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University of South Florida to launch new COVID-19 training program for nurses as cases climb
The University of South Florida is launching a new COVID-19 training program for nurses (ABC News).
December 8, 2020Health
USF researchers develop web portals to map COVID-19 by ZIP code, forecast outbreaks
The Florida COVID-19 Hub is tweaked to harness data the USF research community and its partners at Tampa General Hospital can apply to their own research (83 Degrees).
December 8, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
USF Health, TGH tackle infectious, emerging diseases via new collaborative medical research efforts
An entire team of physician leaders from TGH and USF Health Morsani College of Medicine will serve the Institute, from the inpatient clinical care to the outpatient clinics to teaching and research (83 Degrees).
Report: Social distancing and face masks will help crush COVID-19 pandemic by late April
USF-developed computer model projects social mitigation measures will have a dramatic effect on how quickly Tampa Bay recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic (USF Newsroom).
USF research team uncovers significant reason older adults are at increased risk of suffering a heart attack
A team of researchers in the USF Department of Surgery has made a key discovery as to why we become more susceptible to heart disease as we age. The human body, especially the heart, is dependent on the mitochondria, the part of the cell responsible for producing energy to maintain organ function. The protein, Sesn2, is located inside the mitochondria and plays a pivotal role in protecting the heart from stress (USF Newsroom).
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital selected to participate in the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine Phase 3 clinical trial
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital have been selected as a site for a clinical trial testing the Novavax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine for COVID-19. They join over 100 research sites expecting to enroll more than 30,000 adult participants as part of the global search for a safe and effective vaccine to prevent COVID-19 (USF Newsroom).
Education Matters: The Importance of Research at USF Sarasota Manatee
Research paves the way to discovery and provides students unique experiential learning opportunities, strengthening creative and critical thinking. Today's incoming freshmen are tomorrow's leading artisans, educators, writers, inventors and trail blazers (Sarasota Scene Magazine, pp. 84-86).
December 1, 2020Research
Scientists discover new way to measure turbulence of large planets and exoplanets
Results show that the Jupiter’s atmosphere is four times more turbulent than Saturn’s (College of Marine Science).
November 30, 2020Innovation, Research
Tampa General Hospital, USF Health Announce Joint Office of Clinical Research to Build Upon Research Excellence
The new office will allow the previously separate offices to combine resources and elevate their research efforts to improve health care for all Floridians (PR Newswire).
'Incredible time capsule': One house remains from the lost town of Limona
Lori Collins, associate research professor with USF’s Digital Heritage and Humanities Collections is working with the Tampa Bay History Center and the Timberly Trust to preserve the story of the Moseley family home (Fox 13 News).
November 25, 2020Innovation, Research
USF, CDC of Tampa team up on job creation program with a focus on East Tampa
The University of South Florida and the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa have come together to build a job creation program, thanks to a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
November 25, 2020Innovation
Eight USF Faculty Members Named New AAAS Fellows
In fields spanning psychology, molecular medicine, geosciences and child and family studies, these leading faculty members have earned one of academia’s highest honors.
November 24, 2020Global Research, Honors and Awards, Research
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