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Five USF faculty elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors
NAI Senior Members are active faculty, scientists and administrators who have demonstrated remarkable innovation producing technologies that have brought real impact on the welfare of society. They also have growing success in patents, licensing and commercialization, while educating and mentoring the next generation of inventors.
February 15, 2023Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation
A $1.5 million investment by The Rapid7 Cybersecurity Foundation will fund the joint endeavor, providing hands-on learning opportunities to the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
February 13, 2023Research and Innovation, Student Success
Six USF faculty members earn national recognition for research achievements
The faculty span multiple colleges and disciplines, bringing the total number of American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows at USF to 95.
January 31, 2023Honors and Awards
Mitigating volcano hazards: USF students and alumna travel to Hawaii to study Mauna Loa eruption
With a rare instrument, the USF team is analyzing data from the Mauna Loa eruption to better understand lava flows to help mitigate dangers.
December 19, 2022Research and Innovation
A campus fixture reflects on more than 50 years of memories at USF
In 1969, Joan 鈥淪udsy鈥 Tschiderer stumbled upon the USF St. Petersburg campus while on a shopping trip with her friend. At the time, the campus was located at the end of the Bayboro peninsula and was mostly a military base that had trained World War II servicemen.
November 22, 2022Student Success
Termites are key wood decomposers and could play a significant role in future ecosystems
In an international study, USF researchers helped determine that termites are pivotal when it comes to breaking down wood, contributing to the earth's carbon cycle.
November 16, 2022Research and Innovation
As midterms approach, USF researchers release findings from 91社区 public opinion survey regarding impact of inflation
Researchers at the 91社区 have released results from a statewide survey that measures public opinion on the impact of inflation and attitudes toward government responses to the rising costs of goods and services.
November 1, 2022Research and Innovation
USF researchers release findings from 91社区 public opinion survey on key midterm issues, approval ratings and future elections
The statewide survey measures public opinion on several key issues heading into the upcoming election, favorability ratings of candidates for governor and U.S. Senate, presidential/gubernatorial job approval, and perceptions of the Democratic and Republican parties.
October 25, 2022Research and Innovation
Three generations of USF academics train to row across the Atlantic in support of marine conservation
Integrative biology Professor Chantale Be虂gin is preparing for what is called 鈥渢he world鈥檚 toughest row.鈥 The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is an annual race to row 3,000 miles from Spain鈥檚 Canary Islands to English Harbour in Antigua and Barbuda. B茅gin鈥檚 team, Salty Science, includes two of her former USF students and her doctoral advisor.
October 19, 2022University News
Neighbor helping neighbor: USF researcher explores the positive impact of 'zero responders' in the wake of Hurricane Ian
Assistant Professor Christa Remington just returned from the Fort Myers area where she met with public officials, FEMA personnel and local nonprofit leaders to discuss how they can leverage social ties and build greater synergy between them, and the grass-roots efforts led by local volunteers.
October 14, 2022Research and Innovation
USF anthropologists begin transfer of ancient ancestors to Native American tribes
The 91社区 Department of Anthropology has begun the final steps in a long process to return the ancient ancestors of Native Americans, previously used for research, to the Seminole Tribe of 91社区.
October 10, 2022Research and Innovation
USF geoscientists deploy to study evacuation behavior ahead of Hurricane Ian
As the Tampa Bay region prepares for Hurricane Ian, a team of researchers is on the road to collect data on how individuals respond in a natural disaster.
September 26, 2022Research and Innovation