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Florida Institute of Oceanography’s Keys Marine Laboratory, hosted by USF, to return rescued corals back to the sea
After housing more than 5,000 rescued corals for three months due to unprecedented water temperatures that caused a massive coral bleaching event off the coast of Florida, the Florida Institute of Oceanography’s (FIO) Keys Marine Laboratory (KML) is now ready to return corals to the sea. FIO is hosted by the .
October 31, 2023Research
College of Marine Science to lead $3.2-million grant to develop Sargassum forecasting system
A five-year, $3.2-million grant from the NOAA Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms program aims to better forecast Sargassum blooms and prevent them from plaguing coastal communities.
October 24, 2023Research
New sea slug species named after retired USF biology professor
The next time you head to the coast to enjoy the Tampa Bay waters, you may stumble upon a Cyerce piercei – a recently discovered sea slug species that is being named after Sidney “Skip” Pierce, emeritus professor of integrative biology at the .
October 18, 2023Research
Researchers at the St. Petersburg campus have received a grant across the next five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Aging to continue ground breaking work in dementia prevention through a clinical research study called Active Mind.
September 28, 2023Research
'What Lies Beneath' exhibit showcases investigation of unmarked burial grounds in Hillsborough County
The exhibit includes mixed media sculptures, historic and modern photographs, archival documents, and maps depicting the approximate locations of newly re-discovered burial grounds in order to help convey the story of the buried past.
September 28, 2023Research
Stella and Sam: a pair of gliders on a mission
Stella and Sam are part of the USF College of Marine Science’s fleet of oceanic gliders, the data-collecting workhorses of oceanography.
September 28, 2023Global Research, Research, Student Research
USF receives $17M federal grant to help boost railroad workforce
The has been awarded a $17 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement program.
September 27, 2023Research
USF’s success securing defense contracts prompts new partnership to broaden nation’s research expertise
USF has become the first university in Florida and one of just a handful of universities in the nation to join a new network that connects research institutions with historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs).
September 21, 2023Research
Researchers with the aimed to assess the outcomes of musculoskeletal radiographs ordered during both in-person and televisit primary care appointments.
USF researchers are studying the impact of Hurricane Idalia on local beaches.
September 14, 2023Research
USF and FAU researchers release statewide public opinion survey results on key health policy issues
Researchers at the , in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University, have released findings from a statewide survey that measures attitudes related to key health policy issues.
September 8, 2023Research
Gilded mysteries unveiled: Ancient art meets nanotechnology in nanoscale goldbeating
Bridging the gap between ancient arts and modern technology, researchers from the , Clemson University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have discovered that nanoscopic gold ingots can be compressed into 2D leaf forms, replicating the ancient process of goldbeating, but at the nanoscale.
August 25, 2023Research, Student Research
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