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New global patent ranking places аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢among world’s top institutions

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ranks 11th among American public universities in ranking of U.S. utility patents.

September 7, 2022Innovation

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢awarded $20 million federal grant to protect coral reef and mangrove ecosystems

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $20 million grant to a USF-lead team of researchers to develop a standardized approach to the protection and replenishment of coral reef and mangrove ecosystems, which serve as a barrier in protecting our coasts.

September 7, 2022Research

CMS labs join forces to solve the mysteries of Florida’s red tides

In a serendipitous research cruise this summer, three labs within the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢College of Marine Science, plus its glider fleet team, joined forces to improve our understanding of a decades-old question: what causes red tides to form in the Gulf of Mexico?

September 7, 2022Research

Antarctica's so-called "doomsday glacier" -- nicknamed because of its high risk of collapse and threat to global sea level -- has the potential to rapidly retreat in the coming years, scientists say, amplifying concerns over the extreme sea level rise that would accompany its potential demise.

September 6, 2022Global Research

Scientists at the Florida Aquarium have made a breakthrough in the race to save Caribbean coral: For the first time, marine biologists have successfully reproduced elkhorn coral, a critical species, using aquarium technology. The spawning could be a game-changer, according to Thomas Frazer, the dean of the College of Marine Science at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢.

September 5, 2022Research

Faster in the Past: New seafloor images – the highest resolution of any taken off the West Antarctic Ice Sheet – upend understanding of Thwaites Glacier retreat

The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica has been an elephant in the room for scientists trying to make global sea level rise predictions. A new study in Nature Geoscience led by marine geophysicist Alastair Graham at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅϢ’s College of Marine Science (аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢CMS), adds cause for concern. For the first time, scientists mapped in high-resolution a critical area of the seafloor in front of the glacier that gives them a window into how fast Thwaites retreated and moved in the past.

September 5, 2022Global Research

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Health microbiome expert Hariom Yadav, PhD, has received a grant from the National Institute on Aging to help determine if a common medication can restore microbiome diversity in older patients who have a form of heart failure and, thus, prevent the subsequent problems that tend keep these patients inactive and cause their conditions to worsen.

September 2, 2022Health, Research

A new study by аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢researchers aims to uncover how gut health affects brain function, and potentially show that improvements in diet could lower chances of getting Alzheimer’s Disease.

September 1, 2022Health, Research

New methodology predicts coronavirus and other infectious disease threats to wildlife

A аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ assistant professor, Diego Santiago-Alarcon, helped develop a methodology that will predict disease transmission from wildlife to humans, from one wildlife species to another and determine who is at risk of infection. This new approach will help direct infectious disease surveillance and field efforts, providing a cost-effective strategy to better determine where to invest limited disease resources.

September 1, 2022Global Research

New online portal to streamline process for licensing аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢inventions

A new portal at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Technology Transfer Office is improving accessibility for аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢inventors and the general public, including companies interested in licensing inventions.

September 1, 2022Innovation

As part of Tampa Electric’s journey toward a cleaner, smarter energy future, the company will invest $5 million in the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ (USF) to fund research, education and innovation that aims to reduce carbon and improve the environment.

August 31, 2022Research

Tampa Electric to invest in visionary partnership with the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢

In its effort to explore, research and develop emerging energy technologies that reduce carbon, Tampa Electric’s investment will create an endowed fund to support the Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) in USF’s College of Engineering.

August 31, 2022Research