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Over the course of a decade, scientists looked into a strange phenomenon found in Gulf waters near the BP oil rig after the spill, and 12 expeditions were also mounted to collect environmental data (WUSF).

June 14, 2021Research

More than half the population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Case numbers are declining, but with nearly half of the people not yet vaccinated, it’s clear that trust is not there for many Americans. In an online forum, Trust & Vaccines, a panel of experts looked at what’s motivating people to get the vaccine and why others still are not (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Petersburg campus).

June 14, 2021Health, Research

Community volunteer and ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth patient Bruce Mackey has made a $1.8 million estate gift to ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth to fund a women’s heart health professorship, dermatology research endowment and caregiver education programs at the Byrd Alzheimer’s Center (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth).

June 14, 2021Health

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Health Center has received $1.8 million from a former patient and hospital volunteer (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

June 14, 2021Health, Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Engineering professor Norma Alcantar has 12 patents for cactus mucilage, the gummy stuff inside the plant, used for everything from water purification to using it in the fight against Parkinson’s disease (Bay News 9).

June 14, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏlibrarians are working with ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers and the Tampa Bay community to identify living next-of-kin for those forgotten while bringing historical injustices to light (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏLibraries).

June 11, 2021Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏDistinguished University Professor Yogi GoswamiÌýHonored by American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Engineering Distinguished Professor Yogi Goswami has been named the 2021 recipient of the ASME Safety Codes and Standards Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for leading the development of new safety standards for thermal energy systems.

June 11, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFlorida Health Byrd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute held trials for the new drug.

June 10, 2021Health, Research

Health experts say vaccine engagement efforts are helping build trust in communities, but there is still a lot of work to do. Experts with the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ will combat mistrust in COVID-19 vaccines during a virtual event on Friday (WUSF).

June 10, 2021Health, Research

Marine Life 2030 endorsed as part of UN Decade of Ocean Science

The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, an arm of the United Nations, officially endorsed Marine Life 2030 to officially be part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Marine Science).

June 8, 2021Global Research, Research

A member of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame, Norma Alcantar is a chemical engineer who has made amazing discoveries with natural products to solve complex problems such as ocean decontamination. The correspondent of the Voice of America in Miami Alonso Castillo takes us into his world of traditions and innovation (VOA).

June 7, 2021Global Research, Innovation, Research

Researchers with the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ are studying how effective health care advertisements are at convincing people to receive in-person services. They're inviting people who have been hesitant to seek routine or emergency care because of the COVID-19 pandemic to participate (WUSF).

June 7, 2021Health, Research