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José Zayas-Castro to lead the NSF Division of Engineering Education and Centers
The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Dr. José Luis Zayas-Castro of the University of South Florida to serve as division director for the Division of Engineering Education and Centers. Zayas-Castro, who begins his NSF term on August 2, is currently executive associate dean, associate dean for international affairs, and professor of industrial and management systems engineering in the USF College of Engineering (nsf.gov).
July 29, 2021Innovation, Research
USF research team receives NSF grant to study the public’s understanding of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity
A University of South Florida research team was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the public’s understanding of artificial intelligence technologies and to teach people how to identify deceptive uses of these technologies online (USF College of Education).
July 28, 2021Innovation, Research
University of South Florida researchers release findings from statewide public opinion survey on COVID-19, Biden/DeSantis approval ratings and other policy issues
Researchers with the University of South Florida have released results from a statewide survey that measures public opinion on a variety of current policy issues. These results address COVID-19, presidential/gubernatorial job approval, infrastructure and education (USF Newsroom).
July 27, 2021Research
USF epidemiologist: vaccination rate must double to slow transmission of COVID-19
The slackening of vaccinations is leading to a large resurgence of COVID-19 infections in Florida. New data shows that there’s been a 70 percent drop in the rate of people getting vaccinated in Hillsborough County since April (USF Newsroom).
USF Team Publishes Research Establishing the Ability of the Electronic “Bull Nose” to Detect COVID-19
The USF team behind the Bull Nose COVID-19 device publishes its research in two leading journals.
July 21, 2021Research
New USF Institute for Microbiomes created to advance human and environmental health
Based at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the new USF Institute for Microbiomes builds upon an ambitious microbiome initiative begun two years ago. That USF Initiative on Microbiomes has sparked interdisciplinary collaborations across the university to better understand how the diverse collections of microorganisms, unique to each person, might be exploited to benefit human health.
Microsoft backs USF tech that identifies emerging diseases
The University of South Florida has launched a project sponsored by Microsoft to help tackle the threat of emerging infectious diseases (Tampa Bay Inno).
July 21, 2021Health, Innovation, Research
Seminole Tribe, USF Sustainable Tourism and USF Access 3D Lab preserve history at Egmont Key
A multidisciplinary team from USF's Patel College of Global Sustainability and Access 3D Lab is racing against time to preserve the rapidly disappearing island by documenting endangered spaces and 3D-scanning historic sites to reconstruct in augmented-reality virtual realms. (83 Degrees).
July 20, 2021Innovation
USF Receives $70M To Continue Research Into Causes Of Diabetes
The researchers are looking at how a variety of external risk factors, like diet, stress and exposure to pollution or viruses, can help cause Type 1 diabetes (WUSF).
USF Receives $70M To Continue Research Into Causes Of Diabetes
Jeffrey Krischer, director of USF’s Health Informatics Institute and lead researcher on the study, has been examining the disease for nearly 20 years (Health News Florida).
USF-developed AI system unites global agencies to identify emerging infectious diseases, receives support from Microsoft
Leadership in providing with the public consistent projections of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations has prompted the launch of a USF-led global modeling project sponsored by Microsoft that can ultimately help scientists more swiftly identify and respond to the threat of emerging infectious diseases (USF Newsroom).
July 14, 2021Global Research, Health, Research
Startup City: University of South Florida’s role in the innovation ecosystem
USF is already playing a major role in regional innovation, and the university is working toward closer connections with entrepreneurs, investors and others with a creative, can-do approach to business and social problems (St. Pete Catalyst).
July 13, 2021Innovation