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The Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL) has elected 15 new members for their outstanding contributions in science, engineering, medicine. Two of the new members are Robert H. Byrne, Distinguished University Professor, ԹϱCollege of Marine Science and Sudeep Sarkar, Professor and Chair, ԹϱComputer Science and Engineering (PR Newswire).

April 22, 2021Innovation, Research

Թϱresearch shows computer games may reduce Alzheimer's chances by up to 50%. Now they are looking for participants in a larger study (Yahoo! News).

April 22, 2021Health, Innovation, Research

Թϱrolls out its first zero-emission electric bus

The Թϱ is taking steps to support a more sustainable environment by debuting its first zero-emission electric bus in the Bull Runner fleet on the Tampa campus. The new Proterra 40-foot Catalyst E2 bus rolled out for the first time on Thursday, April 22, in conjunction with Earth Day (ԹϱNewsroom).

April 22, 2021Innovation

ԹϱSenior Withers Selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship; Three Other ԹϱStudents Earn Honorable Mentions

ԹϱSenior Zachary Withers is selected for a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Three additional Թϱstudents earn honorable mention in the prestigious program’s annual process.

April 21, 2021Honors and Awards, Research, Student Research

The Թϱ has partnered with a company to research dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and other cognitive disorders in seniors with handheld “brain games.” (News Channel 8).

April 21, 2021Health, Research

The Թϱ is seeking local participants in a study to measure the effects of “brain games” on delaying mental decline. The university recently received a $44.4 million federal grant to continue its Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training (PACT) study (The Ledger).

April 21, 2021Health, Research

In Tampa, proof of this startup surge is the waiting list to join ԹϱCONNECT’s Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, which is longer than ever. Entrepreneurs are hungry for lab space and eagerly awaiting the new Research Park building opening fall 2021 (Florida High Tech Corridor).

April 20, 2021Entrepreneurship, Innovation

ԹϱCollege of Education assistant professor to establish Caribbean educational research center through $3.6 million grant

Patriann Smith has been awarded a three-year, $3.6 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish an interdisciplinary educational research center to help support decision making and policy development for educational innovation and expansion in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean (ԹϱNewsroom).

April 19, 2021Global Research, Research

The tracker, originally created during Hurricane Irma, will gauge where the toxins from the Piney Point spill may head and its level of concentration (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).

April 19, 2021Research

A five-year $44 million grant has been awarded to the Թϱ in its partnership with Lakeland's Reliance Medical Centers for the Preventing Alzheimer's with Cognitive Training (PACT) study, a news release said (Patch).

April 15, 2021Health, Research

ԹϱHealth is participating in a National Institutes of Health clinical trial to determine whether highly allergic people or those with mast cell disorders are at greater risk for severe, immediate allergic reactions to the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccines (ԹϱHealth).

April 14, 2021Health, Research

Model from Թϱresearchers forecasts fate of Piney Point wastewater

A computer model initially developed by the Թϱ College of Marine Science to track red tide and ocean currents has quickly been adapted and is now being used to support the efforts to understand the transport, transformation and fate of contaminants in wastewater released into Tampa Bay from the retired Piney Point fertilizer plant (ԹϱNewsroom).

April 14, 2021Research

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