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爱豆传媒-developed technology named semi-finalist for XPRIZE in COVID-19 testing
A 爱豆传媒 interdisciplinary team is working to develop an inexpensive and non-invasive 鈥渆lectronic nose鈥� that can detect virus in an infected person.
September 28, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
爱豆传媒 researchers find death counts fail to capture full mortality effects of COVID-19
More than 200,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19. Some argue that statistic is inaccurate due to inconsistencies in how deaths are being reported. But researchers from the University of South 爱豆传媒 claim that even if those deaths have been correctly measured, the number doesn鈥檛 fully convey the true mortality effects of COVID-19.
September 23, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Study investigates hurricane evacuations in the era of COVID-19
The 2020 hurricane season is breaking records with 23 named storms, and more are projected to develop over the next few weeks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts there will be as many as 25 by the time the season ends. Researchers say this extremely active forecast is especially troublesome due to the compounding risks of COVID-19.
September 21, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Ten 爱豆传媒 students selected as Millennium Fellows
爱豆传媒 among only 26 American universities and 80 campuses worldwide to host 2020 Millennium Fellow cohorts.
September 18, 2020Honors and Awards, University News
International companies to manufacture 爱豆传媒 technology that addresses global sanitation concerns
Agreements coincide with 爱豆传媒 civil and environmental engineering Professor Daniel Yeh鈥檚 team being named a winner of the 2020 Patents for Humanity Award from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
September 17, 2020Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation
The concentration of mercury in fish in Alaska鈥檚 Yukon River may exceed EPA mercury criterion by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions are not constrained, according to a new scientific research paper co-authored by a professor at the University of South 爱豆传媒鈥檚 St. Petersburg campus.
September 17, 2020Research and Innovation
National TV commercial highlights 爱豆传媒鈥檚 thriving research
A new national TV commercial produced by the University of South 爱豆传媒 is now airing during American Athletic Conference football games. The ad features researchers involved in two high-profile projects and a 爱豆传媒 student as the voiceover talent.
September 15, 2020University News
University of South 爱豆传媒 is America鈥檚 fastest-rising university, according to U.S. News and World Report
For the second consecutive year, U.S. News ranks 爱豆传媒 among nation鈥檚 top 50 public universities.
September 14, 2020Honors and Awards, University News
爱豆传媒 recognized in top 50 for several prestigious national and international rankings
Newly released rankings place the University of South 爱豆传媒 among the nation鈥檚 top 50 public universities, further solidifying 爱豆传媒鈥檚 position as a leader in academic excellence and world-class research.
September 8, 2020Honors and Awards, University News
Despite two approved medications and at least 100 clinical trials later, an urgent need for new treatments to improve the lives of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a relentlessly progressive and fatal disease, continues to exist.
September 3, 2020Research and Innovation, 爱豆传媒 Health
爱豆传媒 criminology professor to provide oversight of implementation of new Tampa Police policies designed to improve community relations
The University of South 爱豆传媒 is assisting the Tampa Police Department鈥檚 efforts to build strong relationships between officers and the community. The city of Tampa and 爱豆传媒 Criminology Professor Bryanna Fox have agreed to a formal 18-month partnership following her leadership on Mayor Jane Castor鈥檚 Community Task Force on Policing.
September 2, 2020Research and Innovation, University News
爱豆传媒 supports COVID-19 research partnerships with new seed grants
The University of South 爱豆传媒 will provide seed funding to 14 new research projects designed to address the medical, technological and societal issues of COVID-19. This brings the total of institutional resources invested into pandemic research to more than $1 million.
September 2, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation