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COVID-19 has taught us a lot of things. And one of the more important lessons has been the need for thorough, fast and effective disinfecting measures. A team of researchers from the ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ College of Public Health’s Center for Environmental/Occupational Risk Analysis and Management set out to determine how effective commercially available chlorine dioxide gas products were in reducing COVID-19 viral loads on face masks and surfaces.

March 22, 2021Research and Innovation, ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health

The ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ College of Public Health has seen a record increase in student applications for many of its degree programs.

March 22, 2021COVID-19, University News

About 170 senior medical students from the ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health Morsani College of Medicine were successfully matched and learned where they will spend their residency training after graduation from medical school in May.

March 22, 2021¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health, University News

A textbook affordability initiative launched to reduce the costs of course materials at ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊԴ’s St. Petersburg campus has saved the student body more than $1.08 million over the past five years.

March 15, 2021University News

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ to hold in-person commencement ceremonies this spring

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ will host its first in-person commencement ceremonies since December 2019, as COVID-19 forced the ceremonies to be held virtually in spring, summer and fall of 2020. Ceremonies are tentatively scheduled for May 7-9.

March 15, 2021University News

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¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ community demonstrates critical leadership in year-long response to COVID-19

The leadership demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by the University of South Florida has become a true testament to the spirit of faculty, staff and students – a spirit of perseverance, collaboration and community partnership, despite the emotional and often taxing circumstances that have become part of many daily lives.

March 12, 2021¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health, University News

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Red Snapper in the Gulf show signs of stress

Nearly all of the Red Snapper sampled in the Gulf of Mexico over a six-year period by University of South Florida marine scientists showed evidence of liver damage, according to a study reported in Aquatic Toxicology.

March 10, 2021Research and Innovation

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¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Professor Toru Shimizu chosen Association for Psychological Science Fellow

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Professor Toru Shimizu, whose pioneering work in understanding the workings of avian brains and behaviors to better understand human intelligence, has been selected as a new Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.

March 10, 2021Honors and Awards

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´) Tampa campus has been recognized as a Silver-Level Bicycle Friendly University with an award from the League of American Bicyclists, the premier grassroots advocacy organization encouraging better bicycling and protecting the right of people who bike.

March 9, 2021Campus Life

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¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ researchers use neuromarketing tools to assist Baycare Health System, national public health agencies to assess the impact of COVID-19 messaging

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of South Florida has pooled its expertise and resources in order to help influence the effectiveness of public health messaging related to COVID-19.

March 2, 2021Research and Innovation

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¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Engineering Expo celebrates 49th year with virtual events

Since 1973, the College of Engineering has hosted an elaborate science fair for K-12 students. Amid an unprecedented pandemic, the longtime tradition continued in a virtual format, helping inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians.

March 1, 2021University News

Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls visited the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus to announce a broad legislative package that would designate $100 million per year to offset the effects of flooding and sea level rise in the state.

February 26, 2021University News

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