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The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the national association for the leading 237 research universities in the United States, announced that the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç is the top winner of its 2019 Institutional Award for Global Learning, Research & Engagement (PR Newswire).

November 10, 2019Global Research, Honors and Awards

NASA Lands at USF

The keynote speeches from NASA officials talked about the commercialization of space and opportunities for entrepreneurship, the research going on in zero-gravity environments and what it’s like to spend extended periods of time circling the earth for days on end (USF Newsroom).

November 6, 2019Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Research

Program cultivates students to forge new businesses, enhancing St. Petersburg’s culture of innovation (St. Pete campus).

November 5, 2019Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Student Research

Disruptive Nutrition, LLC the science-based leader in education and innovation for easy-to-access ketogenic products, and a subsidiary of Disruptive Enterprises, today announced its first clinical study in Australia to improve nutrition using ketogenic ingredients in children with Angelman syndrome. This is part of a broader clinical program using medical food formulations launched this past summer under the brand trumacroâ„¢ Nutrition.

November 5, 2019Global Research, Health

Gut Microbiome of Premature Babies is Associated with Stunted Growth

The more abnormal the microbiome in NICU infants, the more likely they are to experience stunted growth even at 4 years of age. The team of researchers led by the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç (USF) studied 78 infants born weighing less than three pounds (USF Newsroom).

November 4, 2019Health, Research

Following decades of increasing crime during the 1960s, ‘70s and '80s, U.S. homicide rates declined by almost 40% throughout the 1990s, and have remained low since. Most of the world has experienced a parallel reduction in homicide over the previous three decades. In a new study, the case is made for a possible explanation: The population of countries around the world is getting older (The Conversation).

November 4, 2019Global Research

There was a very celebratory gathering recently in northern Tampa on the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç (USF) campus that deserves wider attention. The Innovation Gathering event held a few weeks ago was Tampa Innovation Partnership’s signature annual event created to call attention to innovation in the area and their accomplishments toward the growth of a concerted innovation district there (Financial Advisor).

October 30, 2019Innovation

The ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç has unveiled the nation's first-ever Medical School of Innovation, thanks to a partnership with Microsoft (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

October 30, 2019Health, Innovation

The origin of the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç Jabil Innovation Institute is like that of many great ideas throughout history – drawn up on a cocktail napkin by two people talking over drinks (WUSF).

October 30, 2019Innovation

Fueling Trucks and Jets with High Octane Waste

Turning trash into fuel could potentially be a big part of achieving energy sustainability, and a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will help researchers associated with the College of Engineering further develop a process that produces diesel and jet fuel from garbage (USF Newsroom).

October 28, 2019Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Over five years, one of USF's largest sustainability grants has resulted in a deeper understanding of how to build successful global partnerships to advance the well-being of communities.

October 28, 2019Global Research

Jabil will lease space at the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator in USF’s Research Park. There, USF students and faculty will collaborate with Jabil teams, gaining real-life experience developing solutions to critical business and technology issues (St Pete Catalyst).

October 24, 2019Innovation