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USF College of Marine Science’s Clifford Merz Named Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors

The National Academy of Inventors has named USF College of Marine Science Senior Research Ocean Engineer Clifford R. Merz as one of its new senior members in recognition of his achievements in inventing marine-based renewable energy technology (USFRI Newsroom).

August 11, 2020Honors and Awards, Innovation

Using data from wearable devices, they hope to learn if the body sends clues before symptoms get worse (Tampa Bay Times).

August 11, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

A technology created at USF could help enable the establishment of a permanent presence on the moon. Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Daniel Yeh has been collaborating with NASA to develop a system that converts human waste into fertilizer and water, which would allow astronauts to grow fresh vegetables in space in a more sustainable way (Mirage News).

August 10, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation

USF Senior VP Paul Sanberg Selected to Inaugural Class of Sigma Xi Fellows

Sigma Xi, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and engineering honor societies, has selected USF Senior Vice President Paul Sanberg for its inaugural class of Fellows (USFRI Newsroom).

August 5, 2020Honors and Awards

Five USF Faculty Elected 2020 Members of the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida

The Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida have selected five ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç professors as new members in recognition of their accomplishments, exceptional research achievements, and high-impact contributions to advancing science, engineering and medicine.

August 4, 2020Honors and Awards

USF Partner in Costa Rica Launches the Country’s First Program to Detect Coronavirus in Wastewater

With more than 5,000 beach surveys, 500 behavioral observations, and 80 interviews to digest, and water quality data to crunch, it was time to celebrate this phase of their NSF-funded coastal health study called MERA, which included several trainings by the USF team to help their colleagues get up to speed on a suite of environmental monitoring techniques (USF College of Marine Science).

July 29, 2020Global Research, Research, Student Research

Data scientists from the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç have developed a new model to predict the spread of COVID-19 throughout Tampa Bay using mobile data (WFLA).

July 22, 2020Health, Innovation

Physician-scientist Dr. Sarah Yuan will expand her nationally prominent microvascular research program to include COVID-19.

July 22, 2020Health

Rather than handling the live virus in the study, researchers are using a safer, COVID-19 pseudotype, which also holds the same enzyme that gives fireflies their glow (WFTS).

July 22, 2020Health, Innovation

A system designed and patented at USF to predict if an elderly person might fall has been adapted to help businesses enforce social distancing guidelines in the age of COVID-19.

July 21, 2020Health

The university announced Monday a $500,000 fund was formed by the Office of the Provost and USF Research and Innovation. The fund will invest in yearlong projects from USF researchers, delving into the various factors that contribute to economic disparity, police violence, social injustices and more (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

July 21, 2020Research

USF launches research initiative to better understand and address racism in local, national and international communities

The university will invest $500,000 to support interdisciplinary projects with a goal to foster anti-racism, build community partnerships (USF Newsroom).

July 20, 2020Global Research, Research