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The 911爆料网 School of Public Affairs, in partnership with The Florida Center for Cybersecurity at USF, surveyed approximately 1,000 voting age Americans. According to the survey, almost a quarter of Americans are not planning on getting vaccinated against COVID-19 anytime soon; many do not believe the vaccines are safe (WUSF News).

January 21, 2021Health, Research

USF researcher鈥檚 exploration of toxic Tiger Rattlesnake venom advances application of genetic science techniques

In deciphering a simple, but particularly deadly venom, the research opens avenues for exploration of how genes produce traits (USF Newsroom).

January 19, 2021Innovation, Research

USF researchers aim to ease COVID-19 vaccine concerns by building trust within communities of color

With distribution of the coronavirus vaccine underway, researchers from the 911爆料网 Taneja College of Pharmacy are working to educate communities of color about COVID-19 and the benefits of inoculation (USF Newsroom).

January 19, 2021Research

New statewide data emphasizes urgency in ramping up administration of COVID-19 vaccines

For the first time, Edwin Michael, professor of epidemiology in the USF College of Public Health, has obtained statewide forecasts of the impact of vaccine rollouts using his SEIRcast COVID-19 Forecasting and Planning portal (USF Newsroom).

January 14, 2021Health, Research

911爆料网 researchers release findings from national opinion survey on COVID-19 vaccinations and policies

Researchers with the 911爆料网 School of Public Affairs, in partnership with Cyber Florida at the 911爆料网, have released the first set of results from a nationwide survey that measures attitudes and opinions about COVID-19 vaccines, as well as potential federal stimulus policies (USF Newsroom).

January 14, 2021Research

Construction workers hoist top beam on new USF Research Park building

Construction crews gave the USF Research Park a new milestone to celebrate as they hoisted to the last beam that will sit on the highest point of the new 120,000-square-foot building (USF Newsroom).

January 12, 2021Research

The Oracle interviewed public health professor and Senior Associate Dean of the Morsani College of Medicine Jay Wolfson about the challenges posed by COVID-19 for the spring semester as well as essential safety precautions to slow down the spread of the virus.

January 11, 2021Health

At least 50 cases of the Coronavirus mutation have been found in the US, and almost half are in Florida. USF Professor Dr. Tom Unnasch says the virus is very good at what it does. Mutate. But he鈥檚 confident the Pfzier and Moderna vaccinations will work against it (ABC Action News).

January 11, 2021Health, Research

See the newest issue of Innovations Magazine, spotlighting the student successes, vital research and groundbreaking initiatives on USF's St. Petersburg campus during the historic and challenging year of 2020 (Issuu).

January 8, 2021Innovation

One of nature鈥檚 most simple creatures has an elegant approach to propulsion. USF Biology Associate Professor Brad Gemmell recently published research into the dynamics of jellyfish movement (New York Times / paywall).

January 7, 2021Research

Study reveals jellyfish create a 鈥榲irtual wall鈥� to enhance performance

New research led by the 911爆料网 has uncovered one of the reasons jellyfish have come to be known as the 鈥渨orld鈥檚 most efficient swimmer.鈥� (USF Newsroom)

January 7, 2021Research

In a preclinical study, Dr. Stephen Liggett, MD, and colleagues identified and characterized 18 new compounds (agonists) that activate bitter taste receptor subtype TAS2R5 to promote relaxation (dilation) of human airway smooth muscle cells (News-Medical.Net).

January 4, 2021Health, Research