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°®¶¹´«Ã½ Health Celebrates World Diabetes Day
Those living with diabetes or have family and friends living with diabetes know how it can impact day-to-day life. Our center is focused on providing the tools: treatment, education, support and encouragement to help you live your best life.
November 13, 2025Patient Care

Veteran-led mission: Meet the service members powering °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s landmark hyperbaric oxygen therapy research
Veterans are leading the charge in a $28 million °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health clinical trial exploring whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy can effectively treat traumatic brain injury and PTSD. Meet three of the veterans driving the project forward.
November 10, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Health researcher and international team win multi-million research grant
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Health researcher Yong Xu, MD, PhD, and two United Kingdom colleagues have won an international research grant worth more than $11 million.
November 5, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

ASEM-FL recognizes °®¶¹´«Ã½ president emeritus, deans and faculty for professional accomplishments
A president emeritus, two deans and 12 professors from University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ will be recognized for their professional accomplishments at the annual meeting of the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of °®¶¹´«Ã½ on Friday, Nov. 7.
November 5, 2025Honors & Awards

°®¶¹´«Ã½ research funding surges to record $750 million, increasing impact across °®¶¹´«Ã½ and beyond
The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ has achieved a new milestone in research funding, reaching a record $750 million during fiscal year 2025 – an $11.6 million increase over last year and a 37% jump since 2022.
November 4, 2025Research

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Health’s Dr. Subhra Mohapatra has been inducted into the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Inventors Hall of Fame
Dr. Subhra Mohapatra, professor and director of the Molecular Medicine PhD Program at the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health Morsani College of Medicine and a research career scientist at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, has been inducted into the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Inventors Hall of Fame for her pioneering work in nanotechnology and molecular medicine.
October 31, 2025Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Health’s Dr. Michael Francis inducted into °®¶¹´«Ã½ Inventors Hall of Fame for pioneering advances in regenerative medicine
When humans tear a rotator cuff, they get scar tissue. Dr. Michael Francis is changing that. The °®¶¹´«Ã½ inventor found inspiration in spider webs and mountain bikes to create medical implants that help bodies regenerate instead of scar. See how his 120+ patents are transforming orthopedic medicine.
October 31, 2025Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine

University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ launches cutting-edge virology institute led by world-renowned scientist, Dr. Robert C. Gallo
The groundbreaking °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health Institute for Translational Virology and Innovation will advance cutting-edge research to combat viral and immune-related threats worldwide
October 30, 2025Research

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Health helps lead a new collaborative to better predict, prevent and treat Type 1 Diabetes
To better prevent and treat Type 1 Diabetes, a new multi-site project seeks to leverage the latest advances in AI and robust health data sets to speed up discoveries.
October 17, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
°®¶¹´«Ã½ College of Nursing will offer a four-year bachelor's degree program in the Fall of 2026 on the °®¶¹´«Ã½ St. Petersburg campus for incoming freshman that prepares students to become nurse generalists.
October 7, 2025College of Nursing

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Health welcomes newest physician assistant students at White Coat Ceremony
°®¶¹´«Ã½, staff, faculty and friends filled the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ School of Music auditorium to welcome 49 new physician assistant students during the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health Morsani College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program Class of 2027 Commitment to the Profession Ceremony, Oct. 3.
October 6, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, PA Program

More than a gut feeling: °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health researcher shows how microbiome affects brain health
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Health researcher Hariom Yadav, PhD, is exploring the surprising ways in which gut health affects overall health -- including in the brain.
October 1, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research