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Newly Engineered Enzyme Could be the Key to Reducing Petroleum’s Prominence in Creating New Plastics
It started as a study intended to gain a greater understanding of how a newly discovered enzyme evolved from breaking down natural products to man-made materials.
April 18, 2018Research and Innovation
USF Student Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
USF Honors College junior Misha Fini has been named a Goldwater Scholar for 2018, chosen out of nearly 1,300 students nationally who were nominated through a highly selective process.
April 17, 2018Honors and Awards
Vegetable compound could have a key role in ‘beeting’ Alzheimer’s disease
A compound in beets that gives the vegetable its distinctive red color could eventually help slow the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain, a process that is associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
April 11, 2018Research and Innovation
USF Invites the Public to a Lecture from Marine Biologist Ellen Prager
Dr. Ellen Prager, science advisor to Celebrity Xpedition in the Galapagos Islands and former chief scientist for the Aquarius Reef Base, is coming to the David A. Straz Center for Performing Arts on April 18 for an event hosted by the University of South Florida.
April 10, 2018Research and Innovation
New Appointments Announced for USF Consolidation Task Force
The University of South Florida System announced today the appointment of five new members of the USF Consolidation Planning, Study and Implementation Task Forc
April 9, 2018University News
A Missing Generation of Fish from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Computer models suggest impacts to fisheries from 2010 BP oil spill may be in the coming years.
March 27, 2018Research and Innovation
Patients to Skip the Lab, Get Immediate Results With New Blood Test Technology
A low-cost, cell phone-based system created at the University of South Florida could help improve access to disease diagnoses and monitoring across the globe.
March 26, 2018Research and Innovation
USF Week 2018 Features Hamilton Star, Grammy Winner Leslie Odom, Jr.
X Ambassadors, We The Kings and Coin headline the annual free Bullstock concert.
March 20, 2018Campus Life
The Truth Behind St. Patrick’s Day: Celebrations Did NOT Originate in Boston
New records uncovered by USF St. Petersburg history professor show that St. Augustine, Fla., celebrated St. Patrick's Day at least a century earlier.
March 15, 2018Research and Innovation
Drone Storytelling Course Brings Popular Technology into the Classroom
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March 7, 2018Research and Innovation
New Research Discovers Genetic Variation Linked to African Americans with Heart Failure
The University of South Florida-led study is another step toward more effective treatments for a population disproportionately affected by this chronic cardiovascular disease
March 7, 2018USF Health
Engineering Expo Celebrates the World of STEM
USF College of Engineering undergraduates organize and run the yearly event
March 5, 2018Research and Innovation