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°®¶¹´«Ã½ Health receives $3.75 million NIH award to research whether Long COVID may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia

The funding allows a multidisciplinary team of °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health researchers to study long COVID’s potential connection to serious neurological impacts that can ultimately lead to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and explore possible interventions.

October 28, 2024Research

°®¶¹´«Ã½ and defense agencies headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base sign landmark agreement

The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ has signed two of its largest defense contracts with U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Central Command, bringing together interdisciplinary faculty experts from across the university.

October 25, 2024Research

How new °®¶¹´«Ã½ faculty research is expanding our understanding of hurricane impacts

°®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers are stepping up, launching critical initiatives to strengthen hurricane preparedness and insights following historical Milton and Helene.

October 24, 2024Research

°®¶¹´«Ã½ SBDC mobile assistance center at °®¶¹´«Ã½ helps small businesses impacted by Milton

The Small Business Development Council °®¶¹´«Ã½ has been hosting a mobile assistance center (MAC) at the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Research Park, October 14-16, to assist small businesses impacted by Hurricane Milton.

October 16, 2024Entrepreneurship

EURAXESS presents international mobility and professional development opportunities for faculty and student researchers

EURAXESS North America Regional Coordinator Jackson Howard gave an overview of the EURAXESS portal, which provides information about research funding and fellowship opportunities, and insights for researchers about living and working in Europe.

October 15, 2024Global Research

COPH researchers study storm risk perceptions and COVID transmission

Researchers in °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s College of Public Health have been studying how hurricane evacuations can be even more complex when disease transmission − such as COVID-19 − enters the mix.

October 15, 2024Research

A team of researchers led by °®¶¹´«Ã½ St. Petersburg GIS and Remote Sensing Professor Barnali Dixon used the CRIS-HAZARD app to analyze real-time flooding in Pinellas County.

October 7, 2024Innovation

How music can help boost cognition in cancer patients and COVID-19 survivors

University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers are finding that music can help boost cognition in patients undergoing chemotherapy and improve respiration in adults who’ve suffered breathing difficulties following COVID-19.

October 3, 2024Research

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Research Data Center network will offer °®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers detailed access to federal data

The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ will join the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Research Data Center network on Tuesday, October 1, enabling °®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers to access detailed data gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau and 15 other federal agencies.

September 30, 2024Research

°®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers awarded nearly $10 million to enhance employment services for individuals with disabilities

The project will integrate virtual reality and artificial intelligence technologies into LAUNCH °®¶¹´«Ã½'s employment and transition programs to address the critical shortage of skilled labor and promote inclusivity in the workplace.

September 25, 2024Innovation

U.S. News ranks °®¶¹´«Ã½ a top 50 public university, best value among all °®¶¹´«Ã½ universities

For the sixth year in a row, the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ sits among the top 50 public universities in America, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the best colleges.

September 24, 2024Honors and Awards

Twenty-seven faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards

From advancing our understanding of hurricanes to improving public transit systems, to pursuing new treatments for addiction, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular and infectious diseases, 27 °®¶¹´«Ã½ faculty members are being recognized next month with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards.

September 16, 2024Honors and Awards