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Florida Blue invests in USF's coronavirus tracking efforts
Florida Blue has donated $100,000 and partnered with the University of South Florida to aid the school's efforts to track the novel coronavirus (Tampa Bay Business Journal \ paywall).
November 12, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
Florida Blue Supports USF Epidemiologist’s Innovative Efforts to Track COVID-19
USF’s College of Public Health is awarded $100,000 by Florida Blue to support Professor Edwin Michael’s research to build a better tool for fighting the pandemic.
November 9, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
Research reveals strategy to create Coronavirus drugs to inhibit virus’s entry and replication
A new study offers insight into designing antiviral drugs against COVID-19. The study, led by researchers at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, was published in Science Advances (Tunis Daily News).
New research traces the origins of trench fever
First observed among British Expeditionary Forces in 1915, trench fever sickened an estimated 500,000 soldiers during World War I. Since then, the disease has become synonymous with the battlefield. But now, new research from an international team of scientists has uncovered evidence challenging this long-held belief (USF Newsroom).
Tampa General Hospital, USF Health 3D nasal test swab creation shared internationally
A creation to help combat the coronavirus from USF Health and Tampa General Hospital is now helping people across the world (ABC News).
October 21, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
Breathalyzer-style rapid COVID-19 test developed by USF researchers
The “Bull Nose” electronic device is one of 42 COVID-19 research projects funded by the COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grants program to create an accurate, nonintrusive rapid COVID-19 test (USF Oracle).
October 20, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
Johns Hopkins, USF team up to research why people are hesitant to get COVID-19 vaccine
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and the University of South Florida are launching a new project to figure out why some people are hesitant about getting a COVID-19 vaccine. (ABC News).
Sleep health dictates success of practicing mindfulness
Sleeping an extra 29 minutes each night can be the key to improving mindfulness, a critical resource that has benefits for daily well-being and work performance (USF Newsroom).
USF, Johns Hopkins All Children’s investigate why people might say no to a Covid vaccine
Social media could hold important clues as to why some people would hesitate to get vaccinated for Covid-19, according to a University of South Florida researcher (St. Pete Catalyst).
USF develops comprehensive coronavirus map detailing ZIP codes, nursing homes and on-campus cases
After launching a coronavirus-tracking map at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the University of South Florida now not only wants to track cases but help organizations and the general public see the bigger picture (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
October 14, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
Sleep health dictates success of practicing mindfulness
A study led by the University of South Florida found better sleep improves next-day mindfulness, which in turn, reduces sleepiness during the day (EurekAlert!).
USF researchers develop new technologies to fight mosquito-borne diseases
USF researchers have been awarded a $900,000, four-year grant from the National Science Foundation to use artificial intelligence to fight mosquito-borne diseases. Ryan Carney, assistant professor of integrative biology, and Sriram Chellappan, professor of computer science and engineering, will lead a multi-disciplinary effort to collect data through smartphone apps such as NASA’s GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper (USF Newsroom).
October 13, 2020Health, Innovation, Research