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USF Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The University of South Florida’s annual celebration of the life and values of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will honor King’s dream and vision with community service, a luncheon and a lecture, with events starting Saturday, Jan. 18.
January 16, 2020University News
Five USF Faculty Members Recognized with Excellence in Innovation Awards
From chemistry to computer science and clean water, these faculty members are some of USF’s top innovators.
January 15, 2020Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News
New Iron Release Pathway Discovered in Antarctic Sediment Core Study
Scientists at the USF College of Marine Science, in collaboration with scientists in Korea, have discovered a new pathway by which reduced iron may be sourced to the oceans in normal climate conditions. They report their results in Nature Communication.
January 15, 2020Research and Innovation
USF’s Online Programs Rank Among the Nation’s Best by U.S. News and World Report
The University of South Florida delivers several of the best online graduate programs in the nation, according to new rankings released today by U.S. News and World Report.
January 14, 2020University News
Neuroscientists Discover Brain Pressure Controls Eye Pressure, Revealing New Avenues for Glaucoma Treatment
Researchers at the University of South Florida have discovered a novel feedback pathway from the brain to the eye that modulates eye pressure – a significant advancement in the effort to diagnose and treat glaucoma.
January 13, 2020Research and Innovation
Pretrial Publicity Hinders Prosecutors’ Ability to Prove Guilt
Media coverage is more likely to influence jurors to vote for acquittal than for conviction. This new finding challenges arguments that pretrial publicity is of greater concern to defendants due to their Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial.
January 9, 2020Research and Innovation
Celebrating a New Home: The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute Officially Opens in Downtown Tampa
The new USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute officially opened Jan. 8, 2020, when USF friends, supporters, faculty, staff and students cut through a long white ribbon, signifying the culmination of nearly five years of design and construction on the 13-story building that will help attract the best in education and research.
January 8, 2020USF Health, University News
Community Program Seeks to Diminish Stigma around HIV in Order to Reduce Spread of the Disease
A new research grant will target the multiple stigmas surrounding HIV in Tampa Bay, with the goal of increasing health screenings and diminishing the spread of the disease.
January 7, 2020University News
Federal Data Undercounts Fatal Overdose Deaths Caused by Specific Drugs
Fatal misuse of specific drugs is a bigger problem than federal statistics make them appear, especially in Florida. According to data collected by a researcher at the University of South Florida, between 2008 and 2017, roughly one-in-three overdose deaths in Florida caused by opioids were not reported by the federal government.
January 7, 2020Research and Innovation
USF-Botswana Collaborative Research Project to Develop a Portable Energy Source for Rural Africa
Eight undergraduate seniors and juniors from the University of South Florida (USF) have been selected for a challenging and rewarding research program funded by the National Science Foundation. The objective of the project is to develop a renewable energy source based on a novel scientific concept, with the goal of making basic commodities accessible to rural and tribal villages in Africa.
January 6, 2020Research and Innovation, University News