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The five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute will support the research of Moffitt’s Lung Cancer Metabolism Group, which is working on four projects to develop new therapies (WUSF).

July 2, 2021Health, Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏDepartment of Education Professor Dr. Brenda Walker is the lead on the research study (Bay News 9).

July 2, 2021Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏmarine scientists detect a record-high amount of Sargassum

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏmarine scientists have used NASA satellite imagery to detect a Sargassum bloom in the Caribbean, central west Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico that's nearly the same size as the record-breaking bloom discovered in 2018.

July 1, 2021Global Research, Research

Port Tampa Bay and the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ College of Nursing have partnered on a project to bring a primary care clinic to the port — the first of its kind in the U.S. (Bay News 9).

July 1, 2021Health

A new article in Nature puts a spotlight on ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Marine Science Professor Mya Breitbart’s exploration of the vast, hidden world of viruses and the heightened importance of studying viruses amid COVID-19.

June 30, 2021Health, Research

Kyaien Conner, behavioral sciences professor at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏand researcher of racial health disparities within the Black community, has faced the mistreatment of low-income minority women in Florida firsthand, inspiring her to help create legislation to help combat it (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏOracle).

June 29, 2021Health, Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏZimmerman School students create COVID-19 vaccination campaign being implemented by professional business organization

The Manasota Black Chamber of Commerce (MBCC) is in the process of implementing a campaign created by students in the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏZimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications that would assist in its efforts to encourage communities of color to get the COVID-19 vaccine (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNewsfeed).

June 29, 2021Health, Student Research

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 (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNewsroom).

June 24, 2021Research

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 (Mirage News).

June 23, 2021Innovation, Research, Student Research

2020: a record-breaking year for the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏglider team

The gliders, which roamed the ocean 208 days last year, help improve our understanding of red tides, hurricanes, ocean currents, and fish (College of Marine Science).

June 22, 2021Research

Florida High Tech Corridor Program Matches Emerging ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏTalent, Startups & Industry

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏResearch & Innovation asked students who are part of the Florida High Tech Corridor's Matching Research Grants Projects to share their experiences. Here are their stories.

June 22, 2021Innovation, Research, Student Research

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. (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth).

June 22, 2021Health, Research