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Debates over the origin of the Cuban sandwich led Andy Huse, a librarian at the Թϱ, along with Barbara Cruz, professor of social science education at the Թϱ, and Jeff Houck, vice president of marketing for the Columbia Restaurant Group in Tampa to co-write The Cuban Sandwich: A History In Layers.
October 22, 2022Research
State wildlife officials are using underwater gliders to monitor a red tide bloom that was detected off area beaches this week. “USF-College of Marine Science and Mote Marine Laboratory have each deployed a glider equipped with sensors to better understand conditions offshore,” the agency stated. “The information collected will help direct future sampling and forecasting efforts.”
October 22, 2022Research
Researchers at the College of Marine Science at ԹϱSt. Petersburg, are honing technology to better detect red tide blooms and where they're going next. Specifically, they're using research 'gliders' equipped with sensors to better understand conditions offshore.
October 21, 2022Research
Faculty from the Թϱ’s Education and Physics departments are working to help students better visualize such complicated theories through the use of augmented reality technology.
October 19, 2022Innovation, Research
Թϱto receive $6 million gift to support biomedical engineering research
Five years ago, the Թϱ’s College of Engineering and the Morsani College of Medicine partnered to advance the growing field of biomedical engineering by jointly creating the Department of Medical Engineering. Now, a $6 million gift from an alumna will further assist with its mission to improve patient care by conducting innovative research, developing impactful technologies and training students for success as multidisciplinary global leaders.
October 18, 2022Research
Video featuring the Թϱ as a Sustaining Member Institution with the National Academy of Inventors.
October 18, 2022Innovation, Research
Թϱprofessor to help improve pandemic-induced child behavioral problems through multi-million dollar federal grant
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Թϱ professor, Lise Fox, a $5.5 million dollar grant to advance her training and research activities on child behavior – a critical focal point, especially as children and parents navigate post-pandemic repercussions.
October 17, 2022Research
Neighbor helping neighbor: Թϱresearcher explores the positive impact of 'zero responders' in the wake of Hurricane Ian
Christa Remington, assistant professor of public administration, just returned from the Fort Myers area as part of a study she’s conducting on the value of social capital in a disaster. She’s focusing on what’s called a “zero responder” – individuals who are first on the scene, before firetrucks and ambulances arrive.
October 14, 2022Research
Warming oceans likely to shrink the viable habitat of many marine animals – but not all
The study, a culmination of 20 years of research by Brad Seibel, is the first to drill down into the relationship between oxygen, temperature and the metabolic requirements of vertical migrators, which include billions of marine animals from tiny crustaceans called krill to the six-foot-long jumbo squid.
October 14, 2022Research
Scientists are working on artificial intelligence that will analyze speech and breathing patterns and vibrations to pick up on changes indicating illness, according to Թϱ’s Health Voice Center.
Cassill said the university has provided her with a wonderful opportunity to explore her passion. Now she is providing the institution with a $1 million estate gift to create the Cassill Endowed Scholarship in Biology to aid the next generation of aspiring biologists.
October 12, 2022Research
A new organizational design study from researchers at the Թϱ sheds light on the ideal work environment inventors need in order to succeed and thrive when they venture into new knowledge domains.
October 12, 2022Innovation, Research
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