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World IP Day is celebrated on April 26 to recognize of the role of intellectual property (IP) in spurring creativity and innovation. This year’s theme, “IP and the SDGs: Building Our Common Future with Innovation and Creativity", highlights the role of IP in helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by re-thinking how we live, work and play.

April 26, 2024Innovation

History student Hannah Thieryung uses 3D scans to improve museum accessibility

With support from USF’s Access 3D Lab, Hannah Thieryung used scanning technology to digitize the May-Stringer House, a Victorian-era home in Brooksville. She focused on the historic building’s upper floors, helping guests experience them without needing to scale the narrow 19th-century staircases.

April 26, 2024Student Research

Brain injuries in U.S. Special Operations Forces aren’t easy to detect, USF helping develop a solution

Through its partnership with U.S. Special Operations Command, the USF Institute of Applied Engineering has co-led an illuminating study that found repeated exposure to low-level blasts is associated with signs of brain injury in Special Operations Forces.

April 22, 2024Research

Four USF faculty among the 150th anniversary class of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world’s largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals, has announced the 2023 class of AAAS Fellows—a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community.

April 18, 2024Honors and Awards

Tampa Bay Wave opens applications for 2024 HealthTech|X Accelerator

Tampa Bay Wave, supported by a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), today announces the opening of the applications portal for its inaugural 2024 HealthTech|X Accelerator program.

April 17, 2024Health

Tremendous turnout demonstrates USF’s growth in undergraduate research

Nearly 600 undergraduate students across the Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee campuses showcased their ingenuity at the university’s OneUSF Undergraduate Research Conference.

April 16, 2024Student Research

This prestigious recognition acknowledges his outstanding expertise and significant contributions to the field of logistics and supply chain management.

April 16, 2024Honors and Awards

Stars vs. numbers: How consumers perceive online rating formats

TAMPA - Mathematically speaking, scoring 3.5 out of 5 is the same as receiving three and a half stars on a five-star scale. But visually speaking, the numbers don’t add up.

April 15, 2024Research

USF researcher reveals the hidden story behind one of St. Augustine’s most famous attractions

New details have emerged about the history of one of St. Augustine’s most popular tourist attractions. ßÙßÇÂþ»­ Spanish Professor David Arbesú tediously pieced together documents that were scattered around the world that helped connect the dots about the life of Francisco López de Mendoza Grajales, believed to be the first priest in the United States.

April 9, 2024Research

Astronomy Professor of Instruction Kevin MacKay is determined to make his upcoming road trip better than the one in 1999 when he took a group of students to England to see a total solar eclipse.

April 2, 2024Research

New USF think tank tackles cybersecurity challenges

Nearly 60 USF researchers from seven colleges convened in February for the Cybersecurity Think Tank meeting, which coincided with the public release of the 2024 Threat Assessment annual report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

April 1, 2024Research

USF research reveals language barriers limit effectiveness of cybersecurity resources

Ngo, a ßÙßÇÂþ»­ criminologist, had spoken with a Vietnamese language network in California about her interest in better understanding how people become victims of cybercrime.

April 1, 2024Research