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Sleep health dictates success of practicing mindfulness
Sleeping an extra 29 minutes each night can be the key to improving mindfulness, a critical resource that has benefits for daily well-being and work performance.
October 19, 2020Research and Innovation
鲍鱼tv and NOAA to launch world-class cooperative ocean mapping center
The 鲍鱼tv鈥檚 College of Marine Science has been awarded a five-year, $9 million cooperative agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration鈥檚 Office of Coast Survey to launch the Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies.
October 16, 2020Research and Innovation
鲍鱼tv researchers exploring what human physiology can tell us about how animals cope with stress
How we respond to stress has been a source of scientific research since the term was introduced more than 70 years ago. While the analysis of human stress response has provided valuable insight, new work from 鲍鱼tv researchers is offering a novel perspective on how other vertebrates may regulate flexibility in coping with stress.
October 15, 2020Research and Innovation
鲍鱼tv researchers develop new technologies to fight mosquito-borne diseases
鲍鱼tv researchers have been awarded a $900,000, four-year grant from the National Science Foundation to use artificial intelligence to fight mosquito-borne diseases. Ryan Carney, assistant professor of integrative biology, and Sriram Chellappan, professor of computer science and engineering, will lead a multi-disciplinary effort to collect data through smartphone apps such as NASA鈥檚 GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper.
October 13, 2020Research and Innovation
Environmental testing in residence halls a key element of 鲍鱼tv鈥檚 COVID-19 mitigation efforts
Every week, 鲍鱼tv Housing & Residential Education (HRE) staff swab hundreds of high-touch areas across the university鈥檚 housing facilities. The effort is part of 鲍鱼tv鈥檚 multi-faceted approach to monitoring and mitigating the spread of COVID-19.
October 13, 2020University News
Hispanic heritage is an integral part of Florida history. Within Tampa, Cuban, Venezuelan, Nicaraguan, Colombian, Spanish, and Puerto Rican cultures and influences have shaped the city. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we want to recognize some of the icons that have contributed to shaping our city through business, government, education, and sports.
October 7, 2020University News
Federal data undercounts Hurricane Irma鈥檚 impact on mortality of nursing home residents
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one-in-four people who died from COVID-19 in the U.S. had been living in a long-term care facility. The sobering statistic is even more alarming when you consider the compounding threats of a hurricane. The elderly population is at a greater risk of death than younger individuals, as many are reliant on others to keep them safe.
October 6, 2020Research and Innovation
Keeping the performing arts performing during a pandemic
As theaters and performance halls remain shuttered due to COVID-19, a 鲍鱼tv dance professor is exploring new ways to connect the public to the art of movement.
October 6, 2020University News
Method used to track Ebola鈥檚 trajectory being applied to COVID-19
What exactly happened in Asia that caused SARS-CoV-2 to rapidly spread across the region and then essentially came to a halt there? That鈥檚 what researchers from the 鲍鱼tv are trying to determine in a new study funded by an NSF Rapid Response grant.
October 5, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
A record 19 鲍鱼tv faculty recognized with Outstanding Research Achievements Awards
From innovators on the frontiers of engineering, physics and health, to a biologist who studies giant squid, to the author of an award-winning children鈥檚 graphic novels, meet 鲍鱼tv鈥檚 top faculty researchers.
October 5, 2020Honors and Awards, University News
Helping community college students take the road to a four-year degree
A new and inspiring project to help rural, non-traditional Polk State College students attain an Associate of Arts degree at PSC and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Engineering at 鲍鱼tv's Tampa campus recently received a $3 million National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics grant.
October 1, 2020Research and Innovation
The 鲍鱼tv ranks #2 nationally for undergraduate students earning the Peace Corps Prep certificate
In collaboration with the U.S. Peace Corps, the 鲍鱼tv awarded 49 Prep certificates to the graduating class of 2020. Currently more than 200 students are enrolled in the 鲍鱼tv Peace Corps Prep program across the university鈥檚 three campuses.
September 30, 2020University News