https://www.usf.edu/news/Recent posts from USF Newsen-usSat, 15 Aug 2026 15:26:37 -04:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)https://www.usf.edu/news/2022/usf-biologist-discovers-skydiving-salamander.aspxThe wandering salamander is the first known to have evolved aerial behaviors.Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 USF biologist discovers ‘skydiving’ salamanderThe wandering salamander is the first known to have evolved aerial behaviors.University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research Universityhttps://www.usf.edu/news/2022/usf-biologist-discovers-skydiving-salamander.aspxResearch and InnovationCassidy Delamarter,Department of Biology,Department of Integrative Biology,MyUSFhttps://www.usf.edu/news/2020/method-used-to-track-ebolas-trajectory-being-applied-to-covid19.aspxWhat 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.Rocky D. BullMon, 05 Oct 2020 00:00:00 Method used to track Ebola’s trajectory being applied to COVID-19What 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.The map showing risk of transmission between locations. https://www.usf.edu/news/2020/method-used-to-track-ebolas-trajectory-being-applied-to-covid19.aspxCOVID-19,Research and InnovationCoronavirus,Department of Biology,Rapid Response Granthttps://www.usf.edu/news/2020/colossal-oysters-have-disappeared-from-floridas-most-pristine-coastlines.aspxHundreds of years ago, colossal oysters were commonplace across much of Florida’s northern Gulf Coast. Today, those oysters have disappeared, leaving behind a new generation roughly a third smaller – a massive decline that continues to have both economic and environmental impacts on a region considered by many to be the last remaining unspoiled coastlines in the Gulf.Rocky D. BullWed, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:00 Colossal Oysters Have Disappeared from Florida’s Most ‘Pristine’ CoastlinesHundreds of years ago, colossal oysters were commonplace across much of Florida’s northern Gulf Coast. Today, those oysters have disappeared, leaving behind a new generation roughly a third smaller – a massive decline that continues to have both economic and environmental impacts on a region considered by many to be the last remaining unspoiled coastlines in the Gulf.Offshore oyster reefs in Florida's Big Bend regionhttps://www.usf.edu/news/2020/colossal-oysters-have-disappeared-from-floridas-most-pristine-coastlines.aspxResearch and InnovationDepartment of Anthropology,Department of Biology,School of Goescienceshttp://www.usfsp.edu/home/2019/06/24/first-research-team-to-film-elusive-giant-squid-in-u-s-waters-includes-usfsp-professor/Sleep comes at a premium on a research cruise – you take it when you can get it – but some things are worth waking up for. When USF St. Petersburg Marine Biology Professor Heather Judkins was awoken last week aboard the Research Vessel Point Sur to news that her colleagues had possibly caught a giant squid on camera, Judkins was up faster than you can say the scientific name Architeuthis.External ArticleTue, 25 Jun 2019 00:00:00 First Research Team to Film Elusive Giant Squid in U.S. Waters Includes USFSP ProfessorSleep comes at a premium on a research cruise – you take it when you can get it – but some things are worth waking up for. When USF St. Petersburg Marine Biology Professor Heather Judkins was awoken last week aboard the Research Vessel Point Sur to news that her colleagues had possibly caught a giant squid on camera, Judkins was up faster than you can say the scientific name Architeuthis.A photo from a research vessel from NOAAhttp://www.usfsp.edu/home/2019/06/24/first-research-team-to-film-elusive-giant-squid-in-u-s-waters-includes-usfsp-professor/Research and InnovationDepartment of Biology,USFSPhttps://www.usf.edu/news/2019/marine-biologist-explore-gulfs-uncharted-deep-sea.aspxThe deep sea and the marine life the Gulf of Mexico contains is still largely mysterious. University of South Florida St. Petersburg Marine Biology Professor Heather Judkins and a team of researchers will spend the next two and a half weeks aboard a NOAA Ocean Exploration research cruise to reveal a bit of that mystery and explore never-before-reached areas of the Gulf.Rocky D. BullTue, 04 Jun 2019 00:00:00 Marine Biologist to Explore Gulf's Uncharted Deep SeaThe deep sea and the marine life the Gulf of Mexico contains is still largely mysterious. University of South Florida St. Petersburg Marine Biology Professor Heather Judkins and a team of researchers will spend the next two and a half weeks aboard a NOAA Ocean Exploration research cruise to reveal a bit of that mystery and explore never-before-reached areas of the Gulf.Researchers inspecting an octopus from the Gulf of Mexicohttps://www.usf.edu/news/2019/marine-biologist-explore-gulfs-uncharted-deep-sea.aspxResearch and InnovationCollege of Marine Science,Department of Biology,Gulf of Mexico,USFSP