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University of South Florida researchers release findings from national opinion survey on COVID-19 vaccinations and policies
Researchers with the University of South Florida School of Public Affairs, in partnership with Cyber Florida at the University of South Florida, have released the first set of results from a nationwide survey that measures attitudes and opinions about COVID-19 vaccines, as well as potential federal stimulus policies.
January 14, 2021COVID-19, Research and Innovation
USF Libraries creates digital dashboard to track COVID-19 vaccination distribution in Florida
New dashboard monitors the number of vaccine recipients, their location and demographic.
December 21, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Report: Vaccination rollout won’t prevent third wave of COVID-19
Tampa Bay is beginning to feel the effects of the third wave of coronavirus, and the vaccine won’t be able to stop it in time. The Pfizer vaccine started being administered to health professionals Dec. 14; however, mass distribution likely won’t begin until the spring. In the meantime, social distancing measures will be vital in stopping the spread of COVID-19.
December 16, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
COVID-19 prompts more end-of-life discussions among USF students
It’s a subject that families often find too emotional to discuss. But experts say it’s an essential one to have in order to make more informed decisions on one’s final wishes.
December 14, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Report: Social distancing and face masks will help crush COVID-19 pandemic by late April
USF-developed computer model projects social mitigation measures will have a dramatic effect on how quickly Tampa Bay recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 4, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital selected to participate in the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine Phase 3 clinical trial
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital have been selected as a site for a clinical trial testing the Novavax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine for COVID-19. They join over 100 research sites expecting to enroll more than 30,000 adult participants as part of the global search for a safe and effective vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
December 3, 2020COVID-19, USF Health
Florida Blue supports USF epidemiologist’s innovative efforts to track COVID-19
University of South Florida College of Public Health Professor Edwin Michael’s arrival on campus coincided with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, giving an innovative system he’d built to track and predict disease outbreaks its debut amid a global crisis with severe statewide implications.
November 9, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
USF students adapt to produce television news broadcasts from home
USF students enrolled in the Florida Focus broadcast news class hoped to spend this fall producing daily news segments in the university’s on-campus studio, but COVID-19 changed those plans. Instead, they’ve been reporting from makeshift mini studios in their homes as they prepare to enter the workforce.
November 6, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Environmental testing in residence halls a key element of USF’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts
Every week, University of South Florida Housing & Residential Education (HRE) staff swab hundreds of high-touch areas across the university’s housing facilities. The effort is part of USF’s multi-faceted approach to monitoring and mitigating the spread of COVID-19.
October 13, 2020COVID-19, University News
Keeping the performing arts performing during a pandemic
As theaters and performance halls remain shuttered due to COVID-19, a University of South Florida dance professor is exploring new ways to connect the public to the art of movement.
October 6, 2020University News
Method used to track Ebola’s trajectory being applied to COVID-19
What exactly happened in Asia that caused SARS-CoV-2 to rapidly spread across the region and then essentially came to a halt there? That’s what researchers from the University of South Florida are trying to determine in a new study funded by an NSF Rapid Response grant.
October 5, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
USF-developed technology named semi-finalist for XPRIZE in COVID-19 testing
A USF interdisciplinary team is working to develop an inexpensive and non-invasive “electronic nose” that can detect virus in an infected person.
September 28, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation