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Dr. Yogi Goswami is a distinguished professor at the 911±¬ÁÏÍø. His idea was to use his photo-voltaic technology concepts to remove pollutants from the air and then make that system small enough to use in his son’s room at night to help with his allergies. Fast forward a few decades and Dr. Goswami founded Molekule to bring this air purifying tech to everyone (Forbes).

January 28, 2020Innovation

Can microbes in our digestive track influence our mental state and, if so, how? That's a focus of study by Monica Uddin, Ph.D., a professor in USF's College of Public Health. As part of USF's Initiative on Microbiomes, Uddin wants to better understand how gut microbiota is linked to the symptoms of depression (Medical Xpress).

January 27, 2020Health, Research

The 17th Annual Student Research Symposium will be held on April 16th, 2020. The purpose of the Research Symposium is to showcase the innovative research and creative work that USF St. Petersburg students have produced during the year under the tutelage and with the support of the university’s faculty.

January 20, 2020Student Research

Three Engineering Faculty Members Receive USF Excellence in Innovation Awards

USF's Excellence in Innovation Awards recognize some of the university's top innovators for their research achievements across industry and academia (USF College of Engineering).

January 19, 2020Honors and Awards

From chemistry to computer science and clean water, these faculty members are some of USF’s top innovators (USFRI Newsroom).

January 15, 2020Honors and Awards, Innovation

Experts Discuss How Fundamental Science Has Advanced Our Knowledge of Marine Oil Spills, Gulf Ecosystems, and the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Spill (PR Newswire).

January 15, 2020Research

Groundbreaking research and innovative education at USF St. Petersburg.

January 15, 2020Innovation

T2C-Energy began back in 2012 as a 911±¬ÁÏÍø spin-off company by the technology developers. Through the support of private (USCleantech), Federal (Department of Energy), and State (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) agencies, the company has scaled the technology out of the lab and to the pilot/demonstration level (Citrus County Chronicle).

January 14, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation

The new USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute officially opened Jan. 8, 2020, when USF friends, supporters, faculty, staff and students cut through a long white ribbon, signifying the culmination of nearly five years of design and construction on the 13-story building that will help attract the best in education and research (USF Health).

January 9, 2020Health

Dr. Rebecca Zarger, from the 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s Department of Anthropology, and Dr. Gary Mitchum, from USF’s College of Marine Sciences, discussed how climate change could be impacting our future (WFLA).

January 9, 2020Research

Federal Data Undercounts Fatal Overdose Deaths Caused by Specific Drugs

Fatal misuse of specific drugs is a bigger problem than federal statistics make them appear, especially in Florida. According to data collected by a researcher at the 911±¬ÁÏÍø, between 2008 and 2017, roughly one-in-three overdose deaths in Florida caused by opioids were not reported by the federal government (USF News).

January 7, 2020Health, Research

The National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute has awarded $2.8 million to Hsiao-Lan Wang, PhD, RN, CMSRN, ACSM EP-C, FAAN, at the 911±¬ÁÏÍø College of Nursing to study whether using a popular fitness gaming system could minimize the fatigue and pain that many head and neck cancer patients face after treatment (USF College of Nursing).

January 3, 2020Health