News Feed
Viewing items with Category: All Categories, Year: All Years
Astronauts to test USF students’ wound-healing research aboard the International Space Station
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.
October 6, 2026Research and Innovation, Student Success
New $4.8 million initiative to transform how educators support young English learners
In partnership with Hillsborough County Public Schools and other schools throughout Tampa Bay, the five-year initiative allows educators to improve language and literacy instruction for English learners in pre-K through third grade.
October 6, 2026Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
USF Board of Trustees to consider student fee increases
The University of South Florida Board of Trustees will consider a proposal to increase the activity & service fee, transportation access fee and out-of-state fee at a board meeting scheduled for Monday, Nov. 2, 2026.
October 5, 2026University News
Older adults face compounding risks as disasters become more complex
USF researchers are exploring how childhood adversity, extreme heat, air pollution and accumulating losses following hurricanes can affect outcomes later in life.
October 2, 2026Research and Innovation
New USF technology advances understanding of eye pressure and glaucoma
Using a first-of-its-kind wireless eye-pressure monitoring system, USF researchers uncovered new links between the brain, circadian rhythms and light exposure that may help regulate eye pressure. The findings offer new insight into one of glaucoma's most important risk factors and could inform future approaches to understanding and treating the disease.
September 30, 2026Research and Innovation, USF Health
NSF awards USF researchers funding to study how augmented reality can support young learners
The project entails developing augmented reality learning experiences that are more engaging, accessible and responsive to the way young students think and learn.
September 29, 2026Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
USF Health researchers uncover a hidden brain region that helps regulate metabolism
USF Health study identifies the first known function of an understudied brain region that helps coordinate how the body responds to cold temperatures and regulates metabolic health.
September 25, 2026Research and Innovation, USF Health
USF-led project with Tampa Electric helps advance next-generation power grid intelligence
Through a $3.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, USF researchers are collaborating with TECO to develop a digital twin — a virtual copy of the utility's power system. Using real-time data from TECO facilities, the computer model continuously mirrors real-world grid conditions.
September 24, 2026Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
USF Health researchers identify promising vaccine target in malaria parasite
USF Health researchers have identified a previously unknown weakness in Plasmodium vivax, a malaria parasite that infects millions worldwide, paving the way for the development of a potential new vaccine.
September 24, 2026Research and Innovation, USF Health
USF inventors make history as university’s first team to advance to National Inventors Hall of Fame’s Collegiate Inventors Competition
A USF student team developed a dry EEG electrode designed to improve patient comfort and brain-signal quality. Now, the three biomedical engineering graduates are the university’s first team to advance to the National Inventors Hall of Fame’s Collegiate Inventors Competition where they’ll showcase their innovation on the national stage.
September 24, 2026Research and Innovation, Student Success
University of South Florida selected as site of new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office serving Florida, southeast region
Inventors, entrepreneurs and small businesses across Florida and the southeast will have greater access to resources to protecting their ideas, inventions and brands through a new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office community engagement office at the University of South Florida.
September 23, 2026Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
For the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News ranks USF among the nation’s top 50 public universities
USF also stands among the best for value, innovation and veterans. During the past 15 years, it has risen 48 spots among public universities.
September 22, 2026University News