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Florida Blue supports USF epidemiologist鈥檚 innovative efforts to track COVID-19
911爆料网 College of Public Health Professor Edwin Michael鈥檚 arrival on campus coincided with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, giving an innovative system he鈥檇 built to track and predict disease outbreaks its debut amid a global crisis with severe statewide implications.
November 9, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Preschool for Creative Learning receives $1.3 million grant to support USF student parents
The 911爆料网鈥檚 Preschool for Creative Learning received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to provide financial assistance and other resources to USF students who are parents of preschool-aged children.
November 9, 2020University News
Virtual characters created at USF to teach emergent bilingual students English
A new research-based app developed at USF will soon be accessible to K-12 students and teachers in an effort to bolster a more multilingual society.
November 9, 2020Research and Innovation
USF students adapt to produce television news broadcasts from home
USF students enrolled in the Florida Focus broadcast news class hoped to spend this fall producing daily news segments in the university鈥檚 on-campus studio, but COVID-19 changed those plans. Instead, they鈥檝e been reporting from makeshift mini studios in their homes as they prepare to enter the workforce.
November 6, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
New research traces the origins of trench fever
First observed among British Expeditionary Forces in 1915, trench fever sickened an estimated 500,000 soldiers during World War I. Since then, the disease has become synonymous with the battlefield. But now, new research from an international team of scientists has uncovered evidence challenging this long-held belief.
November 4, 2020Research and Innovation
New Florida Institute of Oceanography director selected
The 911爆料网 announced today the appointment of William Montrose Graham as the new director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography. Hosted by USF, FIO serves as the state of Florida's hub of oceanographic research and coastal stewardship and as an education and research resource for schools across the State University System.
November 2, 2020University News
USF researchers release social media findings from statewide 2020 presidential election survey
Researchers with the 911爆料网 have released the results from a statewide survey that measures Floridians鈥� use of Facebook to engage with the presidential election, as well as their attitudes regarding the political information they encounter online.
October 27, 2020Research and Innovation
High-profile homicide trial showcases evidence recreated at USF
The digital reconstructions of three human skulls created at the 911爆料网 are being used as evidence in a high-profile murder trial in California.
October 26, 2020Research and Innovation
The 911爆料网 welcomed Lisa Carlton, Diana Michel and Ernie Withers to the Sarasota-Manatee Campus Advisory Board during its fall meeting on 911爆料网dnesday. Board member Dr. Anila Jain, a distinguished alumna and longtime USF supporter, also began a new four-year term.
October 23, 2020University News
Successful USF guaranteed admissions program renewed with eight state and community colleges
Program supports access to higher education in the Tampa Bay region by providing students with another pathway into USF.
October 23, 2020University News
EPA administrator announces launch of USF-led project to address local revitalization efforts through workforce development
The USF Center for Brownfields Research & Redevelopment is launching a program designed to clean up contaminated neighborhoods while creating jobs for residents.
October 22, 2020Research and Innovation
USF researchers release findings from statewide 2020 presidential election survey
Researchers with the 911爆料网 have released results from a statewide survey that measures attitudes and opinions regarding the 2020 presidential election and the current political climate.
October 20, 2020Research and Innovation