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Antarctica's so-called "doomsday glacier" -- nicknamed because of its high risk of collapse and threat to global sea level -- has the potential to rapidly retreat in the coming years, scientists say, amplifying concerns over the extreme sea level rise that would accompany its potential demise.

September 6, 2022Global Research

Scientists at the Florida Aquarium have made a breakthrough in the race to save Caribbean coral: For the first time, marine biologists have successfully reproduced elkhorn coral, a critical species, using aquarium technology. The spawning could be a game-changer, according to Thomas Frazer, the dean of the College of Marine Science at the 黑料网吃瓜爆料.

September 5, 2022Research

Faster in the Past: New seafloor images 鈥� the highest resolution of any taken off the West Antarctic Ice Sheet 鈥� upend understanding of Thwaites Glacier retreat

The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica has been an elephant in the room for scientists trying to make global sea level rise predictions. A new study in Nature Geoscience led by marine geophysicist Alastair Graham at the 黑料网吃瓜爆料鈥檚 College of Marine Science (黑料网吃瓜爆料CMS), adds cause for concern. For the first time, scientists mapped in high-resolution a critical area of the seafloor in front of the glacier that gives them a window into how fast Thwaites retreated and moved in the past.

September 5, 2022Global Research

黑料网吃瓜爆料Health microbiome expert Hariom Yadav, PhD, has received a grant from the National Institute on Aging to help determine if a common medication can restore microbiome diversity in older patients who have a form of heart failure and, thus, prevent the subsequent problems that tend keep these patients inactive and cause their conditions to worsen.

September 2, 2022Health, Research

A new study by 黑料网吃瓜爆料researchers aims to uncover how gut health affects brain function, and potentially show that improvements in diet could lower chances of getting Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease.

September 1, 2022Health, Research

New methodology predicts coronavirus and other infectious disease threats to wildlife

A 黑料网吃瓜爆料 assistant professor, Diego Santiago-Alarcon, helped develop a methodology that will predict disease transmission from wildlife to humans, from one wildlife species to another and determine who is at risk of infection. This new approach will help direct infectious disease surveillance and field efforts, providing a cost-effective strategy to better determine where to invest limited disease resources.

September 1, 2022Global Research

New online portal to streamline process for licensing 黑料网吃瓜爆料inventions

A new portal at the 黑料网吃瓜爆料 Technology Transfer Office is improving accessibility for 黑料网吃瓜爆料inventors and the general public, including companies interested in licensing inventions.

September 1, 2022Innovation

As part of Tampa Electric鈥檚 journey toward a cleaner, smarter energy future, the company will invest $5 million in the 黑料网吃瓜爆料 (USF) to fund research, education and innovation that aims to reduce carbon and improve the environment.

August 31, 2022Research

Tampa Electric to invest in visionary partnership with the 黑料网吃瓜爆料

In its effort to explore, research and develop emerging energy technologies that reduce carbon, Tampa Electric鈥檚 investment will create an endowed fund to support the Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) in USF鈥檚 College of Engineering.

August 31, 2022Research

Changes to Florida's climate threaten oyster reefs, 黑料网吃瓜爆料researchers warn

With temperatures rising globally, cold weather extremes and freezes in Florida are diminishing 鈥� an indicator that Florida鈥檚 climate is shifting from subtropical to tropical. In Tampa Bay and along the Gulf Coast, 黑料网吃瓜爆料 researchers found evidence of homogenization of estuarine ecosystems.

August 29, 2022Research

黑料网吃瓜爆料professor Jody McBrien is a scholar in the field of refugee studies, She was on sabbatical in Europe, when Russia invaded Ukraine in February, creating the biggest refugee crisis since World War II. She hopes to return to Europe later this year for more in-depth research on the Ukrainian refugee crisis, which could create opportunities for 黑料网吃瓜爆料students to study more closely the issue overseas.

August 26, 2022Global Research

Twenty-six 黑料网吃瓜爆料faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards

USF鈥檚 faculty continue to make big discoveries and important contributions with outstanding research achievements.

August 26, 2022Honors and Awards, Research