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Astronauts to test USF students’ wound-healing research aboard the International Space Station

10/06/26 — To improve wound care in microgravity, a team of USF undergraduate students developed a wound-healing hydrogel that will soon be tested in space. Their project is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard the SpaceX CRS-35 mission, which will deliver supplies to the International Space Station as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program.

From Scholarship Recipient to Scholarship Champion

09/24/26 — As a civil engineering student at the University of South Florida, James Nesbitt learned what a difference a scholarship can make. A College of Engineering “Heart of Gold” scholarship helped him earn a bachelor’s degree in 2006, and he went on to build a successful career in a profession he loves.

Neutrode team at Undergraduate Research Conference

First USF team of inventors advances to National Inventors Hall of Fame’s Collegiate Inventors Competition

09/24/26 — The team has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition, taking place in Washington, D.C., October 13–15, 2026. Team NeuTrode will compete in the graduate category alongside five other teams selected from universities across the United States.

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Astronauts to test USF students’ wound-healing research aboard the International Space Station

From Scholarship Recipient to Scholarship Champion

First USF team of inventors advances to National Inventors Hall of Fame’s Collegiate Inventors Competition