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Թϱ Professor Kathy Black examines how communities benefit by working together to help their age-friendly programs grow and become more successful in Theories of Community Collaboration to Advance Age-Friendly Community Change, published in the Sept. 16 issue of “The Gerontologist” (ԹϱSarasota-Manatee campus).
October 14, 2021Research
ԹϱCoral Researcher Joins with International Colleagues in Identifying Better Ways to Save the World’s Reefs
In the race to save the world’s fragile corals from climate change and disease, ԹϱDepartment of Integrative Biology Assistant Professor John Parkinson is among an international group of scientists looking for better ways to restore damaged reefs.
October 12, 2021Global Research, Research
Team that includes Թϱmarine chemist awarded grant as part of NOAA’s largest 5-year investment to fight climate crisis
For the last 21 years and counting, a fleet of Argo floats roaming the top half of the global oceans have helped scientists keep their fingers on the pulse of the planet — collecting critical data that help us better understand how the oceans are changing in response to human activities (College of Marine Science).
October 12, 2021Research
Tsunami sensing buoy recovered in Tampa Bay
An interdisciplinary group of scientists and engineers at Թϱdeveloped a new type of buoy capable of detecting tiny changes in the ocean floor that can be precursors to large natural events such as tsunamis (ԹϱCollege of Marine Science).
October 11, 2021Research
USF-led team awarded NSF grant to link the green and blue economies
Թϱengineers and marine scientists will work with blue-green “frontline” communities to co-develop a platform for exchanging information that improves public health, environmental quality and the economy (ԹϱNews).
October 8, 2021Research
Թϱ engineering students have created a device that could help patients in the wake of a national ventilator shortage spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
October 8, 2021Health, Innovation, Student Research
Թϱ Health-led team discovers that the compound fenchol has the same beneficial effect as gut-derived metabolites in reducing neurotoxic amyloid-beta in the brain (SciTechDaily).
ԹϱStartup PolyMaterials App’s record year is about to get better
October will bring appearances in two significant showcases for founder and ԹϱEngineering faculty alum Manoj Ram, while the international stage is not far behind.
October 6, 2021Innovation, Research
Scientists at the Թϱ Health (ԹϱHealth) have discovered a new mechanism that helps neurons sense signals from the gut microbiome. The finding explains how fenchol—a natural compound found in basil and other plants—reduces Alzheimer’s disease-associated neurotoxicity in cell culture and in animal models (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News).
Novel technology could be the key to safely reusing disposable face masks and limiting pollution concerns (Lab Manager).
October 6, 2021Innovation, Research
Թϱinvention addresses worldwide mask shortage and pollution concerns
Technology created at Թϱcould be the key to safely reusing disposable face masks. Researchers have figured out a way to rapidly disinfect and electrostatically recharge N95 respirators, recovering their original filtration efficiency and protection capability against COVID-19 and other airborne diseases (ԹϱNewsroom).
October 6, 2021Innovation, Research
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