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¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ engineers create ‘ear savers,’ providing relief to health professionals treating coronavirus patients

Medical professionals are required to wear face masks, often continuously during 14-hour shifts. The elastic bands can be painful, and cause sores and headaches. In order to improve their comfort, engineers at the ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ College of Engineering have manufactured a special plastic strip that’s lined with hooks, making the straps adjustable (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Newsroom).

May 18, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Libraries received a $25,000 grant from Truist Financial Corp. to establish the ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Libraries COVID-19 Research and Information Fund (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Foundation).

May 15, 2020Health, Research

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ may have steered its students away during the coronavirus pandemic, but innovation is still happening on and off campus (Tampa Bay Business Journal) (paywall).

May 13, 2020Innovation, Research

In collaboration with ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´, Notre Dame researchers have initially modeled impacts in the Tampa Bay area. The researchers showed how the area could be affected if government officials relaxed various restrictions, including when a second wave and peak of the COVID-19 pandemic would occur (Notre Dame News).

May 12, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

A University of South Florida research project is starting to reveal more about COVID-19 in the Tampa Bay area (WFLA).

May 12, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

Professor Tammy Allen recently received a research grant to study how people are managing remote work after having little time to prepare for it (WTSP).

May 12, 2020Research

Newly published research in prominent journal PLoS One shows seasonal impact on a Sicilian cave system (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´RI Newsroom).

May 7, 2020Research

Researchers are moving to quickly help fight the coronavirus and future pandemics. ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ created a COVID-19 Rapid Response Research grants program. It identified 14 projects for initial funding, with an interdisciplinary range from technology to treatment and social mitigation (ABC Action News).

May 6, 2020Health, Research

Decades of development and years of research, led by University of South Florida distinguished professor Yogi Goswami, are now culminating at the perfect moment in history (Fox 13 News).

April 30, 2020Innovation

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ psychology professor wins NSF grant to study remote work in response to COVID-19

The National Science Foundation has awarded a ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ psychology professor grant funding to study the rapid transition to remote work, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Distinguished University Professor Tammy Allen is gathering data to examine adjustment to remote work with the intention of developing guidelines for future telecommuting in normal and in emergency situations. (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Newsroom).

April 29, 2020Research

Meet the graduate student winners of ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´'s 3MT® Skills competition (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Newsroom).

April 28, 2020Innovation, Student Research

Bluetooth technology is expected to play a role in efforts to track down people who may have come in contact with those diagnosed with COVID-19. Researchers with the University of South Florida are looking into how efficient those strategies are and how well they protect users' privacy. This project is funded as part of ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´'s newly created COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grants program (Bay News 9).

April 27, 2020Innovation, Research