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Creating A Digital Innovation Ecosystem
An interdisciplinary team from the University of South Florida’s (USF) Institute for Digital Exploration (IDEx), directed by Dr. Davide Tanasi, and USF’s Access 3D Lab, directed by Dr. Laura Harrison, embarked on a collaborative research project in Sicily and Malta. The project focused on the virtualization of ancient iconography in two prehistoric caves and two Roman imperial dwellings spanning 18,000 years (USF College of Arts & Sciences).
December 11, 2019Global Research, Innovation
USF-Botswana Collaborative Research Project to Develop a Portable Energy Source for Rural Africa
Eight undergraduate seniors and juniors from the University of South Florida (USF) have been selected for a challenging and rewarding research program funded by the National Science Foundation. The objective of the project is to develop a renewable energy source based on a novel scientific concept, with the goal of making basic commodities accessible to rural and tribal villages in Africa (USF College of Arts & Sciences).
December 11, 2019Global Research
University of South Florida Wins APLU's 2019 Institutional Award for Global Learning, Research & Engagement
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the national association for the leading 237 research universities in the United States, announced that the University of South Florida is the top winner of its 2019 Institutional Award for Global Learning, Research & Engagement (PR Newswire).
November 10, 2019Global Research, Honors and Awards
trumacro™ Nutrition and the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics Australia (FAST) Announce a Clinical Trial for Nutritional Intervention in Angelman Syndrome
Disruptive Nutrition, LLC the science-based leader in education and innovation for easy-to-access ketogenic products, and a subsidiary of Disruptive Enterprises, today announced its first clinical study in Australia to improve nutrition using ketogenic ingredients in children with Angelman syndrome. This is part of a broader clinical program using medical food formulations launched this past summer under the brand trumacro™ Nutrition.
November 5, 2019Global Research, Health
Homicide is declining around the world – but why?
Following decades of increasing crime during the 1960s, ‘70s and '80s, U.S. homicide rates declined by almost 40% throughout the 1990s, and have remained low since. Most of the world has experienced a parallel reduction in homicide over the previous three decades. In a new study, the case is made for a possible explanation: The population of countries around the world is getting older (The Conversation).
November 4, 2019Global Research
USF PIRE Sustainability Effort Transforms the Nature of Global Research & Partnerships
Over five years, one of USF's largest sustainability grants has resulted in a deeper understanding of how to build successful global partnerships to advance the well-being of communities.
October 28, 2019Global Research
Florida researcher testing bone fragments that could be Amelia Earhart's
Amelia Earhart's disappearance remains one of America's most mysterious, but a researcher at the University of South Florida is hoping to connect the dots and finally solve it (WTHR).
October 17, 2019Global Research, Research
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