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A startup with a аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ patent received federal clearance for its latest product — which the company says can be used to fight coronavirus (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

April 23, 2020Innovation, Research

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Creates Pandemic Response Research Network, Invests in Projects Addressing Coronavirus Outbreak

Initiative organizes USF’s research efforts to fight current and future pandemics (USFRI Newsroom).

April 22, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ researchers, in connection with Tampa General Hospital, are working through nearly 20 clinical trials to find effective treatments or a cure for COVID-19 (WTSP).

April 21, 2020Health, Research

The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ is conducting 20 clinical trials aimed at finding treatments for COVID-19 (Bay News 9).

April 21, 2020Health, Research

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢aims to identify where clusters of COVID-19 cases are occurring in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties (аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Health).

April 21, 2020Health, Research

The Tampa-based medical teams have launched dozens of coronavirus-related clinical trials aimed at lessening symptoms and preventing the disease (Tampa Bay Times).

April 21, 2020Health, Research

The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ and Jabil Inc. have formalized their partnership with the establishment of a new institute in the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Research Park. The $1 million initiative will include new efforts in innovative research, community engagement, and talent development (Tech Transfer Central).

April 20, 2020Innovation, Research

COVID-19 Possibly Striking More Children than Expected

The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported — a hidden detail that could vastly underestimate the demand on health care systems and pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) (аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Newsroom).

April 16, 2020Health

The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ (USF) Health, Formlabs, and Northwell Health have announced they have successfully produced and tested a 3D printed nasal swab to address emergency shortages that hospitals and health care teams may face as testing for COVID-19 increases (SelectScience).

April 16, 2020Health, Innovation

Scientists Conduct First Census of Viruses and Bacteria Living in Florida Springs

The study provides a critical baseline understanding of freshwater springs fed by the Floridan Aquifer, a source of drinking water that has declined in health in recent years (аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢College of Marine Science).

April 16, 2020Research

Since the 2010 BP oil spill, marine scientists at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ (USF) have sampled more than 2,500 individual fish representing 91 species from 359 locations across the Gulf of Mexico and found evidence of oil exposure in all of them, including some of the most popular types of seafood (Phys.org).

April 15, 2020Research

A new surveillance database could soon show us the locations of new and potential hotspots of COVID-19, thanks to research being done at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ College of Public Health (Fox 13 News).

April 14, 2020Health, Research