USF Nexus Initiative
Development of an Online HPV Vaccination Decision Making Tool for Parents of Children Ages 9-18 Dr. Walker (UNI Awardee) and USF doctoral candidate Heather Owens meet with UNI partner and Co-Director of the Center for HPV Research Dr. Zimet to conduct interviews on the topic of empowering parents to make decisions on vaccinating their children for HPV.
A Cross-National Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Formal and Informal Responses to the Crime of Stalking Dr. Ngo (UNI Awardee) visiting Dr. Agustina at University International of Catalonia (UIC) to conduct interviews with participating judges and prosecutors regarding the effects of Spain’s criminalization of stalking.
From the Sea to the Cloud Drs. Frank Muller-Karger and Enrique Montes (UNI Awardees) with the participants of the Pole-to-Pole Marine Biodiversity Observation Network of the Americas (P2P MBON) August 2018 workshop in São Sebastião, Brazil.
Zonal Jets: Phenomenology, Genesis, and Physics Drs. Boris Galperin (UNI Awardee) and Peter L. Read have published their book (pictured) on zonal jets in various planetary environments.
Spin Caloritronics and Transport Studies at University of Augsburg Dr. Hariharan Srikanth (UNI Awardee) and USF Functional Materials Laboratory student Eleanor Clements visited University of Augsburg to enhance studies on spin caloritronics and transport on highly anisotropic thin films.
Making a Difference
Dr. Sarath Witanachchi and his UNI partners are developing a portable energy source to provide rural areas in Africa access to electricity. Based on field results, this new device concept doubled the power generation capability.