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USF engineering department launches satellites on SpaceX rocket, plans to continue investing in technologies
USF’s Institute of Applied Engineering launched three satellites equipped with “revolutionary” communication technology into space Jan 24, leading the way for new collaboration among universities on future projects (USF Oracle).
March 9, 2021Innovation, Research, Student Research
USF student-built satellites launched into orbit by SpaceX
A recent SpaceX launch took three satellites built by University of South Florida students to space on a communications mission (Fox 13).
February 17, 2021Innovation, Research, Student Research
Satellites engineered by USF students and faculty launch during world record mission
Three of the 143 satellites aboard spaceflight company SpaceX’s first dedicated rideshare mission were engineered by students and faculty at the USF Institute of Applied Engineering (College of Engineering).
January 29, 2021Innovation, Student Research
Lost African American Cemeteries Researched By USF Students
The research team's focus will center on Zion Cemetery in Tampa and St. Petersburg's Oaklawn Cemetery (Patch).
January 4, 2021Research, Student Research
Campus Food Waste Recovery Project earns USF Student Success Team Collaboration award
Up to 40 percent of food that is produced in the U.S. goes to waste and it’s impacting our health, according to USF College of Public Health doctoral candidate Whitney Fung Uy.
December 21, 2020Honors and Awards, Research, Student Research
Jr Scientist program expands their virtual reach with help from USF College of Marine Science students
Developed in 2014 by CMS students, the goal of the Jr Scientist program is to give middle and high school students the opportunity to volunteer at the festival, as a way to engage them in science.
December 11, 2020Research, Student Research
USF lab developing breathalyzer to detect COVID-19
A strange looking device in an engineering laboratory at the University of South Florida could lead to a big medical breakthrough and a big prize. It’s called the Bull Nose and when it’s perfected, engineers believe it will electronically ‘smell’ COVID-19 on the breath of people who are infected (Fox 13).
October 6, 2020Health, Innovation, Student Research
USF Partner in Costa Rica Launches the Country’s First Program to Detect Coronavirus in Wastewater
With more than 5,000 beach surveys, 500 behavioral observations, and 80 interviews to digest, and water quality data to crunch, it was time to celebrate this phase of their NSF-funded coastal health study called MERA, which included several trainings by the USF team to help their colleagues get up to speed on a suite of environmental monitoring techniques (USF College of Marine Science).
July 29, 2020Global Research, Research, Student Research
USF Students Recognized in National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
In the oldest fellowship of its kind, these students shine as future leaders in research, innovation and teaching (USFRI Newsroom).
June 19, 2020Honors and Awards, Research, Student Research
Tell Me About Your Thesis. You Have 3 Minutes. Go!
Meet the graduate student winners of USF's 3MT® Skills competition (USF Newsroom).
April 28, 2020Innovation, Student Research
USF Grad Student Researchers Celebrate Achievements in Florida High Tech Corridor Projects
Students are a key part of the USF's partnership with the Florida High Tech Corridor's effort to grow the regional STEM talent pipeline (USF Research).
April 14, 2020Student Research
USF student awarded virtual research opportunity amid unprecedented times
USF student Alexander Mercier was selected as one of 10 people in the entire country to learn from renowned researchers at the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) in New Mexico this summer. However, he will have to carry it out virtually due to uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic (USF Oracle).
April 14, 2020Student Research
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