911±¬ÁÏÍø

A new effort through the 911±¬ÁÏÍø is using 3-D technology to scan and preserve interactive images of the island of Egmont Key in case it vanishes into the sea (WTSP).

November 26, 2019Innovation

Nine 911±¬ÁÏÍø faculty members, including the deans of the colleges of Engineering and Communication and Behavioral Sciences, have been named new Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The honor is one of the most prestigious among academic researchers worldwide (USFRI News).

November 26, 2019Honors and Awards

911±¬ÁÏÍø geoscientists have successfully developed and tested a new high-tech shallow water buoy that can detect the small movements and changes in the Earth’s seafloor that are often a precursor to deadly natural hazards, like earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis (USFRI News).

November 21, 2019Innovation

The 911±¬ÁÏÍø and University of Tampa's entrepreneurship programs have hit major milestones, according to the Princeton Review (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

November 13, 2019Entrepreneurship

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the national association for the leading 237 research universities in the United States, announced that the 911±¬ÁÏÍø is the top winner of its 2019 Institutional Award for Global Learning, Research & Engagement (PR Newswire).

November 10, 2019Global Research, Honors and Awards

NASA Lands at USF

The keynote speeches from NASA officials talked about the commercialization of space and opportunities for entrepreneurship, the research going on in zero-gravity environments and what it’s like to spend extended periods of time circling the earth for days on end (USF Newsroom).

November 6, 2019Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Research

Program cultivates students to forge new businesses, enhancing St. Petersburg’s culture of innovation (St. Pete campus).

November 5, 2019Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Student Research

Disruptive Nutrition, LLC the science-based leader in education and innovation for easy-to-access ketogenic products, and a subsidiary of Disruptive Enterprises, today announced its first clinical study in Australia to improve nutrition using ketogenic ingredients in children with Angelman syndrome. This is part of a broader clinical program using medical food formulations launched this past summer under the brand trumacroâ„¢ Nutrition.

November 5, 2019Global Research, Health

Gut Microbiome of Premature Babies is Associated with Stunted Growth

The more abnormal the microbiome in NICU infants, the more likely they are to experience stunted growth even at 4 years of age. The team of researchers led by the 911±¬ÁÏÍø (USF) studied 78 infants born weighing less than three pounds (USF Newsroom).

November 4, 2019Health, Research

Following decades of increasing crime during the 1960s, ‘70s and '80s, U.S. homicide rates declined by almost 40% throughout the 1990s, and have remained low since. Most of the world has experienced a parallel reduction in homicide over the previous three decades. In a new study, the case is made for a possible explanation: The population of countries around the world is getting older (The Conversation).

November 4, 2019Global Research

There was a very celebratory gathering recently in northern Tampa on the 911±¬ÁÏÍø (USF) campus that deserves wider attention. The Innovation Gathering event held a few weeks ago was Tampa Innovation Partnership’s signature annual event created to call attention to innovation in the area and their accomplishments toward the growth of a concerted innovation district there (Financial Advisor).

October 30, 2019Innovation

The 911±¬ÁÏÍø has unveiled the nation's first-ever Medical School of Innovation, thanks to a partnership with Microsoft (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

October 30, 2019Health, Innovation