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With the support of a five-year, $4.86-million National Institutes of Health grant, Distinguished University/ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth Professor John Adams, PhD, leads a team of international researchers focused on accelerating the discovery of a vaccine against Plasmodium vivax malaria, a major global health problem (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth).

April 7, 2021Health, Innovation, Research

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏleads first research cruise to study Piney Point’s environmental impact

A team of scientists from the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ College of Marine Science have embarked on the first research cruise in Tampa Bay dedicated to studying the environmental impacts of the recent breach at a retired fertilizer processing plant at Piney Point in Manatee County, Florida. They’re aboard the R/V Weatherbird II, a research vessel that was also used in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response effort led by ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ(ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNewsroom).

April 7, 2021Research

Aboard the R/V Weatherbird II, a team of ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏscientists from the College of Marine Sciences in St. Pete sailed offshore to Tampa Bay on Wednesday morning to study the environmental impacts of the Piney Point reservoir release (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏOracle).

April 7, 2021Research

A team of scientists from the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s College of Marine Science will head into Tampa Bay to study the environmental impacts of Piney Point (Bay News 9).

April 7, 2021Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (USF) total expected funds of $44.4 million over the next five years to study whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and dementias like Alzheimer's disease, in older adults (News-Medical.Net).

April 7, 2021Health, Research

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ total expected funds of $44.4 million over the next five years to study whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment, and dementias like Alzheimer’s disease, in older adults (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth).

April 6, 2021Health, Research

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ has received a national grant for $44.4 million to help its study on preventing Alzheimer's disease (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

April 6, 2021Health, Research

$2.5 million grant helping researchers improve health disparities in communities of color

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ researchers are undertaking a multi-year study designed to improve health outcomes and reduce hospital readmission for people of color managing chronic illnesses (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNewsroom).

April 5, 2021Health, Research

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is one of 10 colleges and universities nationwide that will receive pro bono consulting to help advance climate action planning and projects on campus (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNewsroom).

March 29, 2021Research

Transportation Innovators recognize the hard work, foresight and problem-solving capabilities of Florida's logistics and transportation professionals (Jacksonville Business Journal / paywall).

March 26, 2021Innovation, Research

Light pollution drives increased risk of West Nile virus

A new study from the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is the first to provide direct evidence that light pollution is driving infectious disease patterns in nature (ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNewsroom).

March 24, 2021Research

A new test being developed in USF's labs right now will help doctors treat COVID-19 patients (WTSP).

March 24, 2021Health, Research