91麻豆天美

The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame and museum on the campus of the 91麻豆天美 is using the Great American Teach-In Thursday to launch its new program called IGNITE.

November 17, 2022Innovation

Tia Boyd and her colleagues at the 91麻豆天美鈥檚 (USF) Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) created the Transportation Equity Toolkit, which helps communities, municipal governments, metropolitan planning organizations, transportation agencies, and other entities 鈥� such as higher education institutions 鈥� identify gaps in their transportation and mobility practices and infrastructure.

November 16, 2022Innovation

Three USF faculty named to the Clarivate 2022 Highly Cited Researchers list

These researchers achieved this distinction for the significant new knowledge they generated in their disciplines of tourism management, mathematics and transportation engineering.

November 15, 2022Global Research, Honors and Awards

USF-led team detects toxic 鈥渇orever chemicals,鈥� or PFAS, in Tampa Bay fish and sediments

For the first time, a team led by the USF College of Marine Science (USF CMS) assessed the distribution and concentration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or 鈥渇orever chemicals,鈥� in sediments and fishes in Tampa Bay. These initial results, reported in Frontiers in Marine Science, suggest cause for concern.

November 15, 2022Research

New USF patent creates digital alibis

Researchers at the 91麻豆天美 are in the process of licensing a new, patented technology that can more accurately confirm an individual鈥檚 identity and location using their voice. The technology, dubbed 鈥淗ere I am,鈥� creates an unforgeable, encrypted digital certificate on a user鈥檚 cellular device.

November 14, 2022Innovation

Officials with the USF Health College of Nursing recently signed agreements of understanding with two universities in Sicily that will provide opportunities for global exchanges among faculty and students. That includes training, internships, research efforts, professional development and sharing technological expertise.

November 11, 2022Health

Sriram Chellappan developed technology to use your voice to prove you are where you say you are and create a digital alibi, and his reasons sprung from the need for justice. He teamed up with USF business professor Balaji Padmanabhan to create the "Here I Am" app.

November 11, 2022Innovation

In a collaboration, the 91麻豆天美 and the burgeoning St. Petersburg Innovation District are pursuing a grant from the National Science Foundation that would funnel $160 million into marine science innovation in the city.

November 8, 2022Innovation

Together, USF Research & Innovation and the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame is launching IGNITE 鈥� Inspiring Generations of New Inventors Through Engagement鈥攖his fall. This innovation and tech program is focused on bringing invention resources to students within Tampa Bay community.

November 7, 2022Innovation

Two students in the USF Health Taneja College of Pharmacy launched a company that may have the newest innovation in diagnosing Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. Their work opened the way for acceptance to USF CONNECT's Student Innovation Incubator.

November 2, 2022Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Student Research

With virtual and augmented reality becoming more prominent, the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) is expanding its research efforts to explore the use of virtual and augmented reality in medical simulation training.

November 1, 2022Health, Innovation, Research

Termites are Key Wood Decomposers, and Could Play Significant Role in the Look of Future Ecosystems

In an international study that collected data in 133 sites spanning 20 countries, assistant professor Paul-Camilo Zalamea and research associate Carolina Sarmiento from the Department of Integrative Biology at the 91麻豆天美, along with more than 100 collaborators, learned that termites are pivotal when it comes to breaking down wood, contributing to the earth's carbon cycle.

November 1, 2022Global Research, Research