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USF Students Helping ‘Rebuild’ Local Veteran
Biomedical engineering class teaches students to solve real life problems for real people.
May 15, 2018Research and Innovation
New Report Finds USF Among the Nation’s Best at Helping Lower-income Students Succeed
The University of South Florida (Tampa) is one of the top public universities in the country at serving lower-income students, according to new findings published by Third Way, a national think tank based in Washington D.C.
May 9, 2018University News
USF develops technique revolutionizing malaria research
A breakthrough by the scientists at the University of South Florida is giving researchers around the world the chance to study the planet’s deadliest parasite in ways that were previously impossible.
May 9, 2018USF Health
New Movement Monitoring System Helping Prevent Falls in the Elderly
USF researcher William Kearns, PhD, studied the movement patterns of residents at the Sunrise Village Assisted Living Facility in Tampa
May 7, 2018Research and Innovation
Drug Companies Selling More ‘Lifestyle,’ Less ‘Symptom’
A study published in the Annals of Family Medicine finds that the majority of these ads focus on lifestyle improvements made post-medication rather than side-effects and the negative emotions associated with certain health issues.
May 5, 2018Research and Innovation
Unlocking the genome of the world’s deadliest parasite
For the first time ever, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of South Florida have identified the core repertoire of essential genes of the world’s deadliest parasite – an innovative breakthrough with lifesaving potential.
May 3, 2018USF Health
USF awarded AHA Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships program
The program, one of five awarded nationally this year, pairs faculty mentors from USF Health’s Heart Institute with promising students interested in cardiovascular or related biomedical research.
May 2, 2018USF Health
USF System to Confer More Than 7,000 Degrees in Spring Commencement
The University of South Florida System will confer more than 7,000 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies, May 3-7.
May 1, 2018University News
Four Graduating USF Students Earn Full Scholarships to Study at Oxford
Each of the four students has been awarded a full scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
April 27, 2018Honors and Awards
Understanding Cellular Processes in Proteins
USF research giving scientists a first-of-its-kind look at the inner-workings of biological protein complexes.
April 26, 2018Research and Innovation
USF Health expands nursing program to Sarasota-Manatee campus
The USF Health College of Nursing is partnering with the College of Science and Mathematics at USF Sarasota-Manatee to offer a new nursing program at the Sarasota-Manatee campus beginning in fall 2018.
April 26, 2018USF Health
Electively inducing labor at 39 weeks reduces risk of C-sections, other pregnancy complications
It’s better to induce labor than to watch and wait. That’s the main result of a new study published in PLOS ONE.
April 25, 2018USF Health