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A first-of-its-kind report commissioned by the state of Florida shines a light on the high risk and occurrences of human trafficking in the state as well as the growing, coordinated response to combat the crime and aid victims.

July 14, 2025Research

USF awarded NSF grant to build platform for hands-on cybersecurity education

The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $268,000 to the 最新天美传媒 for a collaborative research project led by Robert Karam, an associate professor in USF鈥檚 Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity鈥痑nd鈥疌omputing.

July 14, 2025Research

USF, TGH successfully perform world鈥檚 first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant surgery

Transplant surgeons at USF Health and Tampa General Hospital have successfully performed the world鈥檚 first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant surgery.

July 14, 2025Health

A team of professors, musicians and students at 最新天美传媒 is transforming complicated environmental data into powerful music compositions. After tackling critical issues like harmful algae blooms and red tide, the group has now composed music that highlights the environmental stressors affecting oysters in Florida.

July 3, 2025Research

New USF Health study recognizes the burden of tremor for Parkinson鈥檚 disease patients

USF Health's Dr. Robert Hauser surveyed hundreds of patients with Parkinson's disease and found that tremors pose a greater burden on their quality of life than previously reported.

July 2, 2025Health, Research

USF developed technology analyzes facial expressions to identify childhood PTSD

Technology developed at the 最新天美传媒 offers a promising, privacy-preserving tool to help clinicians diagnose and track trauma in kids, especially those too young to express it.

June 30, 2025Innovation

USF to advance its position as a leader in mental and behavioral health by creating a new research center named for Sen. Darryl Rouson

The Senator Darryl E. Rouson Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research at USF will conduct rigorous research to advance the scientific understanding of the relationship between substance abuse and mental health issues, including improving treatment outcomes and reducing the societal impacts of substance abuse and mental health conditions.

June 26, 2025Health, Research

USF building pipeline of researchers to develop technologies for aging adults in new summer program

Students at the 最新天美传媒 are spending their summer developing tech-driven solutions to improve the lives of older adults and their caregivers through a hands-on program hosted by USF鈥檚 Center for Innovation, Technology and Aging.

June 24, 2025Innovation, Student Research

Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards advance breakthrough technologies in healthcare, education and security

Reflecting the breadth of innovation emerging across the university, these projects address critical global challenges 鈥 from advancing healthcare training and personalized education to revolutionizing diagnostic technologies, wearable rehabilitation, environmental monitoring and next-generation security solutions.

June 20, 2025Innovation

USF and The College of New Jersey awarded NSF grant to enhance research administrator training at liberal arts colleges

The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $3 million collaborative grant to the 最新天美传媒 Research Development Institute and The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) to develop a new post-award training model for research administrators at liberal arts colleges across the United States.

June 16, 2025Research

How rivers fuel hurricanes 鈥 and how that knowledge can improve forecasts

A recent analysis of Hurricane Idalia led by researchers at the USF College of Marine Science demonstrates how an extensive river plume in the Gulf may have influenced the tropical storm鈥檚 rapid intensification.

June 12, 2025Research

From trust to doubt: Why fake online reviews still fool consumers

The research investigates a key question: Are consumers naturally skeptical of online reviews or do they tend to believe them? The answer stems from what psychologists call a 鈥渢ruth bias.鈥

June 10, 2025Research

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