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USF-developed app tracks coastal flooding during Hurricane Helene

A team of researchers led by USF St. Petersburg GIS and Remote Sensing Professor Barnali Dixon used the CRIS-HAZARD app to analyze real-time flooding in Pinellas County. The web-based application gathers crowdsourced data to identify flooding and inform policy in vulnerable coastal communities.

October 4, 2024Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

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How music can help boost cognition in cancer patients and COVID-19 survivors

University of South Florida researchers are finding that music can help boost cognition in patients undergoing chemotherapy and improve respiration in adults who’ve suffered breathing difficulties following COVID-19.

October 2, 2024Research and Innovation

Florida Research Data Center network will offer USF researchers detailed access to federal data

Federal data now more accessible to USF researchers

The University of South Florida has joined the Florida Research Data Center network, enabling USF researchers to access detailed data gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau and 15 other federal agencies.

October 1, 2024Research and Innovation

USF researchers awarded nearly $10 million to enhance employment services for individuals with disabilities

USF researchers awarded nearly $10 million to enhance employment services for individuals with disabilities

The project will integrate virtual reality and artificial intelligence technologies into LAUNCH USF's employment and transition programs to address the critical shortage of skilled labor and promote inclusivity in the workplace.

September 23, 2024Research and Innovation

New study finds working while sick actually harms productivity and retention

New study finds working while sick actually harms productivity and retention

USF is examining how an organization’s expectations and workplace culture can drive employees to work while unwell. The team found working while sick actually does more harm to the company than taking a sick day would.

September 13, 2024Research and Innovation

New study: How healthy food samples influence what you buy

New study: How healthy food samples influence what you buy

Free samples at big box stores can range from fried snack foods to produce. But how does that correlate with what lands in your shopping cart?

September 6, 2024Research and Innovation

What a submerged ancient bridge discovered in a Spanish cave reveals about early human settlement

What a submerged ancient bridge discovered in a Spanish cave reveals about early human settlement

Led by a USF geologist, a team of researchers examined a submerged 25-foot bridge to tackle a long-lasting archaeological controversy: When humans settled on the islands in the western Mediterranean. This study narrows a historical gap between the settlement timelines of the eastern and western Mediterranean regions.

August 30, 2024Research and Innovation

Amit Bose, administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, Dean Sanjukta Bhanja, interim dean of the USF College of Engineering and Fred Mannering, executive director of CUTR

USF moves full steam ahead on its first-ever grant from the Federal Railroad Administration

With railroad employment steadily declining nationwide, USF researchers are working to stabilize the industry – funded by a $17 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration, the agency’s first grant ever to be awarded to USF.

August 29, 2024Research and Innovation

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

USF, Florida High Tech Corridor partner to support advancement of innovations

AI literacy, bilingual educator training, immersive learning experiences and social and emotional learning curriculum will receive $100,000 boost.

August 29, 2024Research and Innovation

Four innovative start-ups awarded Foundation BRAG funding to advance USF technologies

Four innovative start-ups awarded Foundation BRAG funding to advance USF technologies

The University of South Florida Foundation and the University of South Florida Research Foundation are proud to announce the latest recipients of Foundation Bull Ring Accelerator Grants (BRAG).

August 29, 2024Research and Innovation

New study: Among Viking societies, Norway was much more violent than Denmark

New study: Among Viking societies, Norway was much more violent than Denmark

The study sheds new light on how Viking Age societies in Norway and Denmark differed in their experiences with violence and the role social structures played in shaping those patterns.

August 28, 2024Research and Innovation

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University of South Florida extends recruitment for ground-breaking dementia prevention study

The Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training study examines whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease.

August 21, 2024Research and Innovation

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