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Researchers discuss findings with monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19
Researchers with TGH and USF published a paper with what they’re learning about the treatment in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases (ABC Action News).
Local university among top in the world in developing patents
University of South Florida secured nearly 130 patents last year, making it one of the top in the country and world (Business Observer).
June 17, 2021Innovation, Research
USF researchers release findings from statewide COVID-19 opinion survey regarding vaccine hesitancy and policy
Researchers with the University of South Florida School of Public Affairs have released results from a statewide survey that helps to better understand the factors associated with vaccine hesitancy and measures policy attitudes related to COVID-19 vaccines (USF Newsroom).
USF, four other Florida schools earn high worldwide rankings for patents
USF was awarded 123 patents in 2020, a school record. The University of Florida and the University of South Florida ranked among the top 15 schools in the world to be granted U.S. utility patents last year, according to a new report (Tampa Bay Times).
June 16, 2021Innovation, Research
USF inventors post record patent numbers, ranking in the nation’s top 10 university producers
Annual ranking from the National Academy of Inventors and International Property Owners Association is a key measure of global innovation.
June 15, 2021Innovation
Could caves on other planets yield the secrets of the universe? USF Geoscientist Bogdan Onac and his international colleagues want to find out
USF School of Geosciences Professor Bogdan P. Onac documents millions of years of Earth’s natural history by exploring caves and lava tubes around the world. But now Onac along with dozens of fellow geoscientists, astronomers, astrobiologists, and robotics and artificial intelligence engineers are urging a new focus on caves on other planets as sites of untold discovery.
June 15, 2021Global Research
The Byrne lab goes West: three CMS students set sail on 45-day Pacific Ocean cruise
The major goal is to understand trends in the Pacific Ocean, with a specific focus on environmental parameters that influence ocean acidification — a major threat to ocean health, food security, economies, and more (USF College of Marine Science).
June 15, 2021Research, Student Research
BP Deepwater Horizon Research Concludes After Years Of Studying The Gulf Of Mexico
Over the course of a decade, scientists looked into a strange phenomenon found in Gulf waters near the BP oil rig after the spill, and 12 expeditions were also mounted to collect environmental data (WUSF).
June 14, 2021Research
Health and media experts discuss why some people don’t trust the COVID-19 vaccine
More than half the population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Case numbers are declining, but with nearly half of the people not yet vaccinated, it’s clear that trust is not there for many Americans. In an online forum, Trust & Vaccines, a panel of experts looked at what’s motivating people to get the vaccine and why others still are not (USF St. Petersburg campus).
Patient commits estate gift to advance women’s heart health, skin cancer research and Alzheimer’s caregiver education at USF
Community volunteer and USF Health patient Bruce Mackey has made a $1.8 million estate gift to USF Health to fund a women’s heart health professorship, dermatology research endowment and caregiver education programs at the Byrd Alzheimer’s Center (USF Health).
June 14, 2021Health
Former patient gives $1.8M to USF Health to boost research, education programs
The University of South Florida Health Center has received $1.8 million from a former patient and hospital volunteer (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
USF professor inducted into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame for her work with cacti
USF College of Engineering professor Norma Alcantar has 12 patents for cactus mucilage, the gummy stuff inside the plant, used for everything from water purification to using it in the fight against Parkinson’s disease (Bay News 9).
June 14, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research