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Detectives in Central Florida are teaming up with a forensic anthropologist from the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ to try and solve cold cases that go back decades (WUSF).

December 16, 2021Research

Study of Antarctic ice’s deep past shows it could be more vulnerable to warming

In a study published in Nature, an international team of scientists, including ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Marine Science Associate Professor Amelia Shevenell and graduate student Imogen Browne, documented the evolution of Antarctica’s ice sheets about 20 million years ago.

December 15, 2021Global Research, Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏteam creates home health monitoring device to boost independence

Over the course of 15 weeks, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers developed a wireless sensor system which continuously and passively monitors presence and weight of a person in bed, on a couch, chair or similar furniture that could have great potential impact on users’ quality of life comparable to current sensor systems on the market.

December 15, 2021Innovation, Student Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ researchers release nationwide opinion survey results on social media moderation and regulation

Researchers at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ, in partnership with Cyber Florida at USF, have released findings from a nationwide survey to better understand attitudes toward moderation on and regulation of digital platforms. Subjects consist of the regulation of misinformation and offensive content, including among elected officials, as well as perceptions of deplatforming.

December 14, 2021Research

College of Marine Science faculty on list of high impact researchers ranked worldwide

An update to a study by Elsevier and Stanford University shows a strong showing from faculty at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Marine Science.

December 13, 2021Research

Gokushoviruses – viruses that show that, in the ocean, size doesn’t matter

A new paper published by ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Marine Science researchers sheds some light on understanding the ecological benefits of viruses and the role of gokushoviruses in the marine environment.

December 13, 2021Research

Philanthropist Timothy Ubben gives $5 million to ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth to fight pulmonary fibrosis

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ announced a $5 million gift to the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation from Timothy Ubben to create the Ubben Family Center for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Housed in the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth Morsani College of Medicine, the center will increase research to fight pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that causes lung scarring.

December 13, 2021Health

In the coming weeks, construction of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Research Park’s new three-story, 120,000 square foot building to house state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, office and meeting space for innovators and both established and startup companies, will be completed. (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

December 13, 2021Innovation, Research

Dr. Edwin Michael, Professor in Epidemiology at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏcreated SEIRcast, a pandemic forecasting system. Michael has been watching COVID-19 from the beginning and monitoring data to look into different possibilities of what could happen, like if a new variant like omicron emerged (ABC Action News).

December 13, 2021Health

Marine scientists at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ are using a new uncrewed vessel to map the complex seafloors in key areas around Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico (Sarasota Herald-Tribune).

December 10, 2021Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏlaunches first mission to map vulnerable coastal areas in Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico using a remotely operated ‘uncrewed’ vessel

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ marine scientists launched their first field mission in Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico to test a new approach to mapping shallow coastal areas (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Marine Science).

December 9, 2021Research

Scientists from the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ St. Petersburg recently launched a new mission to map the shallow shores of Tampa Bay (Fior Reports).

December 9, 2021Research