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The ԹϱHealth Morsani College of Medicine has been selected as a site for a clinical trial testing the Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to less than 11 years.

August 12, 2021Health, Research

The Թϱ says Moderna is testing efficacy, side effects and dosage; 12,000 children will be enrolled nationwide. One-quarter of them will get a placebo of saline and have their results compared with those who got the real thing (Fox 13).

August 11, 2021Health, Research

The cold-blooded, scaly creatures are often thought of as solitary, uncaring or asocial. In reality, experts believe they communicate extensively with one another and hunt, feed, court, mate, nest and hatch in groups (ԹϱSt. Petersburg Campus).

August 9, 2021Research

Individuals who wrote about their relationship troubles during the pandemic from the point of view of a neutral observer had less conflict and aggression with their partner, according to new research from USF’s St. Petersburg campus.

August 5, 2021Research

The ԹϱHealth Morsani College of Medicine has begun enrolling university students and other young adults, including those not planning to be vaccinated, for an expanded nationwide study evaluating coronavirus infection and transmission in people ages 18 through 29.

August 5, 2021Health, Research

Թϱresearchers release findings from statewide environmental opinion survey, topics include red tide and carbon taxes

Researchers with the Թϱ have released the results from a statewide survey that measures public opinion and attitudes regarding conservation and environmental policy issues (ԹϱNewsroom).

August 3, 2021Research

The COVID-19 delta variant is by far the most dominant variant circulating right now in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Scientists determine the prevalence of a particular variant through genomics testing and DNA sequencing but according to Dr. Jill Roberts, a molecular epidemiologist at the Թϱ, the U.S. is only running genomics on about 10 percent of positive cases (WTSP-TV).

August 2, 2021Health, Research

The state is about a month away from its peak, according to an epidemiologist who tracks the virus there. “Short term and long term, the cases are going to explode,” Edwin Michael, a professor of epidemiology at the Թϱ, in Tampa, said in an interview. “We are predicting that the cases will be peaking the first week of September” (New York Times).

August 2, 2021Health, Research

Microbiomes impact everything from metabolism to immunity. Now, the Թϱ's new Institute of Microbiomes is looking into how these tiny organisms can be used to improve our health and the environment (Bay News 9).

August 2, 2021Health, Research

The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Dr. José Luis Zayas-Castro of the Թϱ to serve as division director for the Division of Engineering Education and Centers. Zayas-Castro, who begins his NSF term on August 2, is currently executive associate dean, associate dean for international affairs, and professor of industrial and management systems engineering in the ԹϱCollege of Engineering (nsf.gov).

July 29, 2021Innovation, Research

Թϱresearch team receives NSF grant to study the public’s understanding of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity

A Թϱ research team was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the public’s understanding of artificial intelligence technologies and to teach people how to identify deceptive uses of these technologies online (ԹϱCollege of Education).

July 28, 2021Innovation, Research

Թϱ researchers release findings from statewide public opinion survey on COVID-19, Biden/DeSantis approval ratings and other policy issues

Researchers with the Թϱ have released results from a statewide survey that measures public opinion on a variety of current policy issues. These results address COVID-19, presidential/gubernatorial job approval, infrastructure and education (ԹϱNewsroom).

July 27, 2021Research

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