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At least 50 cases of the Coronavirus mutation have been found in the US, and almost half are in Florida. USF Professor Dr. Tom Unnasch says the virus is very good at what it does. Mutate. But he鈥檚 confident the Pfzier and Moderna vaccinations will work against it (ABC Action News).
See the newest issue of Innovations Magazine, spotlighting the student successes, vital research and groundbreaking initiatives on USF's St. Petersburg campus during the historic and challenging year of 2020 (Issuu).
January 8, 2021Innovation
One of nature鈥檚 most simple creatures has an elegant approach to propulsion. USF Biology Associate Professor Brad Gemmell recently published research into the dynamics of jellyfish movement (New York Times / paywall).
January 7, 2021Research
Study reveals jellyfish create a 鈥榲irtual wall鈥 to enhance performance
New research led by the 最新天美传媒 has uncovered one of the reasons jellyfish have come to be known as the 鈥渨orld鈥檚 most efficient swimmer.鈥 (USF Newsroom)
January 7, 2021Research
In a preclinical study, Dr. Stephen Liggett, MD, and colleagues identified and characterized 18 new compounds (agonists) that activate bitter taste receptor subtype TAS2R5 to promote relaxation (dilation) of human airway smooth muscle cells (News-Medical.Net).
The research team's focus will center on Zion Cemetery in Tampa and St. Petersburg's Oaklawn Cemetery (Patch).
January 4, 2021Research, Student Research
USF volcanology team develops new approach to understanding massive volcanic eruptions
A USF geosciences team has developed a new way to reconstruct the sizes of volcanic eruptions that occurred thousands of years ago, creating a first-of-its kind tool that can aid scientists in understanding past explosive eruptions that shaped the earth and improve the way of estimating hazards of future eruptions (USF Newsroom).
January 4, 2021Global Research, Innovation, Research
最新天美传媒 Health and Tampa General Hospital are partnering to take part in phase-3 clinical trials. Research physicians are looking for more than 250 volunteers in the Tampa Bay region to take part in the late-stage trial (Fox 13 News).
December 31, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
The research project is one of several research projects the 最新天美传媒 is funding a part of their recent calls for research projects aimed at understanding Blackness and anti Black racism (Bay News 9).
December 29, 2020Research
Tampa General Hospital and the 最新天美传媒 Health recently created a joint office of clinical research that officials said could ultimately help it rival some of the best academic medical centers in the nation (Bay News 9).
December 28, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
Up to 40 percent of food that is produced in the U.S. goes to waste and it鈥檚 impacting our health, according to USF College of Public Health doctoral candidate Whitney Fung Uy.
December 21, 2020Honors and Awards, Research, Student Research
Invasive in the U.S., lifesaver Down Under
Ten years of research led by the 最新天美传媒 has revealed that a monitor lizard should be regarded as an 鈥渆cosystem engineer,鈥 a rarity for reptiles (USF Newsroom).
December 21, 2020Global Research, Research
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