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Research team uses new tool to define and predict harmful algal blooms
A new study by researchers at the University of South Florida and Florida Atlantic University has demonstrated that a promising DNA sequencing tool can rapidly identify harmful algae in coastal waters, offering a new approach for monitoring species that could lead to improved methods for detecting potentially dangerous species before blooms become widespread.
October 14, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
USF cancer research gets shot in the arm with $6 million in state awards
The University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute expect to be better equipped to study and treat cancer thanks to $6 million divided among three awards from the Florida Department of Health. Some of the money will help consolidate oncology efforts onto a single, more effective platform.
September 25, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Sten Vermund
USF team joins national competition to improve health care for colorectal cancer
Students from the University of South Florida’s College of Public Health (COPH) and Taneja College of Pharmacy (TCOP) are developing novel, interdisciplinary approaches in the screening, treatment and survivorship of a cancer that kills more than 55,000 people each year in the United States.
April 9, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Health Policy and Systems Management, Student Life
USF team publishes new paper on human impact of ancient scourge
“A plague is upon us’’ must have been a common phrase in ancient Jordan, where countless people perished from a mysterious malady that would shape both a society and an era of civilization.
January 16, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
USF, FAU researchers solve 1,500-year-old mystery: The bacterium behind the first pandemic
For the first time, researchers at USF have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian, identifying the Y. pestis in a mass grave in the ancient city of Jerash, Jordan.
August 29, 2025College News, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
In new study, USF researchers connect Florida malaria outbreak with South and Central America
For people in the United States, an outbreak of malaria might seem exotic, a health issue in a remote or far-away part of the world.
July 19, 2024Research and Innovation