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The university will study whether computer-based cognitive training can keep the human brain healthy as it ages (Tampa Bay Times).

April 7, 2021Health, Research

With the support of a five-year, $4.86-million National Institutes of Health grant, Distinguished University/USF Health Professor John Adams, PhD, leads a team of international researchers focused on accelerating the discovery of a vaccine against Plasmodium vivax malaria, a major global health problem (USF Health).

April 7, 2021Health, Innovation, Research

USF leads first research cruise to study Piney Point’s environmental impact

A team of scientists from the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç College of Marine Science have embarked on the first research cruise in Tampa Bay dedicated to studying the environmental impacts of the recent breach at a retired fertilizer processing plant at Piney Point in Manatee County, Florida. They’re aboard the R/V Weatherbird II, a research vessel that was also used in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response effort led by USF (USF Newsroom).

April 7, 2021Research

Aboard the R/V Weatherbird II, a team of USF scientists from the College of Marine Sciences in St. Pete sailed offshore to Tampa Bay on Wednesday morning to study the environmental impacts of the Piney Point reservoir release (USF Oracle).

April 7, 2021Research

A team of scientists from the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç’s College of Marine Science will head into Tampa Bay to study the environmental impacts of Piney Point (Bay News 9).

April 7, 2021Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç (USF) total expected funds of $44.4 million over the next five years to study whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and dementias like Alzheimer's disease, in older adults (News-Medical.Net).

April 7, 2021Health, Research

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç total expected funds of $44.4 million over the next five years to study whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment, and dementias like Alzheimer’s disease, in older adults (USF Health).

April 6, 2021Health, Research

The ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç has received a national grant for $44.4 million to help its study on preventing Alzheimer's disease (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

April 6, 2021Health, Research

$2.5 million grant helping researchers improve health disparities in communities of color

ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç researchers are undertaking a multi-year study designed to improve health outcomes and reduce hospital readmission for people of color managing chronic illnesses (USF Newsroom).

April 5, 2021Health, Research

The ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç is one of 10 colleges and universities nationwide that will receive pro bono consulting to help advance climate action planning and projects on campus (USF Newsroom).

March 29, 2021Research

Transportation Innovators recognize the hard work, foresight and problem-solving capabilities of Florida's logistics and transportation professionals (Jacksonville Business Journal / paywall).

March 26, 2021Innovation, Research

Light pollution drives increased risk of West Nile virus

A new study from the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç is the first to provide direct evidence that light pollution is driving infectious disease patterns in nature (USF Newsroom).

March 24, 2021Research