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The Tampa-based medical teams have launched dozens of coronavirus-related clinical trials aimed at lessening symptoms and preventing the disease (Tampa Bay Times).

April 21, 2020Health, Research

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ and Jabil Inc. have formalized their partnership with the establishment of a new institute in the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏResearch Park. The $1 million initiative will include new efforts in innovative research, community engagement, and talent development (Tech Transfer Central).

April 20, 2020Innovation, Research

COVID-19 Possibly Striking More Children than Expected

The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported — a hidden detail that could vastly underestimate the demand on health care systems and pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNewsroom).

April 16, 2020Health

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (USF) Health, Formlabs, and Northwell Health have announced they have successfully produced and tested a 3D printed nasal swab to address emergency shortages that hospitals and health care teams may face as testing for COVID-19 increases (SelectScience).

April 16, 2020Health, Innovation

Scientists Conduct First Census of Viruses and Bacteria Living in Florida Springs

The study provides a critical baseline understanding of freshwater springs fed by the Floridan Aquifer, a source of drinking water that has declined in health in recent years (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Marine Science).

April 16, 2020Research

Since the 2010 BP oil spill, marine scientists at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (USF) have sampled more than 2,500 individual fish representing 91 species from 359 locations across the Gulf of Mexico and found evidence of oil exposure in all of them, including some of the most popular types of seafood (Phys.org).

April 15, 2020Research

A new surveillance database could soon show us the locations of new and potential hotspots of COVID-19, thanks to research being done at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ College of Public Health (Fox 13 News).

April 14, 2020Health, Research

Students are a key part of the USF's partnership with the Florida High Tech Corridor's effort to grow the regional STEM talent pipeline (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏResearch).

April 14, 2020Student Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏled over 25 research expeditions Gulf-wide since the DWH to observe temporal and spatial effects on the environment (Mirage News).

April 14, 2020Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudent Alexander Mercier was selected as one of 10 people in the entire country to learn from renowned researchers at the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) in New Mexico this summer. However, he will have to carry it out virtually due to uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏOracle).

April 14, 2020Student Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏMarine Scientists Conclude 10 Years of Unprecedented Studies on the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

On April 20, 2010, the offshore oil drilling ship Deepwater Horizon exploded, killing 11 crewmen and resulting in over $60 billion in clean-up costs, penalties, fines and restitution to affected businesses (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNewsroom).

April 13, 2020Research

Joshua Rokach, the acclaimed chemist and longtime Florida Tech faculty member, is being inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame (Hometown News).

April 9, 2020Innovation