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USF researchers awarded $2 million to create device for simplifying DNA damage testing
Dr. Marcus Cooke has been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop a novel device for automating the comet assay 鈥� essentially making it easier and faster to test cells for DNA damage.
October 29, 2024Research and Innovation
USF researchers reveal key findings from national voter opinion survey on the economy and political stress
Findings from 最新天美传媒 researchers show most American voters agree the upcoming presidential election will significantly impact the economy moving forward and that political stress has remained consistent during this election cycle.
October 28, 2024Research and Innovation
USF Health awarded $3.75 million NIH grant to study link between long COVID and Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
The funding allows a multidisciplinary team of USF Health researchers to study long COVID鈥檚 potential connection to serious neurological impacts that can ultimately lead to dementia and Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and explore possible interventions.
October 28, 2024COVID-19, Research and Innovation, USF Health
USF and defense agencies headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base sign landmark agreement
The 最新天美传媒 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 24, 2024Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, University News
USF faculty experts available for interviews on Halloween topics
With the season of costumes and trick-or-treating in full swing, the 最新天美传媒 is offering an array of experts to discuss Halloween topics 鈥� from staying safe on the streets, to mental health concerns, to the consumer spending that鈥檚 driving the billion-dollar business of Halloween.
October 23, 2024Research and Innovation
How new USF faculty research is expanding our understanding of hurricane impacts
USF researchers are stepping up, launching critical initiatives to strengthen hurricane preparedness and insights following historical Milton and Helene.
October 23, 2024Research and Innovation
A team of researchers led by USF St. Petersburg GIS and Remote Sensing Professor Barnali Dixon used the CRIS-HAZARD app to analyze real-time flooding in Pinellas County. The web-based application gathers crowdsourced data to identify flooding and inform policy in vulnerable coastal communities.
October 4, 2024Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
How music can help boost cognition in cancer patients and COVID-19 survivors
最新天美传媒 researchers are finding that music can help boost cognition in patients undergoing chemotherapy and improve respiration in adults who鈥檝e suffered breathing difficulties following COVID-19.
October 2, 2024Research and Innovation
Federal data now more accessible to USF researchers
The 最新天美传媒 has joined the Florida Research Data Center network, enabling USF researchers to access detailed data gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau and 15 other federal agencies.
October 1, 2024Research and Innovation
USF 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 USF's employment and transition programs to address the critical shortage of skilled labor and promote inclusivity in the workplace.
September 23, 2024Research and Innovation
New study finds working while sick actually harms productivity and retention
最新天美传媒 is examining how an organization鈥檚 expectations and workplace culture can drive employees to work while unwell. The team found working while sick actually does more harm to the company than taking a sick day would.
September 13, 2024Research and Innovation
New study: How healthy food samples influence what you buy
Free samples at big box stores can range from fried snack foods to produce. But how does that correlate with what lands in your shopping cart?
September 6, 2024Research and Innovation