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Ten USF faculty members receive national recognition as AAAS Fellows for academic research
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named 10 University of South Florida researchers as new Fellows, including a College of Education associate professor who will become the university’s first Black faculty member to receive one of the world’s most prestigious honors for academic research.
January 26, 2022Honors and Awards
Six USF faculty members recognized with Excellence in Innovation Awards
Researchers from the USF College of Engineering and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine are recognized for their innovations that range from artificial intelligence that can detect and predict suicidality, to encrypting and protecting sensitive information from cloud servers, to disinfecting and recharging masks for safe multiple use.
January 24, 2022Honors and Awards
Tech CEOs credit USF talent pipeline for decision to expand and relocate to Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is one of the nation’s fastest growing regions and much of that success is associated with the talent pipeline created by the University of South Florida.
November 15, 2021Research and Innovation, University News
USF invention addresses worldwide mask shortage and pollution concerns
Technology created at USF could be the key to safely reusing disposable face masks. Researchers have figured out a way to rapidly disinfect and electrostatically recharge N95 respirators, recovering their original filtration efficiency and protection capability against COVID-19 and other airborne diseases.
October 6, 2021Research and Innovation
USF Medical Technology Startup SPKL Wins Coveted Cade Prize I USF News
New technology created by a USF College of Engineering team to precisely measure blood flow in the body’s tissues — allowing for more accurate medical assessments of strokes, brain injuries and a wide range of diseases — has won the Cade Prize for Innovation, one of the Florida’s top awards for invention.
October 4, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation
Meet USF’s Cade Prize Candidate: Startup SPKL unites old friends in a quest to develop new medical technology
A friendship formed in middle school a half a world away is the foundation for a new USF startup working to bring better blood flow measurement technology to market.
September 22, 2021Research and Innovation
Grand opening of new research lab to combat human trafficking in Florida
Researchers, legislators and law enforcement leaders came together at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus to celebrate the grand opening of a research lab devoted to studying human trafficking in the state.
September 16, 2021University News
22 USF Faculty Members Recognized with Outstanding Research Achievements Awards
The pandemic could not divert USF’s top faculty researchers from making big discoveries that shape our understanding of the past, present and future.
August 16, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation
USF researchers report on progress of COVID-19 seed grants
A year after USF created the Pandemic Response Research Network and funded three rounds of seed grants to kickstart research into the challenges presented by the pandemic, research and innovations produced in the unprecedented effort continue to take shape.
July 12, 2021Research and Innovation
Florida High Tech Corridor Program Matches Emerging USF Talent, Startups & Industry
From autonomous vehicles to drug development to cybersecurity, USF researchers exploring new frontiers in these rapidly expanding fields are part of a larger mosaic of innovation that extends across the state through the Florida High Tech Corridor.
June 22, 2021Research and Innovation, Student Success
USF inventors post record patent numbers, ranking in the nation’s top 10 university producers
Annual ranking from the National Academy of Inventors and International Property Owners Association is a key measure of global innovation.
June 15, 2021Research and Innovation
See before you smell: New study explains why you should look at your food before casting judgment
The order in which your senses interact with food has a tremendous impact on how much you like it. That’s the premise of a new study led by the University of South Florida (USF). The findings published in the “Journal of Consumer Psychology” show that food tastes better if you see it before smelling it.
April 14, 2021Research and Innovation