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USF selected to host hundreds of young inventors from across the state in annual competition
The University of South Florida was named the official Florida state affiliate for Invention Convention Worldwide, a competition from The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. The program will give students statewide the opportunity to showcase their inventive projects, compete for awards and potentially advance to the national competition.
November 7, 2023Research and Innovation
USF researchers to play key role in making Tampa roads safer
Through a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, USF's Center for Urban Transportation Research will collaborate with the city of Tampa to implement essential speed mitigation measures along select roadways in underserved Tampa communities.
November 7, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
National security, wars in the Middle East and Ukraine at center of nationwide public opinion survey
Researchers at the University of South Florida have released results from a nationwide survey that measures attitudes related to a variety of national security topics. The findings include opinions about the violence in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine and the handling of classified information by elected officials.
November 1, 2023Research and Innovation
Florida Institute of Oceanography’s Keys Marine Laboratory, hosted by USF, to return rescued corals back to the sea
After housing more than 5,000 rescued corals for three months due to unprecedented water temperatures that caused a massive coral bleaching event off the coast of Florida, the Florida Institute of Oceanography’s Keys Marine Laboratory is now ready to return corals to the sea.
October 30, 2023Research and Innovation
College of Marine Science to lead $3.2 million grant to develop sargassum forecasting system
Improved forecasting using satellite data and modeling will help researchers reduce Sargassum impacts on coastal communities.
October 24, 2023Research and Innovation
USF researchers partner with law enforcement to help Florida families find missing loved ones
University of South Florida researchers, in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies and the Florida Sheriff’s Association Cold Case Commission hosted the second annual Missing in Florida Day. The goal of the event is to help solve violent crime cold cases through anthropology, scientific research, education and forensic art.
October 19, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
New sea slug species named after retired USF biology professor
A recently discovered sea slug found in Tampa Bay waters is being named after a USF emeritus professor of integrative biology to honor his 45-year career that involved intricately studying sea slugs.
October 18, 2023Research and Innovation
USF sees sharp rise in innovations and technology
The number of new inventions, technologies and works of authorship formally disclosed by USF researchers is up nearly 25 percent since 2019. The secret behind the rise: the implementation of new tools, the help of student interns and consistent, high-level performance from USF inventors.
October 12, 2023Research and Innovation
Florida Center for PAInT director awarded $2.6 million grant to bring arts-integrated pedagogy to civics classrooms
Denise Davis-Cotton will launch a professional development program for educators who teach social studies in elementary and middle schools that serve low-socioeconomic status households and communities.
October 9, 2023Research and Innovation
University of South Florida continues landmark dementia prevention research with NIH award
Researchers at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus have received a grant across the next five years from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging to continue ground breaking work in dementia prevention through a clinical research study called Active Mind.
September 27, 2023Research and Innovation
USF receives $17M federal grant to help boost railroad workforce
Designed to address the stability and growth of the railroad workforce, the federally-funded project will be led by USF’s Center for Urban Transportation Research and its partners from the Center for Surface Transportation Testing and Academic Research, a consortium of universities and academic research centers focused on the transportation field.
September 27, 2023Research and Innovation
‘What Lies Beneath’ exhibit showcases investigation of unmarked burial grounds in Hillsborough County
The exhibit includes mixed media sculptures, historic and modern photographs, archival documents, and maps depicting the approximate locations of newly re-discovered burial grounds in order to help convey the story of the buried past.
September 26, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation