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Learn how the campus adapted to college life in the age of COVID-19, how our community acted to address the nation's painful history of racism to create a better future, how cutting-edge research on climate change is helping local communities brace for its impacts and more (USF St. Petersburg campus)

February 18, 2021Innovation, Research

The ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç announced a $1 million gift to the USF Foundation that will fund research into pulmonary fibrosis to detect and prevent severe lung scarring (USF Health).

February 17, 2021Health, Research

USF named one of the nation’s top 10 producers of Fulbright scholars

The ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç is one of the top producers of Fulbright scholars in the United States for 2020-21, according to a new list released by the U.S. Department of State and first published by the Chronicle of Higher Education (USF Newsroom).

February 17, 2021Honors and Awards, Research

A new training program at the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç is designed to help nurses deal with the stress of the coronavirus pandemic (WUSF).

February 17, 2021Health

A recent SpaceX launch took three satellites built by ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç students to space on a communications mission (Fox 13).

February 17, 2021Innovation, Research, Student Research

USF Professors Ferreira and Saddow Earn Prestigious AIMBE Honors

USF Molecular Medicine Professor Gloria Ferreira and College of Engineering Professor Stephen Saddow have been chosen as new Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, one of the nation’s most prestigious organizations recognizing leaders in medical and biological engineering innovation.

February 15, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research

Five USF Faculty Elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

The National Academy of Inventors has named to its new class of Senior Members five USF faculty members who have devoted their careers to inventing high-tech tools for a myriad of applications and blazing a trail for the next generation of innovators.

February 11, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research

USF doctoral students combining engineering and anthropology to inform Florida’s Coral Reef restoration and monitoring

More than 300 miles of coral reefs stretch across Florida’s Atlantic coast. While this marine habitat is home to hundreds of aquatic species and plays an important role in the state’s economy, it is also in danger of disappearing. But a new project from a team of ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç doctoral students is taking an interdisciplinary approach to protect and restore these vital habitats.

February 10, 2021Research

Loyola University Maryland’s Center for the Humanities will host its annual Humanities Symposium on Thursday, March 11, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Antoinette Jackson, Ph.D., professor and chair of Anthropology at the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç (USF) in Tampa and director of the USF Heritage Research Lab, will give the keynote address, "Lessons within Reach: The Space Between Truth, Social Justice, and What it Means ‘to be Maligned’."

February 10, 2021Research

Another avenue of research has opened up for USF students looking to get involved in existing and future research projects on criminal justice issues as well as participate in collaborative, firsthand experiences with students across colleges (USF Oracle).

February 10, 2021Research

USF partners with U.S. Special Operations Command to combat Russian disinformation

The USF Institute on Russia has forged a formal partnership with U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to help strengthen the understanding of Russian disinformation and the dangerous impact it’s having on the world.

February 10, 2021Global Research, Research

Study shows dramatic decreases in traffic caused by COVID-19 shutdowns improved air quality in car-dependent states but didn’t offset additional forms of pollution in other parts of the country. This study was funded by a $25,000 grant from USF Research & Innovation, one of 14 studies supported by nearly $320,000 in seed grants for COVID-19 research partnerships (USF St. Petersburg campus).

February 8, 2021Research