scientists are working on artificial intelligence that will analyze speech and breathing patterns and vibrations to pick up on changes indicating illness, according to Թϱ’s Health Voice Center.

October 12, 2022Health, Research

Cassill said the university has provided her with a wonderful opportunity to explore her passion. Now she is providing the institution with a $1 million estate gift to create the Cassill Endowed Scholarship in Biology to aid the next generation of aspiring biologists.

October 12, 2022Research

A new organizational design study from researchers at the Թϱ sheds light on the ideal work environment inventors need in order to succeed and thrive when they venture into new knowledge domains.

October 12, 2022Innovation, Research

TD SYNNEX (NYSE: SNX) today announced a partnership with the Թϱ (USF) Patel College of Global Sustainability. This partnership is part of TD SYNNEX’s expanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts, and it allows for the Թϱstudent community to engage in a sustainability project in collaboration with TD SYNNEX as part of a broader Թϱeducational program on sustainability activities.

October 11, 2022Research

Թϱawarded a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to help build more equitable communities

The project focuses on the East Tampa Community Redevelopment Area — home to 38,000 residents and many historic African American neighborhoods. The university will be partnering with East Tampa community members to address disparities in urban infrastructure.

October 11, 2022Research, Student Research

The director of USF's Health Voice Center is a leader on the study, which shows everything from your vocal cord vibrations to breathing patterns when you speak offers potential information about your health.

October 10, 2022Health, Research

Mya Breitbart, “virus hunter” at the CMS, named Distinguished University Professor

Mya Breitbart, a biological oceanography professor at the ԹϱCollege of Marine Science (CMS), published a landmark paper in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (PNAS) about a new sequencing technique called viral metagenomics. The method eventually formed the backbone of Breitbart’s impressive research portfolio, and it’s a big part of the reason she has earned so many accolades, most recently, Distinguished University Professor (DUP) at USF.

October 10, 2022Honors and Awards, Research

Թϱanthropologists begin transfer of ancient ancestors to Native American tribes

The Թϱ Department of Anthropology has begun the final steps in a long process to return the ancient ancestors of Native Americans, previously used for research, to the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

October 10, 2022Research

The university's Preventing Alzheimer's with Cognitive Training (PACT) study, funded by the National Institute on Aging, uses digital brain training exercises to see if they can reduce the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. The study is seeking more than 1,200 participants in the Sarasota area to join.

October 10, 2022Health, Research

The Թϱ and healthy older adult volunteers from the Sarasota area will play an increasingly crucial role in the landmark Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training (PACT) study.

October 6, 2022Health

A protein that could provide assistance to the progression of a protein-based therapy for patients with Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) has been tested by researchers at the Morsani College of Medicine, ultimately leading to successful results, according to lead investigator Svitlana Garbuzova-Davis.

October 5, 2022Health, Research

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