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New robots see it all: ocean whirlpools, carbon gas absorption, icebergs, and more

°®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers are using autonomous vehicles to study how the ocean is responding to climate change. In 2020 they landed a $1.1 million NSF proposal -- the first time NSF is leveraging ocean drones instead of ships (°®¶¹´«Ã½ College of Marine Science).

July 12, 2021Global Research, Research

A year ago °®¶¹´«Ã½ created the Pandemic Response Research Network and funded three rounds of seed grants to kickstart research into the challenges presented by the pandemic. Recently, several teams shared updates on their projects (Mirage News).

July 12, 2021Global Research, Research

The Drug Enforcement Administration has granted a handful of universities permission to research psychedelics. The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ is one of them, and Psilera Bioscience is an early beneficiary (Tampa Bay Times / paywall).

July 12, 2021Innovation, Research

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Researchers Report on Progress of COVID-19 Seed Grants

More than a year into °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s COVID-19 seed grants projects, researchers are developing new technologies and learning more about the pandemic’s impact.

July 8, 2021Global Research, Research

The °®¶¹´«Ã½ High Tech Corridor Matching Grants Research Program allows selected researchers to extend the scope and boundaries of their projects through partnerships and funding, helping to advance important findings that the university is working toward (°®¶¹´«Ã½ Oracle).

July 6, 2021Research, Student Research

The five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute will support the research of Moffitt’s Lung Cancer Metabolism Group, which is working on four projects to develop new therapies (W°®¶¹´«Ã½).

July 2, 2021Health, Research

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Department of Education Professor Dr. Brenda Walker is the lead on the research study (Bay News 9).

July 2, 2021Research

°®¶¹´«Ã½ marine scientists detect a record-high amount of Sargassum

°®¶¹´«Ã½ marine scientists have used NASA satellite imagery to detect a Sargassum bloom in the Caribbean, central west Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico that's nearly the same size as the record-breaking bloom discovered in 2018.

July 1, 2021Global Research, Research

Port Tampa Bay and the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ College of Nursing have partnered on a project to bring a primary care clinic to the port — the first of its kind in the U.S. (Bay News 9).

July 1, 2021Health

A new article in Nature puts a spotlight on °®¶¹´«Ã½ College of Marine Science Professor Mya Breitbart’s exploration of the vast, hidden world of viruses and the heightened importance of studying viruses amid COVID-19.

June 30, 2021Health, Research

Kyaien Conner, behavioral sciences professor at °®¶¹´«Ã½ and researcher of racial health disparities within the Black community, has faced the mistreatment of low-income minority women in °®¶¹´«Ã½ firsthand, inspiring her to help create legislation to help combat it (°®¶¹´«Ã½ Oracle).

June 29, 2021Health, Research

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Zimmerman School students create COVID-19 vaccination campaign being implemented by professional business organization

The Manasota Black Chamber of Commerce (MBCC) is in the process of implementing a campaign created by students in the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications that would assist in its efforts to encourage communities of color to get the COVID-19 vaccine (°®¶¹´«Ã½ Newsfeed).

June 29, 2021Health, Student Research