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2022
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USF researchers launch global dashboard to track invasive mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases
University of South Florida researchers have launched a mosquito-tracking dashboard, funded by a four-year grant from the National Science Foundation. The dashboard combines data from three partner apps – Mosquito Alert, NASA’s GLOBE Observer and iNaturalist.
August 2, 2022Global Research, Research
USF faculty awarded grant for tourism research exchange in Florida and Serbia
A group of faculty and students from the University of South Florida’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management will travel to Serbia this fall as part of a U.S. Embassy University Partnership grant.
August 1, 2022Global Research
Discovery of human remains at Florida construction site halts building of upscale community
Detectives called in the USF anthropologist team because it has specialized equipment that will help speed up the search of the remaining dirt piles for any further signs of human remains.
July 28, 2022Research
USF researchers celebrate successes of new Caribbean research center
An interdisciplinary research center is now up and running in Barbados thanks to a $3.6 million grant provided by USAID to support education policy development and timely decision-making on issues impacting schools in the sub-region.
July 26, 2022Global Research, Research
USF to launch new infection control resource center
The College of Public Health will partner with the CDC over the next five years to develop a multi-modal approach to deliver infection prevention and control education to emergency responders. The center will serve as a hub for recruitment, dissemination, referral and subject matter consultation.
University Researchers Create New Method to Print Copper on Fabric for Wearable Electronics
Department of Electrical Engineering Associate Professor Arash Takshi and USF Research & Innovation Interim Vice President and Professor Sylvia Thomas have developed a new method called hydrogen evolution assisted (HEA) electroplating that makes it possible to print copper directly on fabrics, opening the door to an abundance of technological innovations.
July 25, 2022Innovation, Research
Can ‘brain painting’ help ADHD patients? USF seeks answers
USF computer science and engineering professor Marvin Andujar is studying whether college students diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, can use this futuristic technology to improve attention spans and reduce the need for prescription drugs, which can have side effects.
July 23, 2022Health, Innovation, Research
USF professor discovers new species while part of team studying impact of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico
Heather Judkins, associate professor of integrative biology on the USF St. Petersburg campus, will continue her studies of cephalopods, such as octopus and squid, as part of a team of scientists aboard the R/V Point Sur for a 12-day research cruise around the Gulf of Mexico. The goal of the cruise is to identify and quantify long-term trends in fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods in the midwaters of the Gulf in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that occurred in 2010.
July 21, 2022Research
Innovative cybersecurity programs poised for major expansion
Boosted by millions of dollars in new state funding, USF cybersecurity programs are preparing graduates for high-paying jobs in a field with soaring demand.
July 21, 2022Innovation
NASA TechLeap Winners Advance Technology to Aid Lunar Landings
The USF Institute of Applied Engineering is one of three winners in the NASA TechLeap Prize competition. Winners are awarded an initial $200,000 prize to help mature their technology, with the opportunity for each to win up to a total of $650,000 in prizes as well as a suborbital flight test on a commercial rocket-powered landing vehicle.
July 21, 2022Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research
USF anthropologists to assist deputies in search for human remains at Palm Coast site
Skeletal bones were found at a partially-built residential development in Palm Coast, Florida. The USF team plans to use ground-penetrating radar at the construction site, which will speed up the search for human remains.
July 21, 2022Research
Two EE Faculty Receive Patent and NSF Grant for Wearable Technology
Department of Electrical Engineering Associate Professor Arash Takshi and USF Research & Innovation Interim Vice President Dr. Sylvia Wilson Thomas are using a novel electrochemical method to print copper directly on fabric. With a $369,574 grant from the National Science Foundation, the project is taking wearable electronics to a whole other level.
July 21, 2022Innovation