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History Instructor Larissa Kopytoff has received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to continue research into the evolving ideas of citizenship and identity in colonial and post-colonial Africa (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ St. Petersburg Campus).

May 17, 2021Global Research, Research

Through an $85 million contract with U.S. Special Operations Command, the Institute of Applied Engineering is developing everything from satellites to brain injury research (Tampa Bay Times).

May 14, 2021Innovation, Research

Modeling was key in Deepwater Horizon oil spill research. So was consistent funding.

New state-of-the-art tools have changed the way we understand the impacts of oil on the marine environment (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ College of Marine Science).

May 14, 2021Research

Legislation that will put the ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ College of Marine Science at the forefront of an ambitious plan to address rising sea levels and flooding in Florida has been signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Two bills signed by the governor mandate creation of a state sea-level rise resilience plan and commit $100 million a year to address flooding issues. They also create a hub for flood research and innovation at the College of Marine Science on the St. Petersburg campus (Crow's Nest).

May 13, 2021Research

Byrd has focused her scholarship on the intersection of race and gender for school-aged Black girls and the resulting complexity of their social, emotional and academic development (Sarasota Magazine).

May 12, 2021Honors and Awards, Research

Fossilized plaque scraped from the teeth of a 4,500-year-old skeleton discovered by University of South Florida professors is helping to unlock the secrets of what ancient humans ate and how our species evolved (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ St. Pete).

May 10, 2021Global Research, Research

When Norma Alcantar got a call last month from Judy Genshaft, the former University of South Florida president, she was pleasantly surprised to hear that she would be inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Genshaft had nominated her for the honor (Orlando Sentinel).

May 9, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation

Norma Alcantar has more than 22 patents based on a natural substance she found out about from her grandmother (Tampa Bay Times).

May 5, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ researcher visualizes discovery of oldest human burial in Africa made by international team of scientists

An international team of scientists has uncovered the earliest modern human burial in Africa—changing what we know about social behaviors in Homo sapiens—and a researcher at the University of South Florida (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´) has helped use 3D and advanced imaging technologies to bring the 78,000-year-old remains of a child back to life (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Newsroom).

May 5, 2021Global Research, Research

Two ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ St. Petersburg campus faculty members were among a small group of professors across all ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ campuses to receive the Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award presented by the Women in Leadership & Philanthropy program. The competitive award given to six ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ faculty members each year provides funding for research and creative efforts focused on women and issues affecting women (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ St. Pete).

May 4, 2021Research

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ launches study to identify impact of COVID-19 vaccinations on hurricane evacuation behaviors

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ is helping prepare offices of emergency management across the nation for the upcoming hurricane season by determining how COVID-19 may impact evacuation behaviors (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Newsroom).

May 4, 2021Research

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS, was FDA approved in 2008 as a safe and effective noninvasive treatment for severe depression resistant to antidepressant medications. A small coil positioned near the scalp generates repetitive, pulsed magnetic waves that pass through the skull and stimulate brain cells to relieve symptoms of depression. The procedure has few side effects and is typically prescribed as an alternative or supplemental therapy when multiple antidepressant medications and/or psychotherapy do not work (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health).

May 4, 2021Health, Innovation, Research