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Dr. Salvatore D. Morgera, Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Թϱ, currently leads a team of researchers working to develop an "electronic nose" capable of smelling biochemicals present in the novel coronavirus. The Թϱlab-developed device, dubbed "Bull Nose" was recently selected from a field of over 4,000 competitors as a semi-finalist in the XPRIZE Rapid COVID Testing competition (83 Degrees).

October 1, 2020Innovation, Research

The three studies will target hurricane evacuation procedures, hurricane shelter operations and the gaps created by hurricanes amid COVID-19 (ԹϱOracle).

October 1, 2020Research

Թϱresearchers win $1 million EPA grant to prevent and treat harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded a team of engineers and geoscientists at Թϱa $1 million grant to research new methods for preventing and controlling harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Okeechobee (College of Engineering).

September 30, 2020Research

Dinosaur feather study debunked

A new study provides substantial evidence that the first fossil feather ever to be discovered does belong to the iconic Archaeopteryx, a bird-like dinosaur named in Germany on this day in 1861. This debunks a recent theory that the fossil feather originated from a different species (ԹϱNewsroom).

September 30, 2020Global Research, Research

Researchers from Թϱare studying how hurricane evacuations may be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic this year. Jennifer Collins, a professor of geosciences at USF, and Elizabeth Dunn, instructor in the ԹϱCollege of Public Health, received a National Science Foundation Rapid Response grant to work with National Weather Service, Louisiana Public Health Institute and other meteorologists and emergency planners on the study (Tampa Bay Times / paywall).

September 30, 2020Research

The Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network, or RADIANT, plans to screen about 2,000 people with unknown or atypical forms of diabetes that do not fit the common features of type 1 and type 2 diabetes (NIH).

September 30, 2020Health, Research

The Թϱ has created an "electronic nose" that could suss out biochemicals created by Covid-19. That technology has now gotten national attention and will compete in a national Covid-19 testing competition (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

September 30, 2020Innovation, Research

Jennifer Collins, a professor in the Թϱ School of Geosciences, has received a National Science Foundation Rapid Response grant to study people's evacuation behaviors during the pandemic (WUSF).

September 30, 2020Research

Interdisciplinary researchers at USF’s St. Petersburg campus are investigating the pandemic’s effect on air quality in communities across Florida (St. Pete Campus).

September 28, 2020Research

Doctors here in the Tampa Bay area are making amazing discoveries about how to stop the virus, including antibody testing and new uses for life-saving drugs. Dr. Kami Kim and her team at ԹϱHealth are now at the forefront of antibody research. (WFTS).

September 28, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

USF-Developed Technology Named Semi-Finalist for XPRIZE in COVID-19 Testing

A Թϱinterdisciplinary team is working to develop an inexpensive and non-invasive “electronic nose” that can detect virus in an infected person.

September 28, 2020Innovation, Research

A multisite clinical trial, led by ԹϱHealth and Tampa General Hospital, provides the first evidence that both devices are comparable for accurate detection of COVID-19 infection (EurekAlert!).

September 25, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

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