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аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢engineers awarded $2.5 million federal grant to expand harmful algal bloom research along Florida coasts
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢engineers are leading a team of scientists across the state in the development of a new, state-of-the-art system that allows water districts to better predict and manage harmful algal blooms. The $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allows аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢to work with researchers from the University of Florida and the South Florida Water Management District to address harmful algae blooms in Lake Okeechobee, St. Lucie River and Caloosahatchee River watersheds.
January 13, 2023Research
All Hands on Deck
Researchers identify priorities within synthesis research in ecology and environmental science to address pressing issues and questions.
January 12, 2023Research
As a part of the St. Petersburg Innovation District (SPID), the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ St. Petersburg campus hosted Wednesday night’s State of Science and Innovation event. Mayor Ken Welch, city council members and local officials joined area stakeholders in a packed USFSP ballroom to hear about the cutting-edge work emanating from the district.
January 12, 2023Innovation
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ (USF) has been awarded the Patents for Humanity award by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its patent of the 3D-printed nasopharyngeal (NP) swab, created in the early part of the pandemic as a solution to the disrupted commercial production of standard flocked NP swabs critical in diagnostic testing for COVID-19.
January 12, 2023Health, Honors and Awards, Innovation
A research project spearheaded by faculty on the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢St. Petersburg and Tampa campuses working with community partners locally and in Savannah, Georgia seeks to reduce unintended teen pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and incidents of trafficking for marginalized youth.
January 11, 2023Research
Delve into the newest issue of Innovations Magazine, spotlighting the student successes, vital research and impactful community and global initiatives on USF's St. Petersburg campus during the past year.
January 9, 2023Innovation, Research
Public transportation agency sees boost in ridership following аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢eye-tracking research
As part of a collaboration with the Florida Department of Transportation, researchers from the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), a College of Public Health Social Marketing expert and the Muma College of Business Center for Marketing and Sales Innovation tested a variety of materials from Commuter Assistance Programs across the country to develop data-driven marketing guidelines to improve the effectiveness of commuter marketing efforts.
January 4, 2023Research
Two аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢faculty members elected Fellows of IEEE
Dr. Robert Frisina and Dr. Richard Heller were recognized for their discoveries and applications for medical engineering.
January 3, 2023Honors and Awards
A new study led by аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Health, Dr. Bensoussan, and Cornell Medicine uses the human voice to diagnose and treat diseases and mood disorders, like depression.
December 23, 2022Health, Innovation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released its 2021 fiscal year Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) data, with three Florida universities — the University of Florida (UF), the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ (USF), and Florida State University (FSU) — appearing in the top 100 of research expenditure.
December 20, 2022Research
Mitigating volcano hazards: аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢students and alumna travel to Hawaii to study Mauna Loa eruption
A team from the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ is on the ground in Hawaii studying Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, to improve efforts that can help protect residents from lava flow.
December 19, 2022Research
View our Holiday Video recapping the important and inspiring research our faculty have been doing throughout 2022.
December 15, 2022Research
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