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Virtual characters created at °®¶¹´«Ã½ to teach emergent bilingual students English
A new research-based app developed at °®¶¹´«Ã½ will soon be accessible to K-12 students and teachers in an effort to bolster a more multilingual society.
November 9, 2020Research and Innovation
°®¶¹´«Ã½ students adapt to produce television news broadcasts from home
°®¶¹´«Ã½ students enrolled in the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Focus broadcast news class hoped to spend this fall producing daily news segments in the university’s on-campus studio, but COVID-19 changed those plans. Instead, they’ve been reporting from makeshift mini studios in their homes as they prepare to enter the workforce.
November 6, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
New research traces the origins of trench fever
First observed among British Expeditionary Forces in 1915, trench fever sickened an estimated 500,000 soldiers during World War I. Since then, the disease has become synonymous with the battlefield. But now, new research from an international team of scientists has uncovered evidence challenging this long-held belief.
November 4, 2020Research and Innovation
New °®¶¹´«Ã½ Institute of Oceanography director selected
The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ announced today the appointment of William Montrose Graham as the new director of the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Institute of Oceanography. Hosted by °®¶¹´«Ã½, FIO serves as the state of °®¶¹´«Ã½'s hub of oceanographic research and coastal stewardship and as an education and research resource for schools across the State University System.
November 2, 2020University News
°®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers release social media findings from statewide 2020 presidential election survey
Researchers with the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ have released the results from a statewide survey that measures Floridians’ use of Facebook to engage with the presidential election, as well as their attitudes regarding the political information they encounter online.
October 27, 2020Research and Innovation
High-profile homicide trial showcases evidence recreated at °®¶¹´«Ã½
The digital reconstructions of three human skulls created at the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ are being used as evidence in a high-profile murder trial in California.
October 26, 2020Research and Innovation
The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ welcomed Lisa Carlton, Diana Michel and Ernie Withers to the Sarasota-Manatee Campus Advisory Board during its fall meeting on Wednesday. Board member Dr. Anila Jain, a distinguished alumna and longtime °®¶¹´«Ã½ supporter, also began a new four-year term.
October 23, 2020University News
Successful °®¶¹´«Ã½ guaranteed admissions program renewed with eight state and community colleges
Program supports access to higher education in the Tampa Bay region by providing students with another pathway into °®¶¹´«Ã½.
October 23, 2020University News
EPA administrator announces launch of °®¶¹´«Ã½-led project to address local revitalization efforts through workforce development
The °®¶¹´«Ã½ Center for Brownfields Research & Redevelopment is launching a program designed to clean up contaminated neighborhoods while creating jobs for residents.
October 22, 2020Research and Innovation
°®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers release findings from statewide 2020 presidential election survey
Researchers with the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ have released results from a statewide survey that measures attitudes and opinions regarding the 2020 presidential election and the current political climate.
October 20, 2020Research and Innovation
Sleep health dictates success of practicing mindfulness
Sleeping an extra 29 minutes each night can be the key to improving mindfulness, a critical resource that has benefits for daily well-being and work performance.
October 19, 2020Research and Innovation
°®¶¹´«Ã½ and NOAA to launch world-class cooperative ocean mapping center
The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s College of Marine Science has been awarded a five-year, $9 million cooperative agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Coast Survey to launch the Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies.
October 16, 2020Research and Innovation