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A new study by ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers aims to uncover how gut health affects brain function, and potentially show that improvements in diet could lower chances of getting Alzheimer’s Disease.

September 1, 2022Health, Research

New methodology predicts coronavirus and other infectious disease threats to wildlife

A ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ 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 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏinventions

A new portal at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Technology Transfer Office is improving accessibility for ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏinventors and the general public, including companies interested in licensing inventions.

September 1, 2022Innovation

As part of Tampa Electric’s journey toward a cleaner, smarter energy future, the company will invest $5 million in the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (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 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ

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

August 31, 2022Research

Changes to Florida's climate threaten oyster reefs, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers warn

With temperatures rising globally, cold weather extremes and freezes in Florida are diminishing – an indicator that Florida’s climate is shifting from subtropical to tropical. In Tampa Bay and along the Gulf Coast, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ researchers found evidence of homogenization of estuarine ecosystems.

August 29, 2022Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏprofessor 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 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents to study more closely the issue overseas.

August 26, 2022Global Research

Twenty-six ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏfaculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards

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

August 26, 2022Honors and Awards, Research

New medical technique to target cause of age-related hearing loss

A well-known imaging test that radiologists use to monitor blood flow from the heart may soon be deployed to pinpoint what part of the ear is experiencing age-related hearing loss.

August 24, 2022Research

Scientists from the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (USF) are using 3D technology to conduct research that could potentially rewrite the history of Greek Sicily.

August 22, 2022Global Research, Research

Dr. Mya Breitbart's lab at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ College of Marine Science is working on figuring out which viruses are in aquatic habitats and what they are doing there.

August 18, 2022Research

A ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ St. Petersburg biologist is back on land after discovering new species of marine life while out in the Gulf of Mexico. She was studying the impacts of the 2010 oil spill and the fish affected by the environmental disaster.

August 17, 2022Research