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Eight undergraduate seniors and juniors from the University of South Florida (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´) have been selected for a challenging and rewarding research program funded by the National Science Foundation. The objective of the project is to develop a renewable energy source based on a novel scientific concept, with the goal of making basic commodities accessible to rural and tribal villages in Africa (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ College of Arts & Sciences).

December 11, 2019Global Research

In November, ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ College of Public Health (COPH) assistant professor Dr. Rays Jiang, a founding member of the ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ genomics program, was named a 2019 Global Highly Cited Researcher by the Web of Science Group, a citation index and research intelligence platform (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ College of Public Health).

December 9, 2019Health, Research

A new kind of tiny home that can resist hurricanes is set to officially launch in Tampa. AbleNook was originally developed by ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ students as a way to help with disaster relief (WFTS).

December 6, 2019Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Two ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Faculty Members Named New National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Honor recognizes career-long achievements in heart research and fiber optics (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´RI News).

December 3, 2019Honors and Awards, Innovation

The MUMA College of Business opened a new lab with 20 stations, all equipped with the latest facial expression, eye tracking and skin response technology. Research subjects are asked to look at different restaurant menus on the computer and after only a few minutes sensors are able to document what items they focused on and what emotions the subjects were feeling regarding those items (WFTS).

December 3, 2019Innovation, Research

Tampa-based Florida Funders will recruit investors and run the fund. ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ will provide "concierge-level" support (Tampa Bay Times / paywall).

November 29, 2019Entrepreneurship

A new effort through the University of South Florida is using 3-D technology to scan and preserve interactive images of the island of Egmont Key in case it vanishes into the sea (WTSP).

November 26, 2019Innovation

Nine University of South Florida faculty members, including the deans of the colleges of Engineering and Communication and Behavioral Sciences, have been named new Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The honor is one of the most prestigious among academic researchers worldwide (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´RI News).

November 26, 2019Honors and Awards

University of South Florida geoscientists have successfully developed and tested a new high-tech shallow water buoy that can detect the small movements and changes in the Earth’s seafloor that are often a precursor to deadly natural hazards, like earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´RI News).

November 21, 2019Innovation

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ and University of Tampa's entrepreneurship programs have hit major milestones, according to the Princeton Review (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

November 13, 2019Entrepreneurship

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the national association for the leading 237 research universities in the United States, announced that the University of South Florida is the top winner of its 2019 Institutional Award for Global Learning, Research & Engagement (PR Newswire).

November 10, 2019Global Research, Honors and Awards

NASA Lands at ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´

The keynote speeches from NASA officials talked about the commercialization of space and opportunities for entrepreneurship, the research going on in zero-gravity environments and what it’s like to spend extended periods of time circling the earth for days on end (¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Newsroom).

November 6, 2019Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Research