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<rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>USF News Feed</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/</link><description>Recent posts from USF News</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:36:48 -04:00</lastBuildDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>OmniUpdate (OU Publish)</generator><item><title>USF women’s lacrosse makes historic debut with student-athletes studying to become lawyers, chemists and more</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2025/usf-womens-lacrosse-to-make-historic-debut-with-student-athletes-studying-to-become-lawyers-chemists-and-more.aspx</link><description>USF women’s lacrosse dominated its debut game in front of more than 2,000 fans at Corbett Stadium. 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As the inaugural team, the players are well aware that they will forever be a part of USF history and are working tirelessness to ensure their legacy extends beyond the field.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/news/images/2025/usf-womens-lacrosse-to-make-historic-debut-with-student-athletes-studying-to-become-lawyers-chemists-and-more/listing2.jpg" /><media:keywords>USF women's lacrosse game</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2025/usf-womens-lacrosse-to-make-historic-debut-with-student-athletes-studying-to-become-lawyers-chemists-and-more.aspx</guid><categories>USF Athletics,University News</categories><tags>AAU,College of Arts and Sciences,College of Behavioral and Community Sciences,College of Nursing,Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering,Department of Criminology,Judy Genshaft Honors College,Muma College of Business,MyUSF,Paul Guzzo,USF Athletics,USF Health,Zimmerman School of Advertising and Communications</tags></item><item><title>Floating with Gas to Save Lives</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/engineering/news-room/inflatable-flotation-device.aspx</link><description>About 10 lives are lost each day to unintentional drowning in the United States, but a newly-patented technology developed in a Chemical and Biomedical Engineering senior capstone class may lead to personal flotation products that can enhance safety in the water.</description><author>External Article</author><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2019/floating-with-gas-to-save-lives/vest-490-327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Floating with Gas to Save Lives</media:title><media:description>About 10 lives are lost each day to unintentional drowning in the United States, but a newly-patented technology developed in a Chemical and Biomedical Engineering senior capstone class may lead to personal flotation products that can enhance safety in the water.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2019/floating-with-gas-to-save-lives/vest-490-327.jpg" /><media:keywords>Flotation vest </media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/engineering/news-room/inflatable-flotation-device.aspx</guid><categories>Research and Innovation</categories><tags>College of Engineering,Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering</tags></item><item><title>Making Microbes that Transform Greenhouse Gases</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2019/making-microbes-that-transform-greenhouse-gases.aspx</link><description>Researchers at the University of South Florida are harnessing the power of human physiology to transform greenhouse gases into usable chemical compounds – a method that could help lessen industrial dependence on petroleum and reduce our carbon footprint.</description><author>Rocky D. Bull</author><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2019/making-microbes-that-transform-greenhouse-gases/bioconversion-490-327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Making Microbes that Transform Greenhouse Gases</media:title><media:description>Researchers at the University of South Florida are harnessing the power of human physiology to transform greenhouse gases into usable chemical compounds – a method that could help lessen industrial dependence on petroleum and reduce our carbon footprint.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2019/making-microbes-that-transform-greenhouse-gases/bioconversion-490-327.jpg" /><media:keywords>USF researcher manipulates DNA to engineer E. coli for C1 conversion</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2019/making-microbes-that-transform-greenhouse-gases.aspx</guid><categories>Research and Innovation</categories><tags>Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering</tags></item><item><title>An Unnatural Way to Make Natural Products</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2019/an-unnatural-way-to-make-natural-products.aspx</link><description>From medicine to fragrances, nature provides many of the key chemical compounds needed in an endless number of pharmaceuticals and consumer products. Now, a cutting-edge technique engineered by researchers at University of South Florida is changing the way scientists isolate these precious molecules.</description><author>Rocky D. Bull</author><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2019/an-unnatural-way-to-make-natural-products/isoprenoid-490-327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>An Unnatural Way to Make Natural Products</media:title><media:description>From medicine to fragrances, nature provides many of the key chemical compounds needed in an endless number of pharmaceuticals and consumer products. 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