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A creation to help combat the coronavirus from ԹϱHealth and Tampa General Hospital is now helping people across the world (ABC News).

October 21, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

The “Bull Nose” electronic device is one of 42 COVID-19 research projects funded by the COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grants program to create an accurate, nonintrusive rapid COVID-19 test (ԹϱOracle).

October 20, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and the Թϱ are launching a new project to figure out why some people are hesitant about getting a COVID-19 vaccine. (ABC News).

October 20, 2020Health, Research

Sleep health dictates success of practicing mindfulness

Sleeping an extra 29 minutes each night can be the key to improving mindfulness, a critical resource that has benefits for daily well-being and work performance (ԹϱNewsroom).

October 19, 2020Health, Research

Թϱand NOAA to launch world-class cooperative ocean mapping center

The Թϱ’s College of Marine Science has been awarded a five-year, $9 million cooperative agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Coast Survey to launch the Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (ԹϱNewsroom).

October 16, 2020Innovation, Research

The Թϱ has received a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use artificial intelligence to fight mosquito-borne diseases. Researchers will collect data through smartphone apps, uploading images of mosquitos that will then be identified with their species and potential to transmit viruses (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

October 15, 2020Innovation, Research

Թϱresearchers exploring what human physiology can tell us about how animals cope with stress

How we respond to stress has been a source of scientific research since the term was introduced more than 70 years ago. While the analysis of human stress response has provided valuable insight, new work from Թϱ researchers is offering a novel perspective on how other vertebrates may regulate flexibility in coping with stress (ԹϱNewsroom).

October 15, 2020Research

Social media could hold important clues as to why some people would hesitate to get vaccinated for Covid-19, according to a Թϱ researcher (St. Pete Catalyst).

October 14, 2020Health, Research

After launching a coronavirus-tracking map at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Թϱ now not only wants to track cases but help organizations and the general public see the bigger picture (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

October 14, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

A study led by the Թϱ found better sleep improves next-day mindfulness, which in turn, reduces sleepiness during the day (EurekAlert!).

October 13, 2020Health, Research

Թϱresearchers develop new technologies to fight mosquito-borne diseases

Թϱresearchers have been awarded a $900,000, four-year grant from the National Science Foundation to use artificial intelligence to fight mosquito-borne diseases. Ryan Carney, assistant professor of integrative biology, and Sriram Chellappan, professor of computer science and engineering, will lead a multi-disciplinary effort to collect data through smartphone apps such as NASA’s GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper (ԹϱNewsroom).

October 13, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

The Թϱ-designed 3D-printed nasal swab is now being used by hospitals, academic medical centers, state governments, and international agencies and health care facilities. Created in March when medical supplies were a significant challenge, the innovative swab allowed entities around the world fight the spread of COVID-19 through widespread testing (AUTM).

October 9, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

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