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Sleep health dictates success of practicing mindfulness

Sleeping an extra 29 minutes each night can be the key to improving mindfulness, a critical resource that has benefits for daily well-being and work performance (USF Newsroom).

October 19, 2020Health, Research

USF and NOAA to launch world-class cooperative ocean mapping center

The ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç’s College of Marine Science has been awarded a five-year, $9 million cooperative agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Coast Survey to launch the Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (USF Newsroom).

October 16, 2020Innovation, Research

The ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç has received a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use artificial intelligence to fight mosquito-borne diseases. Researchers will collect data through smartphone apps, uploading images of mosquitos that will then be identified with their species and potential to transmit viruses (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

October 15, 2020Innovation, Research

USF researchers exploring what human physiology can tell us about how animals cope with stress

How we respond to stress has been a source of scientific research since the term was introduced more than 70 years ago. While the analysis of human stress response has provided valuable insight, new work from ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç researchers is offering a novel perspective on how other vertebrates may regulate flexibility in coping with stress (USF Newsroom).

October 15, 2020Research

Social media could hold important clues as to why some people would hesitate to get vaccinated for Covid-19, according to a ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç researcher (St. Pete Catalyst).

October 14, 2020Health, Research

After launching a coronavirus-tracking map at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç now not only wants to track cases but help organizations and the general public see the bigger picture (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

October 14, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

A study led by the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç found better sleep improves next-day mindfulness, which in turn, reduces sleepiness during the day (EurekAlert!).

October 13, 2020Health, Research

USF researchers develop new technologies to fight mosquito-borne diseases

USF researchers have been awarded a $900,000, four-year grant from the National Science Foundation to use artificial intelligence to fight mosquito-borne diseases. Ryan Carney, assistant professor of integrative biology, and Sriram Chellappan, professor of computer science and engineering, will lead a multi-disciplinary effort to collect data through smartphone apps such as NASA’s GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper (USF Newsroom).

October 13, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

The ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç-designed 3D-printed nasal swab is now being used by hospitals, academic medical centers, state governments, and international agencies and health care facilities. Created in March when medical supplies were a significant challenge, the innovative swab allowed entities around the world fight the spread of COVID-19 through widespread testing (AUTM).

October 9, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç’s College of Marine Science announced that it is the new home of the International Marine Minerals Society, providing staff support and a fixed address, and helping organize an annual research conference (Tampa Bay Times / paywall).

October 8, 2020Research

USF Drug Discovery Startup Ibis Therapeutics Focuses Technology on COVID-19

Artificial Intelligence-enabled platform created by USF chemistry professor reduces lengthy drug discovery process to days instead of weeks or months (USFRI Newsroom).

October 8, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Research

Federal data undercounts Hurricane Irma’s impact on mortality of nursing home residents

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one-in-four people who died from COVID-19 in the U.S. had been living in a long-term care facility. The sobering statistic is even more alarming when you consider the compounding threats of a hurricane (USF Newsroom).

October 6, 2020Health, Research