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USF Associate Professor Marie Byrd Wins Research Award
Byrd has focused her scholarship on the intersection of race and gender for school-aged Black girls and the resulting complexity of their social, emotional and academic development (Sarasota Magazine).
May 12, 2021Honors and Awards, Research
Florida professor who harnessed power of cactuses is a top inventor
When Norma Alcantar got a call last month from Judy Genshaft, the former University of South Florida president, she was pleasantly surprised to hear that she would be inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Genshaft had nominated her for the honor (Orlando Sentinel).
May 9, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation
USF professor who harnessed the power of cactuses is a top Florida inventor
Norma Alcantar has more than 22 patents based on a natural substance she found out about from her grandmother (Tampa Bay Times).
May 5, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation
Meet seven inventors who have made Florida a ‘powerhouse of innovation’
The inventor of the Segway and a co-inventor of technology that revolutionized modern day computing are among the seven newest inductees in the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. The 2021 class also includes Norma A. Alcantar, an engineering professor at University of South Florida who has pioneered advances to decontaminate water and develop biomedical solutions for acute diseases (St. Pete Catalyst).
May 1, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2021 inductees
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame 2021 inductees prove that the creative spark can light a fire of innovation to change the world (EurekAlert!).
April 29, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation
USF Engineering Professor Norma Alcantar to be Inducted into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
USF Professor Norma Alcantar - who engineered an ancient practice of cleaning water with cactus mucilage to create modern technologies - is among seven new inductees to the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
April 29, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation
USF Senior Withers Selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship; Three Other USF Students Earn Honorable Mentions
USF Senior Zachary Withers is selected for a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Three additional USF students earn honorable mention in the prestigious program’s annual process.
April 21, 2021Honors and Awards, Research, Student Research
USF Professor Toru Shimizu Chosen Association for Psychological Science Fellow
Prestigious designation recognizes career discoveries on the function of brains and behavior (USFRI Newsroom).
March 10, 2021Honors and Awards, Research
USF named one of the nation’s top 10 producers of Fulbright scholars
The University of South Florida is one of the top producers of Fulbright scholars in the United States for 2020-21, according to a new list released by the U.S. Department of State and first published by the Chronicle of Higher Education (USF Newsroom).
February 17, 2021Honors and Awards, Research
USF Professors Ferreira and Saddow Earn Prestigious AIMBE Honors
USF Molecular Medicine Professor Gloria Ferreira and College of Engineering Professor Stephen Saddow have been chosen as new Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, one of the nation’s most prestigious organizations recognizing leaders in medical and biological engineering innovation.
February 15, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research
Five USF Faculty Elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors has named to its new class of Senior Members five USF faculty members who have devoted their careers to inventing high-tech tools for a myriad of applications and blazing a trail for the next generation of innovators.
February 11, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research
Cutting-edge innovations to fight disease, enhance learning win USF’s Excellence in Innovation Awards
Faculty inventors who created new technologies and applications to address COVID-19, malaria and literacy barriers are lauded in annual awards (USFRI Newsroom).
February 1, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research
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