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Interdisciplinary researchers at USF’s St. Petersburg campus are investigating the pandemic’s effect on air quality in communities across Florida (St. Pete Campus).

September 28, 2020Research

Doctors here in the Tampa Bay area are making amazing discoveries about how to stop the virus, including antibody testing and new uses for life-saving drugs. Dr. Kami Kim and her team at ԹϱHealth are now at the forefront of antibody research. (WFTS).

September 28, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

USF-Developed Technology Named Semi-Finalist for XPRIZE in COVID-19 Testing

A Թϱinterdisciplinary team is working to develop an inexpensive and non-invasive “electronic nose” that can detect virus in an infected person.

September 28, 2020Innovation, Research

A multisite clinical trial, led by ԹϱHealth and Tampa General Hospital, provides the first evidence that both devices are comparable for accurate detection of COVID-19 infection (EurekAlert!).

September 25, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

In this new video-short from The National Academy of Inventors we hear from the inventor behind Molekule, named one of TIME magazine's Best Inventions (PR Newswire).

September 24, 2020Innovation

The university has infused $582 million in Florida through its Research Park in the last year (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).

September 23, 2020Innovation, Research

The National Science Foundation awarded a Թϱ professor a Rapid Response grant to study evacuation behaviors during a global pandemic. ԹϱGeosciences Professor Jennifer Collins will use the grant to investigate if people impacted by mandatory hurricane evacuations are choosing to ignore them and shelter in place, making the decision based on health concerns (Florida Politics).

September 21, 2020Research

New Ranking: Թϱis 13th Among Large Universities in Innovation Impact Productivity

Report from the Bush Institute and Opus Faveo comes as Թϱposts record technology transfer numbers for 2019-20 and works to address COVID-19 challenges.

September 21, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Research

Study investigates hurricane evacuations in the era of COVID-19

The 2020 hurricane season is breaking records with 23 named storms, and more are projected to develop over the next few weeks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts there will be as many as 25 by the time the season ends. Researchers say this extremely active forecast is especially troublesome due to the compounding risks of COVID-19 (ԹϱNewsroom).

September 21, 2020Research

As the nation reckons with systemic racism and how to move forward, researchers at the Թϱ are focusing on how it exists in Tampa Bay and abroad (Fox 13 News).

September 19, 2020Research

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $1 Million to the Թϱ in Tampa as part of a total of $6,487,188 in funding to seven institutions to research how to prevent and control harmful algal blooms.

September 17, 2020Research

International companies to manufacture Թϱtechnology that addresses global sanitation concerns

Agreements coincide with Թϱcivil and environmental engineering Professor Daniel Yeh’s team being named a winner of the 2020 Patents for Humanity Award from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (ԹϱNewsroom).

September 17, 2020Honors and Awards, Innovation

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