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When Norma Alcantar got a call last month from Judy Genshaft, the former ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ president, she was pleasantly surprised to hear that she would be inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Genshaft had nominated her for the honor (Orlando Sentinel).

May 9, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation

Norma Alcantar has more than 22 patents based on a natural substance she found out about from her grandmother (Tampa Bay Times).

May 5, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearcher visualizes discovery of oldest human burial in Africa made by international team of scientists

An international team of scientists has uncovered the earliest modern human burial in Africa—changing what we know about social behaviors in Homo sapiens—and a researcher at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (USF) has helped use 3D and advanced imaging technologies to bring the 78,000-year-old remains of a child back to life (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNewsroom).

May 5, 2021Global Research, Research

Two ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Petersburg campus faculty members were among a small group of professors across all ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏcampuses to receive the Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award presented by the Women in Leadership & Philanthropy program. The competitive award given to six ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏfaculty members each year provides funding for research and creative efforts focused on women and issues affecting women (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Pete).

May 4, 2021Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏlaunches study to identify impact of COVID-19 vaccinations on hurricane evacuation behaviors

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is helping prepare offices of emergency management across the nation for the upcoming hurricane season by determining how COVID-19 may impact evacuation behaviors (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNewsroom).

May 4, 2021Research

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS, was FDA approved in 2008 as a safe and effective noninvasive treatment for severe depression resistant to antidepressant medications. A small coil positioned near the scalp generates repetitive, pulsed magnetic waves that pass through the skull and stimulate brain cells to relieve symptoms of depression. The procedure has few side effects and is typically prescribed as an alternative or supplemental therapy when multiple antidepressant medications and/or psychotherapy do not work (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth).

May 4, 2021Health, Innovation, Research

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ has created a map that shows the evolution of pollution from the Piney Point site (WWSB).

May 3, 2021Research

The inventor of the Segway and a co-inventor of technology that revolutionized modern day computing are among the seven newest inductees in the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. The 2021 class also includes Norma A. Alcantar, an engineering professor at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ who has pioneered advances to decontaminate water and develop biomedical solutions for acute diseases (St. Pete Catalyst).

May 1, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation

Florida Inventors Hall of Fame 2021 inductees prove that the creative spark can light a fire of innovation to change the world (EurekAlert!).

April 29, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation

New research shows long-term recovery possible for areas impacted by seagrass die-off

Nearly 10,000 acres of lush seagrass vanished from Florida Bay between 1987 and 1991, leading to massive ecological changes in the region near the Florida Keys. Abundance of the seagrass, Thalassia testudinum, more commonly known as turtlegrass, a foundation species of the Florida Bay ecosystem, decreased extensively during what is considered to be one of the largest declines in seagrass cover in recent history (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNewsroom).

April 29, 2021Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏEngineering Professor Norma Alcantar to be Inducted into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏProfessor Norma Alcantar - who engineered an ancient practice of cleaning water with cactus mucilage to create modern technologies - is among seven new inductees to the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.

April 29, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is participating in a clinical trial to determine whether people with a history of severe allergies are at greater risk for allergic reactions to the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines (WUSF).

April 26, 2021Health, Research