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How a USF-invented app Is transforming flood tracking after hurricanes Helene and Milton
One year after hurricanes Helene and Milton brought historic flooding to the Tampa Bay region, the CRIS-HAZARD app has become a critical tool in helping local communities monitor and respond to extreme storms.
September 25, 2025Innovation
USF researcher’s ancient pottery discovery unlocks earliest proof of horses in Bronze Age Sicily
USF Professor Davide Tanasi has new evidence not only that were horses present on the Mediterranean island earlier than previously thought, but that they also played an important role in the diets of early Bronze Age communities.
September 24, 2025Research
Turning ideas into algorithms
As one of USF’s first master’s students studying AI, Charitie Martino wants to fuse computer modeling with how the mind works. She wants to take those hard-to-pin-down concepts in psychology – things like memory, attention, and learning – throw them into models that AI computers can test, and measure to see what happens.
September 17, 2025Student Research
USF biostatisticians lend critical expertise to research community
The Study Design and Data Analysis support group at USF’s College of Public Health supports researchers across the medical and public health spectrum by providing expert guidance in research planning as well as analysis and management of data.
September 16, 2025Research
Association of University Research Parks releases 2025 Economic Impact Report: The Power of North American Research Parks
According to the report, research parks, innovation districts and other communities of innovation across North America collectively empower an impressive return on investment.
September 11, 2025Research
How the high-speed tongues of salamanders and chameleons are helping USF unlock engineering breakthroughs
While studying salamanders and chameleons, USF researchers discovered the animals use the same biological mechanism to fire their tongues at extreme speeds. The research has opened the door to potential innovative engineering applications inspired by nature.
September 9, 2025Research
Tampa biotech startup LifePulse secures $2M NIH grant
LifePulse Bio, a USF spinout, Bull Ring Accelerator Grant (BRAG) awardeee, and Florida High Tech Corridor matching grant recipient, has landed a $2 million NIH grant to test its electric-field technology in pets.
September 8, 2025Innovation
USF scientists build on Deepwater Horizon research with new project targeting pollutants in Tampa Bay and beyond
From barnacles to oysters, USF scientists are uncovering clues about toxins in Tampa Bay. What their findings could mean for coastal waters beyond the state of Florida.
September 5, 2025Research
USF secures contract with U.S. Army, strengthening collaboration with Department of Defense
The University of South Florida has signed a five-year research contract worth up to $85 million with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory. The partnership strengthens USF’s defense research in cybersecurity, biotechnology and energy sciences while offering students valuable internship opportunities.
September 4, 2025Research
USF invention helps U.S. military counter deadly improvised explosive devices
What started as a weekend sketch and a student prototype at USF is now saving lives on the battlefield. Discover how a simple invention transformed operations against one of the military’s deadliest threats.
September 4, 2025Innovation
USF launches aerospace engineering major to meet soaring demand in aviation industry
The University of South Florida kicked off the fall semester by welcoming the first class of students into its new aerospace engineering major, one of only three undergraduate programs of its kind at a Florida university.
September 2, 2025Student Research
USF, FAU researchers solve 1,500-year-old mystery: The bacterium behind the first pandemic
For the first time, researchers at USF have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian in a mass grave in the ancient city of Jerash, Jordan. The discovery underscores plague’s ongoing relevance as a resident of northern Arizona recently died from pneumonic plague and another individual in California tested positive for the disease.
August 29, 2025Research