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Fueling Trucks and Jets with High Octane Waste
Turning trash into fuel could potentially be a big part of achieving energy sustainability, and a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will help researchers associated with the College of Engineering further develop a process that produces diesel and jet fuel from garbage.
October 28, 2019Research and Innovation
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏand Jabil Inc. Announce $1 Million Partnership to Establish the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏJabil Innovation Institute
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ announced a $1 million partnership with Jabil to launch the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏJabil Innovation Institute.
October 24, 2019University News
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏResearcher Uses NSF Grant to Improve Safety of Autonomous Vehicles
As the development of autonomous vehicles (AV) gain steam and continue to disrupt the automobile industry, an associate professor at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ believes advanced radar may be key in improving the safety of these driverless cars.
October 22, 2019Research and Innovation
Way Bandy’s journey toward a college degree began in 1957, in his home state of Alabama. Before he left college, he made a promise to his parents and himself that he would return one day and earn his degree. Over the next 20 years he would take courses at three universities and one junior college.
October 22, 2019Student Success
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏJoins National Effort to Develop a More Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ announced it is one of 20 universities joining a nationwide, three-year institutional change initiative to develop more inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring, retention and teaching practices.
October 22, 2019University News
Fresh off a nasty weather weekend that saw Tropical Storm Nestor-spawned tornadoes hit neighborhoods in Tampa Bay, students from ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth faced a similar, yet simulated threat in classrooms.
October 21, 2019ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth
12 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFaculty Members Recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Award
Twelve ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ faculty members whose research has garnered national and international acclaim in fields spanning environmental sciences, business, anthropology, engineering and others will be recognized on Oct. 21 with the 2019 Outstanding Research Achievement Award.
October 18, 2019Honors and Awards, University News
Turning Passion into Edible Purpose: Religious Studies Instructor Promotes Food Sovereignty
Locally grown food holds a special meaning for Dell deChant, associate chair and master instructor in the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏDepartment of Religious Studies, whose life-long research has led him from studying religious culture to contemporary issues around food and community, specifically food sovereignty.
October 16, 2019Campus Life
With all the shiny new buildings going up around campus, it can be easy to overlook the historical ones right next door. Tucked behind oak trees on 2nd Street South are two houses that are each well over 100 years old.
October 16, 2019University News
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏForensic Anthropologist Testing Human Remains Believed to Potentially Belong to Amelia Earhart
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏforensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle is featured in a documentary produced by National Geographic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during an attempt to fly across the world.
October 14, 2019Research and Innovation
The St. Petersburg Science Festival and MarineQuest will offer thousands of people throughout Tampa Bay a chance to be inspired, engage their curiosity and get involved with science and art on Saturday, October 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
October 11, 2019University News
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Sarasota-Manatee Regional Chancellor Karen A. Holbrook, PhD, was honored at a special reception Monday evening by the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, the Manatee Education Foundation and the Manatee Arts Education Council for being named the national recipient of the Arts Schools Network (ASN) Higher Education Award.
October 11, 2019Honors and Awards, University News