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USF partner in Costa Rica launches the country’s first program to detect coronavirus in wastewater
With more than 5,000 beach surveys, 500 behavioral observations, and 80 interviews to digest, and water quality data to crunch, it was time to celebrate this phase of their NSF-funded coastal health study called MERA, which included several trainings by the USF team to help their colleagues get up to speed on a suite of environmental monitoring techniques.
July 29, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
The fall term that's on your terms
The University of South Florida is committed to creating an environment that gives students more options than ever, so that each student can create the semester that fits best with their wishes, their schedule, their lifestyle and their living preferences.
July 23, 2020COVID-19, University News
A new use for USF tech that predicts falls for the elderly: social distancing
Sensor system pioneered at USF to protect the frail elderly also can ensure employees maintain safe social distance at work in the age of COVID-19.
July 22, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Supporting our international students
International students are cherished members of our university community and we recognize that many of you are coping with unique challenges as a result of COVID-19.
July 9, 2020COVID-19, University News
USF partners with Feeding Tampa Bay to deliver food to a community in need
As COVID-19 continues to impact nearly every aspect of daily life, Feeding Tampa Bay and the University of South Florida have teamed up to help ease the burden on families unsure of where their next meal might come from.
July 2, 2020COVID-19, University News
White House Coronavirus Task Force visits USF to address Florida’s spike in COVID-19
Vice President Mike Pence made a public appearance at the University of South Florida on Thursday, July 2. Pence led a roundtable discussion with USF President Steve Currall, Senior Vice President of USF Health and Dean of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Charles Lockwood and area medical professionals at the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation.
July 2, 2020COVID-19, USF Health, University News
Florida Board of Governors approves USF plan for fall semester
The University of South Florida’s plan to resume more on-campus operations and some face-to-face courses, in-person services and other activities in the fall was approved this afternoon by the Florida Board of Governors.
June 23, 2020COVID-19, University News
One Student. One Story. #ONEUSF
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught me anything, it has been how much I love the University of South Florida community. Its unique camaraderie, intimacy and diversity attracts many students, like myself, to USF. Now, three months absent of these defining interpersonal aspects, I reflect on my experience as a USF student during the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 22, 2020COVID-19, Campus Life
USF audiologists address COVID-19 challenges for the hearing impaired with new face masks
Face masks have dramatically changed the way many of us communicate in public. The CDC recommends we wear them to prevent against the spread of COVID-19. That extra layer of protection does have a few side effects, especially for the hearing impaired. Face masks can reduce sound by as much as 12 decibels and block one’s facial expressions from being seen.
June 18, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
COVID-19 adds urgency to USF researchers’ high-tech solution to nursing home care crisis
A USF interdisciplinary team was building a predictive analytics tool to help nursing homes manage staffing shortages when the pandemic presented a new challenge.
June 16, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
University of South Florida invests $20 million to promote academic progress for student success
The University of South Florida, a national leader in student success, will make an unprecedented investment of $20 million to help students who are experiencing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic remain on a path to timely graduation. The university has begun awarding the We Got U-SF Scholarship and Waiver to nearly 22,000 eligible undergraduate and graduate students to encourage full-time enrollment in the fall semester.
June 16, 2020COVID-19, University News
Developing a wearable device to detect COVID-19 progression in at-risk patients
A new study from researchers at the University of South Florida is shedding light on the human body’s physiological response to COVID-19, insight scientists say could help them develop an early warning system for those most at risk of severe infection.
June 12, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation