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Colossal Oysters Have Disappeared from Florida’s Most ‘Pristine’ Coastlines

Hundreds of years ago, colossal oysters were commonplace across much of Florida’s northern Gulf Coast. Today, those oysters have disappeared, leaving behind a new generation roughly a third smaller – a massive decline that continues to have both economic and environmental impacts on a region considered by many to be the last remaining unspoiled coastlines in the Gulf. The loss of these colossal oysters is at the center of new research from an interdisciplinary team of scientists at the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç (USF Newsroom).

February 5, 2020Research

Synapse Summit brings together the best thinkers, ideas, and technologies for two days of learning, exploring, and celebrating the possibilities of technology and innovation. USF President Steven Currall will be the keynote speaker at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Come to the event and meet USF faculty, students and staff whose innovative projects harness the latest technologies to impact learning, culture and health care across the Tampa Bay Region. (USF Research & Innovation).

February 5, 2020Innovation

USF & C-IMAGE Consortium Reveal Significant Takeaways from Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Research

After nearly ten years of research, hundreds of international scientists are revealing their findings on the effects of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. They’re attending the final Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem (GoMOSES) conference hosted by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), an independent research program established following the BP oil spill. (USF Newsroom).

February 4, 2020Research

A ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç professor is rethinking conventional transportation methods. His solution? Self-driving cars. Assistant Professor Shaw Li with the university’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is also head of the Connected and Autonomous Transportation Systems Lab. He has built two autonomous vehicles – a 2016 and 2017 Lincoln MKZ (WFLA).

February 4, 2020Innovation

Discovery of Unmarked Graves Earns 2020 AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award

Erin Kimmerle, a forensic anthropologist who worked to account for dozens of children buried at a notorious Florida reform school, will receive the 2020 Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (USF Newsroom).

February 3, 2020Honors and Awards

Archeologists continued the search for forgotten graves in Tampa Monday, using ground-penetrating radar to search part of an old cemetery on Sligh Avenue. Dr. Thomas Pluckhahn, a USF archeologist, has been overseeing much of the ground-penetrating radar searches (Fox 13 News).

February 3, 2020Research

Millions of people suffer from age-related hearing loss. While there are options for those who are struggling to hear, a new medicine to treat hearing loss may be on the way. Dr. Robert D. Frisina, director of the Global Center for Hearing and Speech Research at the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç has found that combining the hormone aldosterone with anti-inflammatory medication can slow hearing loss (WNDU).

January 29, 2020Health, Research

Doing Research in the Harshest Place on Earth - Antarctica

When it comes to learning how tiny sea creatures move through water, there is no place on Earth that David Murphy won’t travel to. That sense of purpose led the mechanical engineering assistant professor to the National Science Foundation’s Palmer Station on Antarctica’s Anvers Island for a week at the end of 2019 (USF College of Engineering).

January 29, 2020Global Research

Dr. Yogi Goswami is a distinguished professor at the ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç. His idea was to use his photo-voltaic technology concepts to remove pollutants from the air and then make that system small enough to use in his son’s room at night to help with his allergies. Fast forward a few decades and Dr. Goswami founded Molekule to bring this air purifying tech to everyone (Forbes).

January 28, 2020Innovation

Can microbes in our digestive track influence our mental state and, if so, how? That's a focus of study by Monica Uddin, Ph.D., a professor in USF's College of Public Health. As part of USF's Initiative on Microbiomes, Uddin wants to better understand how gut microbiota is linked to the symptoms of depression (Medical Xpress).

January 27, 2020Health, Research

The 17th Annual Student Research Symposium will be held on April 16th, 2020. The purpose of the Research Symposium is to showcase the innovative research and creative work that USF St. Petersburg students have produced during the year under the tutelage and with the support of the university’s faculty.

January 20, 2020Student Research

Three Engineering Faculty Members Receive USF Excellence in Innovation Awards

USF's Excellence in Innovation Awards recognize some of the university's top innovators for their research achievements across industry and academia (USF College of Engineering).

January 19, 2020Honors and Awards