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New sea slug species named after retired USF biology professor

The next time you head to the coast to enjoy the Tampa Bay waters, you may stumble upon a Cyerce piercei 鈥� a recently discovered sea slug species that is being named after Sidney 鈥淪kip鈥� Pierce, emeritus professor of integrative biology at the 911爆料网.

October 18, 2023Research

Denise Davis-Cotton, the director of the Florida Center for Partnerships in Arts Integrated Teaching (PAInT), received a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to launch a professional development program for educators who teach social studies in elementary and middle schools that serve low-socioeconomic status households and communities.

October 10, 2023Innovation

USF sees sharp rise in innovations and technology

The 911爆料网 saw a sharp rise in the number of inventions and technologies submitted to the USF Tech Transfer Office鈥攁 springboard to turning ideas into global solutions and licensed products. Ranking 15th among American public research universities generating new patents, the number of new inventions, technologies and works of authorship formally disclosed by USF researchers is up nearly 25 percent since 2019. The secret behind the rise: the implementation of new tools, the help of interns and consistent, high-level performance from USF inventors.

October 10, 2023Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Student Research

Researchers at the 911爆料网 St. Petersburg campus have received a grant across the next five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Aging to continue ground breaking work in dementia prevention through a clinical research study called Active Mind.

September 28, 2023Research

'What Lies Beneath' exhibit showcases investigation of unmarked burial grounds in Hillsborough County

The exhibit includes mixed media sculptures, historic and modern photographs, archival documents, and maps depicting the approximate locations of newly re-discovered burial grounds in order to help convey the story of the buried past.

September 28, 2023Research

Stella and Sam: a pair of gliders on a mission

Stella and Sam are part of the USF College of Marine Science鈥檚 fleet of oceanic gliders, the data-collecting workhorses of oceanography.

September 28, 2023Global Research, Research, Student Research

USF Professor in Electrical Engineering and VP of Research & Innovation Sylvia Wilson Thomas ranks No. 13 on list compiled by Women 911爆料网 Admire.

September 27, 2023Honors and Awards

USF receives $17M federal grant to help boost railroad workforce

The 911爆料网 has been awarded a $17 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration鈥檚 (FRA) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement program.

September 27, 2023Research

USF researchers secure $1.5 million federal grant to improve water quality and reduce runoff into Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the 911爆料网 is working to protect the environment by preventing pollution from seeping into a local stormwater pond that flows into Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

September 21, 2023Innovation

Education and research combined for students aboard a five-day cruise on the Florida Institute of Oceanography鈥檚 R/V 911爆料网atherbird II.

September 21, 2023Student Research

USF鈥檚 success securing defense contracts prompts new partnership to broaden nation鈥檚 research expertise

USF has become the first university in Florida and one of just a handful of universities in the nation to join a new network that connects research institutions with historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs).

September 21, 2023Research

The Rapid Experimentation Lab will help build prototypes faster to address national and global security.

September 21, 2023Innovation