±«Óãtv

Commercialization of ±«Óãtv-invented sanitation system set to begin

The latest version of the ±«Óãtv-invented NEWgenerator is on its way to South Africa to begin the process of entering mass production. The solar-powered machine generates nutrients, energy and water by safely recovering them from human wastewater—a technology built to address global sanitation concerns (±«Óãtv Newsroom).

September 15, 2021Entrepreneurship, Global Research, Innovation

Jason Gulley, a geology professor at the ±«Óãtv, has taken stunning photographs documenting threats to Florida's freshwater springs. Declining flows, agricultural runoff, and sewage are pressuring the world’s largest network of freshwater springs. (National Geographic).

September 14, 2021Research

The ±«Óãtv (±«Óãtv), thanks to funding from the National Institutes of Health, is conducting a study to determine whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease (Osprey Observer).

September 8, 2021Health, Research

The unfolding crisis in Afghanistan and the return to power of the Taliban has brought renewed attention to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the events that unfolded in its aftermath (±«Óãtv St. Petersburg Campus).

September 7, 2021Research

A group of ±«Óãtv alumni won $20,000 in a national competition for the creation of a low-cost ventilator prototype. Biomedical engineering alumni Abby Blocker, Carolyna Yamamoto Alves Pinto and Jacob Yarinsky created Eucovent, a device resembling a small box that splits the airflow from one ventilator to two patients (±«Óãtv Oracle).

September 7, 2021Health, Innovation, Student Research

±«Óãtv is now home to the Florida Center for Nursing, where research is conducted on the supply and demand of the nursing field (W±«Óãtv).

September 7, 2021Health

Faculty Seminar kicks off the school year

CMS professors share their latest contributions to oceanography research with the College of Marine Science community.

September 3, 2021Research

College of Marine Science team uncovers new insights about viruses and bacteria in Manatee Springs, Florida

Most people visit Manatee Springs to see its charismatic megafauna, from the iconic sea cows that are its namesake to gators and majestic great blue herons. But not Kema Malki.

September 3, 2021Research

Molecular detective on a mission to discover the mysteries of drug-resistant bacterial pathogens

Since Professor Les Shaw joined ±«Óãtv as a researcher in 2007, he’s discovered several systems within bacteria cells that have led to significant therapeutic developments for treating drug-resistant bacteria. He attributes his success to ±«Óãtv’s interdisciplinary and collegial community of scientists (±«Óãtv Newsroom).

September 3, 2021Research

Dr. Hariom Yadav, an associate professor of neurosurgery and brain repair, was recruited to the ±«Óãtv Health Morsani College of Medicine to direct the Center for Microbiome Research. When he joined ±«Óãtv Health, he brought more than $4 million in research awards from the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Defense.

September 3, 2021Health

For 10 years, Steven Murawski, a Marine Science professor with the ±«Óãtv, has headed the $40 million research program. Including using a ship called the R.V. Weatherbird II, which is basically a floating laboratory that ±«Óãtv scientists took out into the Gulf to do their research (ABC Action News).

September 2, 2021Research

±«Óãtv Geosciences Professor Jennifer Collins Elected Fellow of the American Meteorological Society

±«Óãtv School of Geosciences Professor Jennifer Collins has been elected as a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society in recognition of her contributions to understanding weather, climate and hurricanes and their societal impacts, while leading creative undergraduate research programs and bringing cutting-edge weather science to the community.

August 31, 2021Honors and Awards