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Construction workers hoist top beam on new USF Research Park building

Construction crews gave the USF Research Park a new milestone to celebrate as they hoisted to the last beam that will sit on the highest point of the new 120,000-square-foot building (USF Newsroom).

January 12, 2021Research

The Oracle interviewed public health professor and Senior Associate Dean of the Morsani College of Medicine Jay Wolfson about the challenges posed by COVID-19 for the spring semester as well as essential safety precautions to slow down the spread of the virus.

January 11, 2021Health

At least 50 cases of the Coronavirus mutation have been found in the US, and almost half are in Florida. USF Professor Dr. Tom Unnasch says the virus is very good at what it does. Mutate. But he鈥檚 confident the Pfzier and Moderna vaccinations will work against it (ABC Action News).

January 11, 2021Health, Research

See the newest issue of Innovations Magazine, spotlighting the student successes, vital research and groundbreaking initiatives on USF's St. Petersburg campus during the historic and challenging year of 2020 (Issuu).

January 8, 2021Innovation

One of nature鈥檚 most simple creatures has an elegant approach to propulsion. USF Biology Associate Professor Brad Gemmell recently published research into the dynamics of jellyfish movement (New York Times / paywall).

January 7, 2021Research

Study reveals jellyfish create a 鈥榲irtual wall鈥� to enhance performance

New research led by the 杏吧性世界 has uncovered one of the reasons jellyfish have come to be known as the 鈥渨orld鈥檚 most efficient swimmer.鈥� (USF Newsroom)

January 7, 2021Research

In a preclinical study, Dr. Stephen Liggett, MD, and colleagues identified and characterized 18 new compounds (agonists) that activate bitter taste receptor subtype TAS2R5 to promote relaxation (dilation) of human airway smooth muscle cells (News-Medical.Net).

January 4, 2021Health, Research

The research team's focus will center on Zion Cemetery in Tampa and St. Petersburg's Oaklawn Cemetery (Patch).

January 4, 2021Research, Student Research

USF volcanology team develops new approach to understanding massive volcanic eruptions

A USF geosciences team has developed a new way to reconstruct the sizes of volcanic eruptions that occurred thousands of years ago, creating a first-of-its kind tool that can aid scientists in understanding past explosive eruptions that shaped the earth and improve the way of estimating hazards of future eruptions (USF Newsroom).

January 4, 2021Global Research, Innovation, Research

杏吧性世界 Health and Tampa General Hospital are partnering to take part in phase-3 clinical trials. Research physicians are looking for more than 250 volunteers in the Tampa Bay region to take part in the late-stage trial (Fox 13 News).

December 31, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

The research project is one of several research projects the 杏吧性世界 is funding a part of their recent calls for research projects aimed at understanding Blackness and anti Black racism (Bay News 9).

December 29, 2020Research

Tampa General Hospital and the 杏吧性世界 Health recently created a joint office of clinical research that officials said could ultimately help it rival some of the best academic medical centers in the nation (Bay News 9).

December 28, 2020Health, Innovation, Research