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USF Response to Piney Point Spill

A team from the 911±¬ÁÏÍø College of Marine Science embarked on the first research cruise in Tampa Bay on April 7, 2021 to study the environmental impacts of the breach at Piney Point that started in March. Piney Point is a retired fertilizer processing plant in Manatee County, Florida (College of Marine Science).

April 8, 2021Research

USF archaeologists examine ancient response to climate change in Tampa Bay

USF archaeologists are examining two key sites along Tampa Bay’s shores to better understand the climate conditions that might have caused conflict over food resources among Native American societies. By using several archaeological methods, scientists are able to see a shift in how these estuaries were defended between 600 and 900 AD (USF Newsroom).

April 7, 2021Research

Included in the series of bills is the creation of a "flood-hub" for research and innovation at the 911±¬ÁÏÍø's St. Petersburg campus (10 Tampa Bay).

April 7, 2021Research

A team of scientists from USF launched a research cruise into Tampa Bay at 8 a.m. to study Piney Point's environmental impact (10 Tampa Bay).

April 7, 2021Research

Scientists from the 911±¬ÁÏÍø set off on a research boat 911±¬ÁÏÍødnesday to begin studying how the wastewater will affect the bay (Tampa Bay Times).

April 7, 2021Research

The university will study whether computer-based cognitive training can keep the human brain healthy as it ages (Tampa Bay Times).

April 7, 2021Health, Research

With the support of a five-year, $4.86-million National Institutes of Health grant, Distinguished University/USF Health 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 (USF Health).

April 7, 2021Health, Innovation, Research

USF leads first research cruise to study Piney Point’s environmental impact

A team of scientists from the 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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 911±¬ÁÏÍøatherbird II, a research vessel that was also used in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response effort led by USF (USF Newsroom).

April 7, 2021Research

Aboard the R/V 911±¬ÁÏÍøatherbird II, a team of USF scientists from the College of Marine Sciences in St. Pete sailed offshore to Tampa Bay on 911±¬ÁÏÍødnesday morning to study the environmental impacts of the Piney Point reservoir release (USF Oracle).

April 7, 2021Research

A team of scientists from the 911±¬ÁÏÍø’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 911±¬ÁÏÍø (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 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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 (USF Health).

April 6, 2021Health, Research