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Federal Data Undercounts Fatal Overdose Deaths Caused by Specific Drugs

Fatal misuse of specific drugs is a bigger problem than federal statistics make them appear, especially in Florida. According to data collected by a researcher at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ, between 2008 and 2017, roughly one-in-three overdose deaths in Florida caused by opioids were not reported by the federal government (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNews).

January 7, 2020Health, Research

The National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute has awarded $2.8 million to Hsiao-Lan Wang, PhD, RN, CMSRN, ACSM EP-C, FAAN, at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ College of Nursing to study whether using a popular fitness gaming system could minimize the fatigue and pain that many head and neck cancer patients face after treatment (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Nursing).

January 3, 2020Health

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏResearchers just helped upgrade app (WFTS).

December 24, 2019Innovation

When Michael Fountain retires next May, the founding director of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Center for Entrepreneurship will be leaving behind both a school and field, that have changed greatly in the almost 25 years he’s been there (WUSF).

December 18, 2019Entrepreneurship

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏReceives $1 Million NSF Grant to Support Underrepresented STEM Students

Interdisciplinary ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏteam launching $1 million S-STEM scholarship project to support graduate students underrepresented in STEM (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Engineering).

December 17, 2019Student Research

From the heights of Mount Everest to the bottom of the ocean, some researchers go to extremes in their quest for scientific solutions (AAMC).

December 16, 2019Global Research

Amazon Alexa Transit Skill Upgraded by ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏEngineer

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏengineer Sean Barbeau, PhD, upgraded the voice personalization feature on Amazon Alexa for public transit (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNewsroom).

December 11, 2019Innovation

An interdisciplinary team from the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s (USF) Institute for Digital Exploration (IDEx), directed by Dr. Davide Tanasi, and USF’s Access 3D Lab, directed by Dr. Laura Harrison, embarked on a collaborative research project in Sicily and Malta. The project focused on the virtualization of ancient iconography in two prehistoric caves and two Roman imperial dwellings spanning 18,000 years (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Arts & Sciences).

December 11, 2019Global Research, Innovation

Eight undergraduate seniors and juniors from the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (USF) have been selected for a challenging and rewarding research program funded by the National Science Foundation. The objective of the project is to develop a renewable energy source based on a novel scientific concept, with the goal of making basic commodities accessible to rural and tribal villages in Africa (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Arts & Sciences).

December 11, 2019Global Research

In November, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Public Health (COPH) assistant professor Dr. Rays Jiang, a founding member of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏgenomics program, was named a 2019 Global Highly Cited Researcher by the Web of Science Group, a citation index and research intelligence platform (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Public Health).

December 9, 2019Health, Research

A new kind of tiny home that can resist hurricanes is set to officially launch in Tampa. AbleNook was originally developed by ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents as a way to help with disaster relief (WFTS).

December 6, 2019Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Two ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFaculty Members Named New National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Honor recognizes career-long achievements in heart research and fiber optics (USFRI News).

December 3, 2019Honors and Awards, Innovation