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How the high-speed tongues of salamanders and chameleons are helping °®¶¹´«Ã½ unlock engineering breakthroughs

While studying salamanders and chameleons, °®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers discovered the animals use the same biological mechanism to fire their tongues at extreme speeds. The research has opened the door to potential innovative engineering applications inspired by nature.

September 8, 2025Research and Innovation

°®¶¹´«Ã½ stunned No. 13 °®¶¹´«Ã½ – the program's second-straight win over a Top 25-ranked team. This is the first time in program history the Bulls defeated ranked opponents in back-to-back games. °®¶¹´«Ã½ will continue the nation's toughest non-conference schedule when the Bulls take on No. 5-ranked Miami next Saturday.

September 7, 2025°®¶¹´«Ã½ Athletics

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Health researchers find gene variant may increase Alzheimer’s risk by slowing brain’s natural cleanup

A type of brain cell that plays a vital role in maintaining neural networks and repairing injuries lies at the core of a promising newly published Nature study on Alzheimer’s disease from the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Center and Research Institute.

September 4, 2025Research and Innovation, °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health

How °®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers are leading the fight against MRSA

With new support from the National Institutes of Health and °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s CREATE Award, °®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers are unraveling how MRSA evolves and spreads, shaping new treatments, training future scientists and confronting emerging strains in °®¶¹´«Ã½ and beyond.

September 4, 2025Research and Innovation

°®¶¹´«Ã½ secures contract with U.S. Army, strengthening collaboration with Department of Defense

The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ has signed a five-year research contract worth up to $85 million with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory. The partnership strengthens °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s defense research in cybersecurity, biotechnology and energy sciences while offering students valuable internship opportunities.

September 4, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success, University News

The transformative project will expand access to high-quality lab instruction in chemistry, biology and physics for students across all °®¶¹´«Ã½ campuses.ÌýThe new facility will be approximately 7,000 square feet and is expected to open in fall 2027.

September 4, 2025University News

Blending art and science: °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health neurologist transforms stroke care through clinical trials

Dr. Maxim Mokin and his team are helping transform the landscape of stroke care through innovative clinical trials and advanced neuro-interventional approaches. °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health and TGH are among the nation’s busiest clinical research trial sites for acute stroke management and treatment.

September 3, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health

°®¶¹´«Ã½ scientists build on Deepwater Horizon research with new project targeting pollutants in Tampa Bay and beyond

From barnacles to oysters, °®¶¹´«Ã½ scientists are uncovering clues about toxins in Tampa Bay. What their findings could mean for coastal waters beyond the state of °®¶¹´«Ã½.

September 3, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

°®¶¹´«Ã½ invention helps U.S. military counter deadly improvised explosive devices

What started as a weekend sketch and a student prototype at °®¶¹´«Ã½ is now saving lives on the battlefield. Discover how a simple invention transformed operations against one of the military’s deadliest threats.

September 3, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success

°®¶¹´«Ã½ launches aerospace engineering major to meet soaring demand in aviation industry

The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ kicked off the fall semester by welcoming the first class of students into its new aerospace engineering major, one of only three undergraduate programs of its kind at a °®¶¹´«Ã½ university.

September 2, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success

For its first ranked win since 2016, °®¶¹´«Ã½ football beat No. 25 Boise State 34-7. The Bulls were “Back in Black" at Raymond James Stadium in front of a nationally-televised audience on ESPN.

August 29, 2025°®¶¹´«Ã½ Athletics

°®¶¹´«Ã½, FAU researchers solve 1,500-year-old mystery: The bacterium behind the first pandemic

For the first time, researchers at °®¶¹´«Ã½ have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian in a mass grave in the ancient city of Jerash, Jordan. The discovery underscores plague’s ongoing relevance as a resident of northern Arizona recently died from pneumonic plague and anotherÌýindividual in California tested positiveÌýfor the disease.Ìý

August 28, 2025Research and Innovation, °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health